Jill Ryan

The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered 13 partial airport closures, including at Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix. The closure is not affecting commercial flights.

The city of Tempe is now offering a free two-month program for new or small-scale food business entrepreneurs.

Caregivers with Arizona Autism say they were blindsided when the company announced it was laying off nearly 2,800 employees at the end of the year. Few details have emerged on the company’s plans to transition impacted staff to contract workers — and how that will impact services for Arizonans with developmental disabilities.

Arizona Autism, a company that offers pediatric therapy and caregiving services to Arizonans with developmental disabilities, announced a nearly 2,800 employee layoff.

Mesa school’s governing board recently approved the creation of Shepherd College Preparatory and Franklin High School on existing junior high campuses that serve seventh and eighth graders.

The new Arizona Sex Offender Management Board appointed a leader earlier this month. And the board is still working to formally establish its purpose and mission statement.

Waymo and DoorDash are partnering to offer driverless delivery of food and groceries in metro Phoenix.

Yuma is offering payment flexibility to customers of the city of Yuma affected by the ongoing federal government shutdown. Arizona is allowing furloughed federal employees to be considered eligible for unemployment insurance.

A Title 9 investigation is complete into a Mesa Community College theater professor accused of misconduct by a number of current and former students. Investigators determined the professor did not engage in sex-based discrimination.

Karla Schumann is with the Teamsters Local Union No. 104 and says Sun Tran bus drivers and operators are not in safe situations.