I-10 will be back open to two lanes in each direction at the Hassayampa River bridges, 40 miles west of downtown Phoenix, on Wednesday (June 29) following a $3.9 million improvement project that required highway lane restrictions.

Crews have added new bridge decks at the I-10 crossing near 339th Avenue. ADOT is meeting a goal of opening the second upgraded bridge before the holiday weekend.

 Major highways to the White Mountains, one of the state’s most popular summer getaway destinations, are open, even after the impact of the Wallow Fire in northeast Arizona. Most businesses and hotels in Springerville, Eagar, Greer, Show Low and Pinetop-Lakeside remain open, including access to the Sunrise Park Resort.

 All new lanes along I-10 between Loop 101 and Verrado Way west of Phoenix are open following a series of projects to enhance traffic flow by reconstructing and widening the freeway over the last three years. Crews have been working in the past week to finish lane striping along sections of I-10 that are now as wide as five lanes in each direction.

 State Route 87 was reopened last month to four lanes north of the Saguaro Lake turnoff following an $11.8 million project to improve shoulders, control erosion and add a mile-long southbound passing lane. SR 87 serves as the major link between the Phoenix area and Payson.

Here’s a rundown of the 20 worst areas for car theft from the National Insurance Crime Bureau :

 1.         Fresno, Calif.

2.         Modesto, Calif.

3.         Bakersfield-Delano, Calif.

4.         Spokane, Wash.

5.         Vallejo-Fairfield, Calif.

6.         Sacramento, Calif. area

7.         Stockton, Calif.

8.         Visalia-Porterville, Calif.

9.         San Francisco-Oakland, Calif. area

10.       Yakima, Wash.

11.       Laredo, Texas

12.       Detroit, Mich. area

13.       Seattle, Wash. area

14.       Macon, Georgia

15.       San Diego, Calif. area

16.       Myrtle Beach, SC area

17.       Las Vegas, Nev.

18.       San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif.

19.       Jackson, Miss.

20.       Albuquerque, NM

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on Beth and Friends we were talking about Wardrobe Accidents. I had an accident once with a zipper...I can't legally show the picture so I made an artist rendition..not to worry, everything healed up fine...eventually.

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Former 'Malcolm in the Middle' Star Frankie Muniz is planning to get into politics. He has told his Twitter followers that he is planning to run for office in his adopted state of Arizona. Once the public see's that he hangs out with the likes of me, his chances will be shot.

If you own an American classic car built before 1975, you are invited to register your wheels at the American Iron Classic Car Show, presented by Barrett-Jackson, Saturday, July 2 during The Southwest Ambulance Arizona Celebration of Freedom in downtown Mesa.  Cash prizes will be awarded.

Sponsored by Barrett-Jackson, in cooperation with the Downtown Mesa Association, the American Iron Classic Car Show is from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. along Main Street between Robson and Macdonald.  There is no entry fee but all cars and trucks must be registered by Friday, June 24.  Registration is limited to the first 120 cars.  Check-in on July 2 is from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.  Cars will be unable to leave before 10 p.m.

More than 50,000 people are expected to attend The Southwest Ambulance Arizona Celebration of Freedom, an official Arizona centennial event and winner of the 2010 Festival of the Year from the Arizona Festival and Events Association.  Along with the car show, there will be more than a dozen cool zones, family fun zones, live music on multiple stages, numerous patriotic displays and fireworks. For a complete list of attractions during the July 1 and 2 event, visit http://www.azcelebrationoffreedom.org.  

The home Bristol Palin purchased last year in the Phoenix suburb of Maricopa is listed for rent.
   $1,400 will get you a pad in Pinal County's Cobblestone Farms development, west of Interstate 10 between Casa Grande and Chandler.
   My friend Dylan Smith of the TucsonSentinel has the whole story right HERE