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Arizona State University and four former members of its football coaching staff have reached an agreement with the NCAA on penalties for impermissible in-person contact with recruits during the COVID-19 dead period.
Arizona continues to be one of the world’s hot spots for coronavirus cases. The state's Hispanic community is also being hammered by the virus, with Maricopa County numbers showing nearly 50% of coronavirus cases and 40% of hospitalizations occurring among Hispanics.
July 15, 2020
Arizona brick and mortar K-12 schools are set to reopen on Aug. 17 at the earliest under a June executive by Gov. Doug Ducey, but state superintendent of public instruction isn't feeling confident about that target given the state's current COVID-19 situation.
July 15, 2020
According to analysis of “tweet geospatial metadata” from survivalist website Survival At Home — in what is an unscientific survey — Arizona is No. 1 in the country for residents unwilling to wear masks.
July 15, 2020
A number of school districts across the state have said they’ll be starting their 2020-2021 school years with remote learning, rather than having students physically in schools. The Creighton Elementary School District in Phoenix plans to start its school year on August 3, two weeks ahead of the date Gov. Doug Ducey set for in-person classes to resume.
July 15, 2020
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On July 15, 97 deaths were reported from COVID-19, bringing the total death count in Arizona to 2,434 people. While we aren’t often able to report it, each of them has a name, a family, a story. One of them was Mark Urquiza. His daughter, Kristin, wrote his obituary after his death.
July 15, 2020
Since stay-at-home orders have been lifted across the country, people have been out and about more — going to stores, restaurants and other kinds of places. That’s been evident in anecdotal accounts, but also in traffic data. And it’s that kind of information Kevin Gurney has been studying.
July 15, 2020
The White Mountain Apache Tribe lifted a two-week shelter in place order a couple of days early to allow its members to get water.
July 15, 2020
A federal judge late Tuesday rebuffed a bid by Xponential Fitness to allow it to reopen its 50 facilities around the state despite the order by Gov. Doug Ducey to keep them shut for at least another two weeks.
July 15, 2020
Free COVID-19 testing will be available for up to 60,000 Arizonans starting Friday. Arizona is partnering with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to provide the drive-thru style testing, focusing on two hot spots: Maryvale and south Phoenix.
July 15, 2020
Representatives from Valley school districts and experts on the topic examined the pros and cons of having police presence on school campus in a Tuesday webinar by the Arizona School Boards Association's Black Alliance.
July 15, 2020
Campaigns to bypass the Arizona Legislature and pass laws on the ballot in November had a rough go of it this year. But for the four initiatives that survived the pandemic, there’s a silver lining waiting for them in court.
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July 15, 2020
Mexican officials cited a pharmacy in the Sonoran capital Hermosillo this week for inflating prices on a drug being used to treat symptoms of the coronavirus.
July 14, 2020
Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Tuesday that it will rescind their July 7 directive banning international students from attending fully remote colleges.
July 14, 2020
In the first three months of coronavirus quarantine in Sonora — March through May — cases of gender-based violence rose more than 47% from the same period last year.
July 14, 2020
A surge in COVID-19 cases leads fast-food giant KFC to advise franchise locations in Arizona and three other states to avoid dine-in seating.
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→ Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale Restaurants Can Extend Outdoor Seating
July 14, 2020
President Trump holds a news conference at 2 p.m. Arizona time as schools grapple with how to reopen and coronavirus cases continue to climb.
July 14, 2020
Top executives for private companies that run immigration detention centers testified before a congressional subcommittee Monday, and the first question was about COVID-19 outbreaks inside an Arizona facility run by CoreCivic.
July 14, 2020
While some Arizonans who have applied for unemployment benefits are still waiting for their checks, others have reportedly had their accounts wiped out. Ryan Randazzo has been following this story for the Arizona Republic, and The Show spoke for him for more on the situation.
July 14, 2020
As the coronavirus pandemic numbers continue to rise in Arizona, medical personnel from across the country have been brought into hospitals to help manage the surge. Stephanie Frater is one of them.
July 14, 2020
Despite a conviction for second-degree murder, the family of Ramon Stewart says he’s not a threat to society, and a debilitating form of MS and conditions in the prisons are threatening his life.
July 14, 2020
