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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.
A month ago, Phoenix officials were looking at a more than $25 million budget surplus. Now, they’re looking at roughly that amount of a budget deficit, and it could get worse before city council members start the budget process next month.
April 17, 2020
Law enforcement experts discussed ways the coronavirus pandemic is already changing policing and what reforms could remain even after it’s over in a Thursday roundtable hosted by Arizona State University. Tempe Police Chief Sylvia Moir said crime in general is down and calls for service have decreased in her city.
April 17, 2020
Genomics researchers at Northern Arizona University, University of Arizona and the Translational Genomics Research Institute have formed the Arizona COVID-19 Genomics Union to track the coronavirus’s origins and impacts. The collaboration offers unique advantages in studying such a stealthy pathogen.
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April 17, 2020
As COVID-19 cases rise, Mexico plans to extend its anti-coronavirus measures by a month. Some parts of the country with little or no confirmed transmission could be allowed to ease restrictions earlier.
April 16, 2020
Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone said his deputies have been forced to issue citations to businesses that are not complying with Gov. Ducey’s executive order to close all non-essential services.
April 16, 2020
Arizona’s two U.S. senators will serve on a congressional task force designed to advise President Trump on reopening the U.S. economy. Trump invited a bipartisan selection of senators and congressman to serve on the task force, the latest in a series of task forces formed by the Trump administration during the coronavirus pandemic.
April 16, 2020
As of April 15, eight immigrants in Arizona detention centers have tested positive for COVID-19. ICE says it's following CDC guidelines, but its strategy has drawn criticism from some in the medical community.
April 16, 2020
In response to the coronavirus, airlines have dramatically cut back on flights. Many of those planes have simply been grounded, and a number of them have ended up in Arizona, parked at the Pinal Air Park near Marana.
April 16, 2020
With social distancing being practiced and gatherings of more than 10 people being, at the very least, strongly discouraged, members of Alcoholics Anonymous have had to find alternative ways of communicating.
April 16, 2020
Phoenix couple Sabrina and Stephen Hicks traveled to New York for spring break with their family, only to find themselves sick in bed with COVID-19 a few weeks later.
April 16, 2020
Schools have been physically closed for a month now, and it's not yet clear when they'll return to normal. The Show spoke with the Arizona Republic's Education Reporter, Lily Altavena, about just where we're at one month into school closings.
April 16, 2020
The Phoenix Suns dominated the championship game of the NBA 2K Players Tournament. The tournament, while fun, wasn’t being played in arenas. It was a video game.
April 16, 2020
Maricopa County’s director for disease control says it’s working with long-term care facilities to inform residents and their families when there’s a confirmed case of COVID 19. But for some, it could end up being a guessing game.
April 16, 2020
Valley Metro is participating in #LightAZBlue honoring frontline workers, including the Valley’s thousands of transit workers.
April 16, 2020
The Navajo Nation has extended its weekend lockdowns preventing people from leaving their homes, except in emergencies, on the vast expanse of land that has been harder hit by the coronavirus than any other Native American reservation in the United States.
April 16, 2020
Gov. Doug Ducey is considering loosening his order barring elective surgeries and allowing Arizona's struggling hospitals to resume scheduling non-essential procedures. He made the directive last month to secure emergency supplies as hospitals brace for a peak in coronavirus cases expected later this month.
April 16, 2020
The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in Maricopa County is stabilizing, but health officials cautioned that doesn’t mean it’s time for a return to normal life. For the second week in a row, Dr. Rebecca Sunenshine, the county’s medical director for disease control, showed that the hospitalization rate has flattened.
April 16, 2020
Gov. Doug Ducey signed an executive order Wednesday allowing food trucks to operate at Arizona rest stops. The purpose is to support long-haul truckers while traditional restaurants are closed, but there’s no support offered for driver wages.
April 16, 2020
A letter from a group of former state attorneys general, chief justices, and other legal experts urges Gov. Ducey to reduce the Arizona prison population to prepare for a potential COVID-19 outbreak.
April 16, 2020
Arizona has tested 45,000 people for the coronavirus as of Wednesday. Gov. Doug Ducey has vowed to ramp up testing throughout the state, but the state’s information about current cases is still murky.
→ COVID-19 Hospitalization Rate Flattens In Maricopa County
→ COVID-19 Hospitalization Rate Flattens In Maricopa County
April 16, 2020
