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The pandemic has created a whole host of new challenges for people, from medical to financial to legal. So back in May, the State Bar of Arizona decided to set up a legal help hotline to help answer people’s legal questions that have arisen since COVID-19 changed everything.
Jan. 18, 2021
New cases of COVID-19 in Arizona may be heading down after two weeks of record-breaking case reporting. But Arizona is still leading the world in average new confirmed COVID-19 cases per capita.
Jan. 18, 2021
In the wake of the pro-Trump assault on the U.S. Capitol, an Arizona Republican lawmaker proposed a new crime be added to the state’s penal code.
Jan. 18, 2021
With nearly 7,000 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in the state Sunday, the COVID -19 mutation originally found in the UK is not yet confirmed in Arizona.
Jan. 18, 2021
“Zombie subdivisions" left behind when the Great Recession collapsed the homebuilding industry in Casa Grande are coming back to life. The partially built neighborhoods were left incomplete, some with water and sewer lines and even paved streets.
Jan. 18, 2021
Tempe City Council recently approved a new housing initiative it believes to be the first of its kind in Arizona to ensure affordable housing for years to come.
Jan. 18, 2021
One of the main campaign promises that helped Mexico’s president win election two years ago was his commitment to eradicate corruption. But the president is accumulating allegations against him on the matter — and his indifference toward those issues is raising eyebrows.
Jan. 18, 2021
A citizens collective in neighboring Sonora, Mexico, found 19 hidden graves during one day of searching last week. It's one of several sites they've found this week, as their efforts continue despite the ongoing pandemic.
Jan. 18, 2021
President-elect Joe Biden's choice of Deb Haaland as Secretary of the Interior is an indication of how public lands — including Bears Ears National Monument and Chaco Canyon — will be managed in the new administration.
Jan. 18, 2021
Since February, the state is down nearly 40,000 formal jobs, and likely thousands more informal jobs.
Jan. 18, 2021
Three members of the U.S. Cabinet surprised their Mexican counterparts just a few days before the end of the Trump administration. All three of them signed a letter, criticizing Mexico over specific trade issues.
Jan. 18, 2021
Even people who’ve recovered from the coronavirus or already gotten the shot should keep taking precautions, according to an expert at the University of Arizona College of Medicine.
Jan. 17, 2021
Essential workers are in the next batch of people eligible for COVID-19 vaccines in Arizona. Through our Q&AZ reporting project, a state employee wants to know when he will can finally sign up for an appointment.
Jan. 17, 2021
Safety concerns will force the agency that runs the U.S. immigration system to close all field offices the day before Joe Biden gets sworn in as president and the day he’s inaugurated.
Jan. 17, 2021
Attorney Michael Nixon said the Forest Service has pledged not to transfer Oak Flat to a copper mining company until the very end of a 60-day window that began Friday with the release of an environmental review.
Jan. 17, 2021
This week in 1862, the Colorado River started rising. Two days later, it rose 3 feet in three hours, reaching its peak on Jan. 23. Fort Yuma became an island and Colorado City, now Yuma, was washed away. A collection of the interesting — and sometimes unusual — events that happened this week in Arizona history.
Jan. 17, 2021
A listener asked why Arizona is recommending COVID-19 vaccinations in Phase 1B for adults aged 75 and older, while the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and many other states are allowing those aged 65 and older to receive vaccines in Phase 1B.
→ What You Need To Know About Getting The Vaccine In Arizona
→ What You Need To Know About Getting The Vaccine In Arizona
Jan. 17, 2021
Anthime Gionet, known online as "Baked Alaska," is suspected of violent entry of the U.S. Capitol and other crimes. The FBI’s probable cause statement describes a livestream video taken and posted to social media by Gionet himself.
Jan. 16, 2021
Gov. Doug Ducey released his state budget proposal on Friday. Elements of the plan have bipartisan support, but Democrats are speaking out against a proposed $200 million tax cut.
Jan. 16, 2021
To access cutting edge U.S. technology and research, China abuses the immigration system, according to a new multi-pronged Homeland Security plan to counter China’s threat.
Jan. 15, 2021
