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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 30, 2020Arizona reports surge of 446 coronavirus cases with 16 new deaths
Arizona health officials reported a surge of 446 positive tests for coronavirus along with 16 new deaths on Thursday morning.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 30, 2020ACLU protests Ducey’s coronavirus prison policy with mock body bags
Members of the ACLU of Arizona on Wednesday protested Gov. Doug Ducey's refusal to send certain prison inmates home amid the coronavirus outbreak.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 30, 2020St. Mary’s to distribute food Thursday at ASU’s Phoenix Municipal Stadium
St. Mary’s Food Bank and Arizona State University are teaming up to help curb the fight against hunger as the spread coronavirus in the state continues.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 29, 2020Child in critical condition after being shot in Phoenix
A four-year-old boy is in critical condition with life-threatening injuries after being shot in Phoenix on Wednesday afternoon.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 29, 2020Jan Brewer: Gov. Doug Ducey’s stay-at-home extension ‘just too confusing’
Jan Brewer would have preferred a more direct approach from Gov. Doug Ducey regarding his announcement to extend the stay-at-home order until May 15.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 29, 2020Ducey announces voluntary reopening plan for retail, food industry
While the stay-at-home order is through May 15, Ducey said the state is implementing plans the for retail and food industry to voluntarily reopen soon.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 29, 2020Mark Kelly: Congress messed up coronavirus relief for small businesses
As small business in Arizona struggle to get financial help amid the coronavirus outbreak, U.S. senate candidate Mark Kelly thinks the relief got messed up.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 29, 2020
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey extends stay-at-home order until May 15
Gov. Ducey announced the "Stay Home, Stay Healthy, Stay Connected" executive order will be modified and extended until May 15.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 29, 2020President Trump coming to Arizona to address industry-related matters
President Donald Trump will be traveling to Arizona next week for the first time since Feb. to address matters related to industry.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 29, 2020Costco instituting face-mask requirement amid coronavirus spread
Costco announced Wednesday a few changes to its policies and hours of operation as the state continues to battle the coronavirus spread.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 29, 2020Arizona GOP Chair Kelli Ward stands by tweets about nurses at protest
The chairwoman of the Arizona Republican Party doubled down Wednesday on her belief that people wearing nurse uniforms at a state Capitol rally may have been fake.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 29, 2020Maricopa County increases efforts to help homeless during coronavirus
The Maricopa County Health Department has worked to provide safe spaces and medical treatment for those exhibiting coronavirus symptoms.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 29, 2020
Arizona crosses 7,000-case, 300-death marks for coronavirus outbreak
Arizona reported 11 new coronavirus deaths Wednesday, increasing the total to 304, and 254 additional positive tests, pushing the case total to 7,202.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 29, 2020UArizona president optimistic about reopening campus for fall semester
UArizona President Robert Robbins believes a combination of face-to-face learning, remote learning and testing will lead to a safe campus environment.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 28, 2020Annual Phoenix parks fire ban set to go into effect Friday
The Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department said the annual fire ban in the city's desert parks and mountain preserves will go into effect Friday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 28, 2020Worker rescued from trench at SRP power generating station in Peoria
Crews rescued a worker stuck in a trench at a West Valley power generating station Tuesday afternoon.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 28, 2020DNA match leads to arrest in 2016 Phoenix murder
Metro Phoenix investigators charged a suspect with second-degree murder after cracking a four-year-old homicide case using DNA technology.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 28, 2020Suspect dead following shooting incident with Phoenix police
A suspect was pronounced dead on Tuesday following a shooting incident involving Phoenix police officers in the West Valley.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 28, 2020Arizona reports 18 new coronavirus deaths as case count nears 7,000
A day after no new coronavirus deaths were confirmed in Arizona, state health officials reported Tuesday that 18 more people have died from COVID-19.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 28, 2020Arizona first-time unemployment claims drop by thousands
The number of Arizonans applying for first-time unemployment benefits fell by thousands last week, according to data released Monday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 28, 2020AG Mark Brnovich asks SCOTUS to review ruling on Arizona voting laws
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich is asking the United States Supreme Court to review a ruling regarding ballot harvesting and out-of-precinct voting.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 28, 2020Arizona well prepared for second wave of coronavirus, health official says
Arizona Department of Health Services Director Cara Christ said Monday she believes the state is well prepared to handle a second wave of the coronavirus.
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CRONKITE NEWS | Apr 28, 20208 ways to teach kids to manage money as coronavirus keeps families at home
With Arizona schools closed indefinitely, children have plenty of time on their hands – and parents are looking for teachable moments. One subject that’s not taught in most schools is money and how to earn it, spend it, share it and save it.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 27, 2020Maricopa County filing fewer criminal charges in COVID-19 response
The Maricopa County Attorney's Office said Monday it had cut down dramatically on the number of defendants facing charges and going to jail to slow the spread of the coronavirus.