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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 29, 2020ASU professor says public health protection trumps civil liberties
In a legal battle between protecting public health and free speech, one Arizona State University professor thinks the former would win.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 25, 2020Maricopa County’s coronavirus surge slowing contact tracing efforts
As coronavirus cases continue to soar in Maricopa County, public health officials have encountered roadblocks that are slowing the contact tracing process.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 23, 2020Maricopa County officials preparing for primary vote amid virus pandemic
Ahead of Arizona's Aug. 4 primary election date, Maricopa County election officials have announced plans to facilitate voting amid the public health crisis.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 22, 2020Due to Seattle’s unrest, billion-dollar investment firm moving to Phoenix
An investment advisory company is leaving the cultural unrest in Seattle and moving its headquarters to Phoenix’s Camelback Corridor.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 19, 2020Tucson Sector Border Patrol reports two-thirds surge in rescues
Amid the unforgiving summer heat, Tucson Sector Border Patrol has reported a two-thirds spike in rescues over last year.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 17, 2020Arizona hospitals getting fuller as COVID-19 patients getting younger
An Arizona emergency medicine doctor has seen a domino effect happening in the state as coronavirus cases continue to rise.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 15, 2020Grand Canyon expects drop in economic output due to virus outbreak
Following a year in which the park's economic output exceeded $1 billion, Grand Canyon National Park is bracing for some tough economic reports for 2020.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 8, 2020Reopened hotel swimming pools drawing more ‘staycationers’
Even with the coronavirus pandemic ongoing, Phoenix metro's hotel industry reports taking in more guests in recent weeks.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 29, 2020Metro Phoenix renters grapple with higher prices amid coronavirus crisis
Renters in the Phoenix area have struggled through the coronavirus outbreak, and yet their rents rose 7% in the past year.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 28, 2020Maricopa health director advises summer camps on virus precautions
As parents across the Valley consider sending children to summer camps, facilities are being advised to take steps to limit the spread of coronavirus.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 27, 2020
Arizona professor says Elon Musk’s SpaceX launch may change the future
The world will have to wait a few more days to watch a private U.S. company send two astronauts to the International Space Station for the first time.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 22, 2020After Westgate shooting, expert gives advice for fighting active shooter
A security expert has challenged the conventional advice to run, hide and fight when in an active shooting situation like the one that occurred at Westgate.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 21, 2020Border Patrol reports record fentanyl seizures in Tucson area
U.S. Border Patrol agents in the Tucson Sector have seized 57 pounds of fentanyl since January -- four times the amount year over year.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 20, 2020Phoenix firefighters, 6-year-old drowning survivor affirm water safety
A 6-year-old drowning survivor, his mother and Phoenix firefighters delivered a reminder of how to safely enjoy pools and bodies of water.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 12, 2020Some Arizona restaurants not ready to reopen dining rooms
Not all Arizona restaurants reopened their dining rooms Monday despite authorization from Gov. Doug Ducey to do so amid the coronavirus outbreak.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 11, 2020Arizona State avatars to pick up degrees in virtual graduation
Coronavirus has canceled in person graduations, but graduates of the Thunderbird School of Global Management are still heading across the stage.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 8, 2020Not everyone celebrating $36 million in APS refunds to customers
APS is refunding 1.3 million customers who paid into a program they're not using, but Arizona PIRG thinks there's a better way they could have given back.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 6, 2020
Arizona doctors hope two drugs could be used for COVID-19 treatment
TGen and HonorHealth will run a clinical trial with 25 of their sickest patients to see how atovaquone and azithromycin can treat coronavirus.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 1, 2020Arizona resumes elective surgeries with new coronavirus protocols
Last week, Ducey signed an executive order permitting elective surgeries so long as measures are taken to protect the well-being of staff and patients.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 30, 2020Arizona death row inmate claims poor conditions for coronavirus patients
An inmate at the Arizona State Prison Complex – Florence and his father claim the facility provides unhygenic conditions for prisoners with COVID-19.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 29, 2020UArizona team developing robotic device for kids with cerebral palsy
A University of Arizona research team is developing a robotic exoskeleton to help kids with cerebral palsy combat the physical limitations of the disease.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 27, 2020Arizona professor expects bulk shopping to continue after health crisis
A University of Arizona professor believes that shopping habits formed during the coronavirus outbreak could outlast the health crisis itself.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 24, 2020Valley teens ‘Zooming’ through the coronavirus pandemic
Thousands of teens in the Valley -- and in California and Georgia -- are meeting each other via Zoom conferences through a local nonprofit.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 22, 2020Tempe chief says police couldn’t be expected to have pandemic playbook
Should we have expected police to have a "pandemic playbook" for the coronavirus? Tempe Chief Sylvia Moir had to consult a 10-year-old manual that didn't really apply to the situation.