Sprint to the start: Coyotes ready for unique season following shortened training camp
PHOENIX – The Arizona Coyotes begin an unprecedented shortened 2020-2021 season following a 10-day training camp. The players treated the scrimmages as “real games” with no preseason exhibition schedule.
Arizona lawmakers split as Trump impeached by House for a second time
WASHINGTON - No Arizona lawmakers broke party ranks as the House Wednesday impeached President Donald Trump on a mostly party-line vote, just one week after a deadly mob attack on the Capitol that critics said was incited by the president.
‘Life Is …’ documentary confronts youth suicide in Arizona
The documentary "Life Is ...," which confronts youth suicide in Arizona, analyzes the underlying societal, cultural, technological and medical causes behind the state’s troubling statistics and offers resources and potential solutions.
For the love of animals: High suicide rates reflect the many stresses of veterinarians
Veterinarians have a much higher suicide rate than the general public, which is something many vets are reluctant to talk about. Advocates say the veterinary field must do more to address the issue.
Agencies seek plasma donations to treat COVID-19 patients
PHOENIX – Agencies are heightening calls for plasma donations from recovered COVID-19 patients to help treat those infected. Some research shows convalescent plasma may help speed recovery from the coronavirus that causes the disease.
House votes on removing, possibly impeaching Trump after mob attacks
WASHINGTON - Arizona lawmakers split on party lines late Tuesday as the House took up a resolution urging Vice President Mike Pence to remove President Trump from office - or face the threat of a second impeachment.
Female inmate firefighters build character but often can’t use fire skills after release
PHOENIX – Incarcerated firefighters have battled blazes since the 1980s, for less pay and diminished chances of becoming firefighters after release. But that could be changing.
Research finds COVID may worsen symptoms of those with Tourette’s
PHOENIX – Researchers are trying to gauge the physical and mental effects of COVID-19 on the estimated 1% of the worldwide population who suffer from Tourette syndrome, a condition characterized by motor and vocal tics.
At Teen Lifeline, teens help in ways only they can
When distressed teens call Teen Lifeline, a peer-to-peer crisis call center in the Phoenix area, it's not an an adult health professional picking up the line but a teen their own age, a model experts consider the gold standard in youth crisis communications.
As soccer season nears, ASU’s Barbieri remains stranded in Brazil
PHOENIX – COVID-19 has shut down travel from Brazil, leaving ASU women’s soccer Lara Barbieri stranded in Brazil.
The other pandemic: Loneliness widespread with the loss of social connections
PHOENIX – Behavioral scientists say people suffer when their desire for belongingness is not met, and they feel they have become a burden to those around them. Both of these feelings have been amplified during COVID-19.
Independent music venues struggle to stay afloat during pandemic
LOS ANGELES – Months without revenue have hurt independent music venues around the globe and multiple other professions within the music industry.
