COVID-19 vaccine test subjects weighed risks, rolled up their sleeves
WASHINGTON - Tubac Fire Chief Cheryl Horvath and Rep. Amish Shah, D-Phoenix, don't have much in common, but both wanted to help fight COVID-19. So they signed up to be test subjects in clinical vaccine trials, just two of the thousands of volunteers nationwide.
Field of flags tries to make sense of staggering COVID-19 death toll
WASHINGTON - A field in Washington flutters with more than 200,000 white flags, one for each person killed in the U.S. by COVID-19. The artist behind the exhibit hopes it the sometimes-numbing numbers real as cases surge in Arizona and across the U.S.
New field, new challenges await Sun Devils after delay of women’s soccer season
PHOENIX – Despite a disappointing 2019 season and the COVID-19 pandemic that delayed the 2020 season u, Arizona State coach Graham Winkworth believes the women’s soccer program is on the cusp of national prominence.
Cannabis farms struggle to survive California wildfires without insurance
LOS ANGELES – Cannabis farms struggle to survive California wildfires without insurance
Pandemic shines light on complex coexistence of modern times, traditional ways on Navajo Nation
PHOENIX – People went to medicine men in Indian Country for help, exposing them to the virus and tensions between modern medicine and traditional ways.
Telehealth is the best option for some but not all, mental health experts say
PHOENIX – Arizona mental health providers say virtual care is effective, although there are some difficulties.
Arizonans will be watching closely when Supreme Court takes up ACA
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Tuesday takes up the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act - again - in a case advocates say could affect health coverage for up to 233,000 Arizonans if the law is overturned. Arizona is part of the suit trying to reverse the law.
Each Election Day, voters with disabilities combat barriers to cast ballots
PHOENIX – Some 38 million people with disabilities were eligible to vote in this year’s election, but they face unique challenges in ensuring their ballots get cast and counted.
Churches adjust to COVID-19 restrictions in Southwest, many pray to reopen in California
LOS ANGELES – Coptic Christians in Southern California are struggling to find places of worship because of restrictions on capacity under state pandemic restrictions.
State tops 250,000 COVID-19 cases, 6,000 deaths, renewing safety calls
WASHINGTON - Health officials repeated calls for Arizonans to take commonsense health measures, as the state passed two grim COVID-19 milestones this week, topping 6,000 deaths Tuesday and 250,000 total cases on Wednesday.
Officials: COVID-19 keeps coming for Arizona, and the death toll could be ‘staggering’
PHOENIX – Health officials Wednesday warned of a “staggering” death toll in Arizona as cases of the novel coronavirus continue to rise unabated.
Halloween nightmare: Two Cardinals test positive for COVID-19
Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury said two players tested positive for COVID-19 during the team’s bye week, but he anticipates proceeding as usual for Sunday’s game against the Miami Dolphins.
