As crowd watches Pac-12 Tournament, NCAA says no fans for March Madness
TEMPE – The stakes are high for rivals Arizona and Arizona State in the Pac-12 Men's Basketball Tournament.
Cultural barriers challenge Native Americans seeking cancer treatment
PHOENIX – Kristine Rhodes was diagnosed with noninvasive cervical cancer at 19, which led to a year of treatment – and another battle: facing the stigma of cancer in Native American communities. Despite some strides in improving health care and treatment in Indian Country, persistent cultural barriers can prevent patients from getting treatment.
Healing walls: Murals at Flagstaff hospital help patients with mental health struggles
FLAGSTAFF – Inside the behavioral health unit of Flagstaff Medical Center, bright colors and Native American symbols burst from the walls – in murals painted in yellows, greens and blues. The paintings span most of the inpatient section, where people receive treatment for depression, anxiety and other mental health concerns. They not only help patients feel more at home; some say they can help them heal.
Activists cite rising heat deaths, pollution, fires in asking Phoenix to declare climate emergency
PHOENIX – Arizona environmental groups gather in front of City Hall to ask Phoenix to declare a climate emergency.
Tokyo Olympics may be in jeopardy as COVID-19 cases continue to rise
LOS ANGELES – With the spread of COVID-19, which has killed more than 3,000 people worldwide, the 2020 Summer Games could be postponed or canceled.
Universities implement travel restrictions, self-quarantines amid spread of COVID-19
PHOENIX – Universities in Arizona and around the U.S. are implementing new travel restrictions and possible student quarantines to minimize potential danger related to COVID-19. Some schools have halted all nonessential campus-related travel to countries with high watch level ratings as outlined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Snowbowl renovation gains speed with Forest Service approval of new ski lift
PHOENIX — Arizona Snowbowl will replace an aging ski chairlift in need of repair with a much faster one, opening next season as part of a multimillion dollar, multiyear expansion, resort officials say.
Plan to equip all DPS officers with body cameras has some public advocates skeptical
PHOENIX — Local activist groups weigh in on Gov. Doug Ducey’s budget plan to provide all Arizona state troopers with body cameras in the next fiscal year.
ASU students describe rush home from China after coronavirus
LOS ANGELES – ASU students studying with the Chinese Language Flagship Program in Nanjing, China returned home as COVID-19 advances.
Hot planet: January 2020 was warmest January in 141 years of records, NOAA says
PHOENIX – January 2020 was the warmest January recorded across the world. But what does that mean for Arizona?
Kirkpatrick returns to Capitol after taking leave for alcohol treatment
Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Tucson, returned to Congress Wednesday and pledged to be back on the campaign trail Saturday after a self-imposed six-week leave of absence to get treatment for alcohol dependence.
Blasting sacred sites for border wall ‘forever damaged’ tribes
WASHINGTON - An emotional Tohono O'odham Nation chairman told lawmakers Wednesday that blasting on sacred sites in national monuments to build a border wall near his reservation has "forever damaged our people."
