Ducey acts to reduce COVID risks from Thanksgiving travelers and winter visitors
PHOENIX – Gov. Doug Ducey and the director of the Arizona Department of Health Services, Cara Christ, addressed concerns about holiday travel and assisting those most affected by the pandemic.
New Mexico State basketball relocates to Phoenix for 5 weeks because of COVID-19
The New Mexico State men’s basketball team is moving to Phoenix due to COVID regulations in their state.
‘This is trauma’: Some Latino children face mental health struggles during pandemic
PHOENIX – The coronavirus pandemic has upended children’s lives and, for some, harmed their mental health. Researchers and social workers say that Latino children are especially vulnerable to suffering poor mental health during COVID, and the ramifications could be long-lasting.
‘Disruptive and cruel’: Native Americans worry as Supreme Court weighs repeal of health care act
PHOENIX – The Affordable Care Act expanded the number of Americans covered by private or public health insurance, but also included a number of provisions specific to Indian Country. As the Supreme Court considers a potential repeal, Indian Country watches and waits.
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.
Youth advocacy groups kept voters safe and informed on Election Day
LOS ANGELES – Young people stepped up on two fronts this Election Day: volunteering to replace older poll workers who feared exposure to COVID-19 and pushing more of their peers – an age group with historically low turnout – to register and vote.
ASU’s Herm Edwards, multiple players test positive for COVID-19 as game vs. Cal canceled
PHOENIX - Multiple ASU football players and coaches, including coach Herm Edwards, tested positive for COVID-19, causing ASU’s game versus Cal this Saturday to be canceled.
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.
Arizona State football game against California remains in doubt
PHOENIX - As Californi continues to fight local COVID-19 protocols in Berkeley, its game against Arizona State in Tempe may or may not happen.
Native American Basketball Invitational returns in 2021 after ‘devastating’ decision to cancel
PHOENIX - After canceling the 18th annual NABI tournament due to the COVID-19, the NABI Foundation announced the event will return to Arizona in July.
COVID-19 and Veterans Day: Remember your mask as you remember our vets
WASHINGTON - Faced with the task of balancing Veterans Day with COVID-19 safety precautions, Arizona organizers have come up with everything from virtual events to "reverse" parades. But the all had the same goal: honoring America’s veterans.
2020 delivers setbacks for long-planned Western water projects
Proposals to divert water in New Mexico, Nevada and Utah have run up against significant legal, financial and political roadblocks this year.