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Arizona State University and four former members of its football coaching staff have reached an agreement with the NCAA on penalties for impermissible in-person contact with recruits during the COVID-19 dead period.
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Gov. Doug Ducey told reporters Thursday that Arizona’s coronavirus outbreak is headed in the wrong direction. The state now has more than 60,000 cases of COVID-19. Ducey said he expects those numbers to get even worse over the next few weeks.
→ Ducey Announces $270M Plan To Aid Schools' Reopenings
→ Ducey Announces $270M Plan To Aid Schools' Reopenings
June 25, 2020
Across the state, ICU beds are steadily filling up. They aren’t all occupied by patients with COVID-19, but the number of beds for those patients is growing, and that’s not likely to change as the number of cases increases day after day.
June 25, 2020
One of our most beloved segments — Tiny Desert Concerts — has been put on hold as we wait out the coronavirus pandemic. We reached out to some of our Tiny Desert Concert alum to find how they are coping during this time of social distancing.
June 25, 2020
A few hundred people gathered outside Scottsdale City Hall on Wednesday to protest the mandate requiring face masks be worn in public. At the protest, City Council member Guy Phillips told the crowd that Arizona and the country is facing a pandemic, but it’s not COVID-19.
June 25, 2020
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, along with the governors of New Jersey and Connecticut, have issued their own executive orders demanding the same of Arizonans and visitors in eight other states with surging COVID-19 counts.
June 25, 2020
Arizona has a long history of encouraging direct democracy. The right to propose laws by initiative and referendum was enshrined in the state’s constitution over a century ago. The citizen-driven ballot initiative process has never faced a challenge quite like the coronavirus pandemic.
June 25, 2020
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey issued an executive order Wednesday allocating $270 million of education funding from a federal COVID-19 relief package to aid schools in their reopenings.
June 24, 2020
The Grand Canyon University men’s basketball team has been placed in quarantine after four student-athletes and two student managers tested positive for COVID-19.
June 24, 2020
A new watchdog report says staff at some immigration detention centers worried about an inability to have people social distance if they may have been infected with COVID-19.
June 24, 2020
The Arizona Education Association, the union representing Arizona public school employees released a report Wednesday for its vision for schools going forward during the COVID-19 pandemic. The report includes funding requests for the Arizona Legislature and policy recommendations to ensure that students and staff can return safety to school.
June 24, 2020
Mexico’s president has kept a close dialogue with President Trump, particularly on issues such as trade, oil, migration, security and the coronavirus pandemic. And now, both leaders are planning to meet for the first time.
June 24, 2020
Tuesday morning, a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck southern Mexico. The intensity was felt all the way to the center of the country in Mexico City, but the affected area was down south, near the quake’s origin.
June 24, 2020
As the number of coronavirus cases and deaths continues to rise in neighboring Sonora, Mexico, health authorities say they are implementing a new response strategy that includes more testing.
June 24, 2020
Maricopa County health officials say they’re encouraged by data that shows older residents are getting sick less often compared to other demographics.
June 24, 2020
There are more than three times as many confirmed COVID-19 cases in Arizona today as there were one month ago. Public health experts say the virus isn’t slowing down.
June 24, 2020
Fall classes will begin at the University of Arizona two months from today. The big question is how will the pandemic affect learning at the college level. The Show spoke with the president of the University of Arizona, Dr. Robert Robbins. He talked about what he is doing to ensure outbreaks of the virus do not occur in Tucson.
June 24, 2020
There's a lot that public health data doesn't tell us about COVID-19. Many have asked, what about those who have recovered? How many cases were severe? How many were asymptomatic, quietly lurking in the background until a person was tested?
June 24, 2020
Arizona’s unemployment rate fell last month to 9%, and we added 45,000 jobs in May. This all looks good, but is it any real indication of an economic turnaround? The Show spoke with ASU economics professor Lee McPheters about how to interpret this increase in jobs.
June 23, 2020
The pandemic has created a new normal for those in the medical profession. Masks are not optional, and that can make communication with patients more difficult. The Show spoke with Dr. Terrence Crowder about his experience working during the pandemic.
June 23, 2020
Native Seed Search has worked to conserve the agricultural and biological diversity of Southwestern plants since the mid-1980s. Today, it’s become an essential resource for many — offering Native American communities, farmers and gardeners across the region arid-adapted seeds that help them survive and thrive. Now, they’re in higher demand than ever.
June 23, 2020
