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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.
Northern Arizona University and the University of Arizona have both received and started distributing money from the federal coronavirus relief package this week to eligible students. But Arizona State University said on Friday that it has yet to receive those funds.
May 15, 2020
Gov. Doug Ducey’s stay-at-home order expires Friday. His decisions about reopening have been based on statewide COVID-19 testing data. But the state has fallen short of some of its own testing goals.
May 15, 2020
An Arizona activist group says it has launched a fund to help LGBTQ migrants and people of color pay rent and buy food during the coronavirus pandemic.
May 15, 2020
The final installment of The Show's series Voices of COVID-19 turns the mics over to some people who we don’t often hear on air, but who are just as affected by this pandemic as the rest of us: kids.
May 15, 2020
Abrazo hospitals will allow surgery and emergency room patients to have one visitor — who will undergo temperature screenings and wait in a special waiting room that allows for physical distancing.
May 15, 2020
Theater operators say they're not ready to open the doors just yet, if for no other reasons than there simply isn't anything new to throw up on the screen. But they are willing to sell you popcorn, and even bring it out to the curb for you.
May 15, 2020
Businesses large and small have been deeply affected by coronavirus-related closings and cutbacks. One industry that’s also been forced to change — but is getting a lot fewer headlines — is organized crime, particularly drug cartels.
May 15, 2020
Even if you have a rewards card, expect to pay more at the grocery store for the near future. Julie Murphree with the Arizona Farm Bureau said panic buying led to a disruption in the food supply chain.
May 15, 2020
While some states across the country are beginning to open up, the Navajo Nation will be putting all of its residents and businesses on lockdown. All stores, including supermarkets and gas stations, will be shut down for 57 hours starting Friday at 8 p.m. inside the Navajo Nation.
May 15, 2020
On Friday, several popular Arizona recreational sites reopened to the public as Gov. Doug Ducey loosened restrictions from the COVID-19 shutdown. Tonto National Forest officials opened sites at the lower Salt River and Saguaro, Apache, Canyon and Roosevelt Lakes. On Saturday, Bartlett Lake sites also reopen.
May 15, 2020
More than 500,000 Arizonans filed initial unemployment claims since mid-March. The state is on track to send out nearly $1 billion in about a month. Both are grim new precedents caused by the coronavirus pandemic. They’ve led to frustration and anxiety for people needing help from the state.
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→ Self-Employed, Freelancers Wait For Unemployment Assistance And Answers
May 15, 2020
Classrooms may be closed, but Arizona schools still have responsibilities to students who need special instruction. Those responsibilities don’t go away just because there’s a pandemic.
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→ Schools Plan For The Possibility Buildings May Not Open
May 15, 2020
Phoenix-based journalist Maritza Félix is piloting a new project to help connect Spanish speakers in Arizona with reliable news about the coronavirus. The goal is to keep the Latino community informed and avoid misinformation.
May 14, 2020
Most of Arizona State University’s summer courses, which begin next week, will be online even though the state is starting to reopen, but the university is looking to offer a few classes in-person that can't be taught online later this summer.
May 14, 2020
Stress on the body from diseases like the flu and COVID-19 can increase the likelihood of heart attacks. But heart attack rates have dropped since the pandemic began, and that has some doctors worried.
May 14, 2020
After being closed to the public for two months, Phoenix Public Library will launch curbside service on Monday.
May 14, 2020
As a part of the state's response to the coronavirus pandemic, students in Sonora, Arizona’s neighbor to the south, will finish out their school year from home.
May 14, 2020
Even though the Navajo Nation has the highest rate of coronavirus cases in the country per capita, health officials said the stay-at-home orders are working.
May 14, 2020
The CARES Act opened up federal funds for many U.S. cities, but only those with populations of more than 500,000 could apply. As Congress prepares another coronavirus relief package, mayors from small Arizona towns are calling for access to funding.
May 14, 2020
As Congress considers a package that would provide tribes more money, Navajo leaders are prioritizing how to spend federal relief funds they’ve already received.
May 14, 2020
