Sci-fi Author and Wife Found Dead in Foothills Home
12 HRS AGO - A science fiction author and his wife were found dead from gunshot wounds after Pima County Expand
12 HRS AGO - A science fiction author and his wife were found dead from gunshot wounds after Pima County Sheriff’s deputies discovered the couple in their Foothills home late Thursday, Nov. 19. … Collapse
Community health centers struggle to serve and survive during pandemic
15 HRS AGO - Financial aid from last spring's federal CARES Act allowed Neighborhood Outreach Access to Health Expand
15 HRS AGO - Financial aid from last spring's federal CARES Act allowed Neighborhood Outreach Access to Health and other community health centers to retain employees amid declining patient visits and other threats to funding streams.… Collapse
Southern AZ COVID-19 AM Roundup for Monday, Nov. 23: Total Number of Confirmed Cases in AZ Tops 300K; State Officials Urge Mask Wearing, Vigilance; Free Test Centers Open
17 HRS AGO - With more than 2,659 new cases reported today, the number of Arizona’s confirmed novel coronavirus Expand
17 HRS AGO - With more than 2,659 new cases reported today, the number of Arizona’s confirmed novel coronavirus cases soared past 300,000 as of Monday, Nov. 23, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services.
Pima County, which reported 544 new cases today, has seen 36,659 of the state’s 302,324 confirmed cases.… Collapse
Flagstaff’s Snowbowl Ski Resort ready to open with COVID-19 restrictions
3 DAYS AGO - Snow in the Valley? Unlikely, but Arizonans can make their way about two hours north from Phoenix Expand
3 DAYS AGO - Snow in the Valley? Unlikely, but Arizonans can make their way about two hours north from Phoenix to Flagstaff to get a taste of winter.… Collapse
Movie Roundup: The Very Definition of an Art Film Now Playing, and the Annual Loft Short Film Fest Goes Virtual
3 DAYS AGO - The biggest cinema news this week was regarding Wonder Woman 1984 and its new status as the latest Expand
3 DAYS AGO - The biggest cinema news this week was regarding Wonder Woman 1984 and its new status as the latest blockbuster to go streaming. While the film will still open in theaters on Christmas Day this year, Warner Bros. has decided to release it the same day on HBO Max, free of charge to subscribers.… Collapse
AIA Postpones High School Winter Sports Season until January
3 DAYS AGO - The Arizona Interscholastic Association’s executive board voted during a special meeting Thursday Expand
3 DAYS AGO - The Arizona Interscholastic Association’s executive board voted during a special meeting Thursday to postpone the start of the high school winter sports season until Jan. 5 in response to rising COVID-19 rates across the state.… Collapse
Kelly Transition Team Discusses COVID-19 with Public Health Experts
4 DAYS AGO - Arizona’s U.S. Senator-elect Mark Kelly held a COVID-19 briefing Thursday with public health Expand
4 DAYS AGO - Arizona’s U.S. Senator-elect Mark Kelly held a COVID-19 briefing Thursday with public health officials to discuss the critical situation of the virus across the state.… Collapse
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School Districts Take Different Paths on Handling COVID-19 Risks
11 HRS AGO - As coronavirus cases increase state and countywide, school districts offering differing levels of Expand
11 HRS AGO - As coronavirus cases increase state and countywide, school districts offering differing levels of in-person instruction are reporting positive cases among students and staff causing large numbers of potential contacts to quarantine.
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California high school athletes travel to Arizona to keep playing through COVID-19
13 HRS AGO - SAN CLEMENTE, California – High school athletes can’t play competitively this fall semester due to Expand
13 HRS AGO - SAN CLEMENTE, California – High school athletes can’t play competitively this fall semester due to California’s pandemic restrictions, so some elite players are traveling to Arizona and other states to maintain their skills and continue developing a scouting profile for colleges.… Collapse
University Blvd. becoming Holiday Blvd. through Jan. 3
16 HRS AGO - University Boulevard and Main Gate Square are continuing their annual tradition of decorating for Expand
16 HRS AGO - University Boulevard and Main Gate Square are continuing their annual tradition of decorating for the holidays, with a few extra safety precautions this year. From Friday, Nov. 27 through Sunday, Jan. 3, University Boulevard between Euclid and Park avenues will have holiday events and decorations including a poinsettia tree, a Rose Bowl float and Santa.… Collapse
Coconino official backs bill to burn forest waste for renewable energy
19 HRS AGO - WASHINGTON – Coconino County Supervisor Art Babbott urged senators last week to pass a bill that Expand
19 HRS AGO - WASHINGTON – Coconino County Supervisor Art Babbott urged senators last week to pass a bill that would let limbs and trees left over from forest maintenance be burned for renewable energy. … Collapse
Tucson Mayor Calls for Statewide Mask Mandate
3 DAYS AGO - Tucson Mayor Regina Romero joined three other Arizona mayors on Friday to discuss the surge in Expand
3 DAYS AGO - Tucson Mayor Regina Romero joined three other Arizona mayors on Friday to discuss the surge in cases across the state and call for stricter COVID-19 mitigation actions from Gov. Doug Ducey. … Collapse
Arizona mayors say Ducey needs to do more to combat Covid-19 - Phoenix Business Journal
3 DAYS AGO - Arizona mayors say Ducey needs to do more to combat Covid-19 Phoenix Business Journal
Southern AZ COVID-19 AM Roundup for Friday, Nov. 20: State Cases Near 300K; Banner Reinstates No-Visitor Policy; Federal Prison a 'Hot Spot'; Free Test Centers Open
3 DAYS AGO - Arizona’s confirmed novel coronavirus cases climbed to nearly 300,000 as of Friday, Nov. 20, with Expand
3 DAYS AGO - Arizona’s confirmed novel coronavirus cases climbed to nearly 300,000 as of Friday, Nov. 20, with 4,471 new cases, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services.… Collapse
Bank of America awards $1M grants to ASU, Pima CC to support students of color - Phoenix Business Journal
4 DAYS AGO - Bank of America awards $1M grants to ASU, Pima CC to support students of color Phoenix Expand
4 DAYS AGO - Bank of America awards $1M grants to ASU, Pima CC to support students of color Phoenix Business Journal Collapse
Arizona comes up short on report on lung cancer screening, treatment
4 DAYS AGO - WASHINGTON – Arizona was in the bottom tier in three of six categories in a new American Lung Expand
4 DAYS AGO - WASHINGTON – Arizona was in the bottom tier in three of six categories in a new American Lung Association report, which put the state dead-last for the number of patients who receive treatment after getting a diagnosis of lung cancer. … Collapse
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With Pima County Cases Skyrocketing, UA Returning to Remote Classes After Fall Break
12 HRS AGO - In its final week of in-person instruction for the fall semester, the University of Arizona is Expand
12 HRS AGO - In its final week of in-person instruction for the fall semester, the University of Arizona is reporting slightly elevated COVID-19 case numbers as it finishes its pre-fall break testing blitz this week, UA President Robert C. Robbins shared in a news conference Monday, Nov. 23. … Collapse
Tempe brain tumor therapy company garners $16M in capital raise - Phoenix Business Journal
17 HRS AGO - Tempe brain tumor therapy company garners $16M in capital raise Phoenix Business Journal
Area School Districts Lack Consistent Policies in reporting COVID cases
3 DAYS AGO - Currently, there is no policy for alerting the public about positive COVID-19 cases in local Expand
3 DAYS AGO - Currently, there is no policy for alerting the public about positive COVID-19 cases in local school districts and officials have chosen differing levels of transparency when revealing the prevalence of the virus throughout their schools.
Districts report their coronavirus cases to the Pima County Health Department, which provides guidance to schools based on metrics in its COVID-19 progress report.… Collapse
Arizona Corporation Commission plan: State energy will be carbon-free by 2050
3 DAYS AGO - PHOENIX – States across the Southwest have adopted clean energy plans that regulate utility Expand
3 DAYS AGO - PHOENIX – States across the Southwest have adopted clean energy plans that regulate utility companies and work toward carbon-free goals. After lagging for several years, Arizona is starting to catch up.… Collapse
Mayor and Council Vote to Remove Glass from Curbside Recycling
4 DAYS AGO - Starting Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, glass will no longer be accepted in blue bins, and will instead Expand
4 DAYS AGO - Starting Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, glass will no longer be accepted in blue bins, and will instead be collected at drop-off sites across the city.
According to Tucson's Environmental and General Services Department, removing glass from curbside collection will reduce processing costs at the Materials Recovery Facility.… Collapse
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