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FILE - USA Softball pitcher Cat Osterman pitches in an exhibition softball game against USSSA Pride in Oklahoma City, Okla., in this Friday, June 4, 2021, file photo. U.S. coach Ken Eriksen predicts tight competition in softball as the sport returns to the Olympics for the first time since 2008. The 15-woman U.S. roster includes 38-year-old left-hander Cat Osterman, the last holdover from the 2004 gold medal-winning team, and 35-year-old left-hander Monica Abbott, who joined Osterman on the 2008 team. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)
Americans on many teams as softball returns to Olympics

By Ronald Blum Jun. 29, 2021 12:10 PM EDT

Weather service: Arizona will get hot, even for the locals

Jun. 11, 2021 04:14 PM EDT
PHOENIX (AP) — Dangerously hot temperatures are on the way throughout the Southwest. An excessive heat warning prompted health officials in...

Alvaro Enciso, part of the Tucson Samaritans volunteer group, pauses as he and a group of other volunteers place a new cross at the site of the migrant who died in the desert some time ago, on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, in the desert near Three Points, Ariz. Enciso says he plants three or four crosses each week. “Can you imagine what their families go through, not knowing what happened to them?” (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Spirituality underpins migrant activism in US borderlands

By Anita Snow Jun. 08, 2021 11:01 AM EDT

Alvaro Enciso, part of the Tucson Samaritans volunteer group, pauses as he and a group of other volunteers place a new cross at the site of the migrant who died in the desert some time ago, on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, in the desert near Three Points, Ariz. Enciso says he plants three or four crosses each week. “Can you imagine what their families go through, not knowing what happened to them?” (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Spirituality underpins migrant activism in US borderlands

By Anita Snow Jun. 08, 2021 10:02 AM EDT

Arizona passes 6 million in administered vaccine doses

Jun. 07, 2021 01:42 PM EDT
PHOENIX (AP) — More than 6 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have now been administered since becoming available in the state. Gov. Doug Ducey...

Arizona reports 482 new COVID-19 cases with 7 more deaths

May. 16, 2021 11:55 AM EDT
PHOENIX (AP) — Health officials in Arizona on Sunday reported 482 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and seven new deaths amid growing vaccination rates. ...

Arizona reports nearly 500 new virus cases, 12 deaths

May. 15, 2021 12:58 PM EDT
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona health officials on Saturday reported nearly 500 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and a dozen new deaths amid growing vaccination rates. ...

FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2015, file photo, Mt. Everest is seen from the way to Kalapatthar in Nepal. China will draw a “separation line” atop Mount Everest to prevent the coronavirus from being spread by climbers ascending Nepal's side of the mountain, Chinese state media reported Monday. (AP Photo/Tashi Sherpa, File)
The Latest: Florida's amusement parks loosen mask wearing

By The Associated Press May. 15, 2021 01:26 AM EDT

Pima County revokes face-mask policy to follow fed guidance

May. 14, 2021 02:02 PM EDT
PHOENIX (AP) — The Pima County Board of Supervisors rescinded its mandatory face mask policy in most public settings on Friday for people who are fully...

Arizona's state-run sites opens vaccinations to kids 12-15

May. 13, 2021 12:20 PM EDT
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona's seven state-run vaccination sites on Thursday began offering the Pfizer COVID-19 shot to children ages 12-15. The...

Arizona: State-run sites ready to give shots to kids 12-15

By Paul Davenport May. 11, 2021 11:51 AM EDT
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona's seven state-run COVID-19 vaccination sites are poised to begin offering shots to children ages 12 to 15 starting Thursday, public...

Theresa Guerrero, of Tucson, Ariz., raises a candle in memory of those lost to drug overdoses during an event in Gilbert, Ariz., on March 31, 2021. Her son died of a fentanyl overdose last May, and she says his struggles with drugs were exacerbated by isolation brought on by the pandemic. (Alberto Mariani/Cronkite News via AP)
Tragedies pile up with drug overdoses surging amid pandemic

By Jamie Landers May. 08, 2021 10:00 AM EDT

Ducey ends job-seeking waiver for Arizona unemployed

May. 03, 2021 02:03 PM EDT
Jobless people in Arizona will again be required to show they're looking for work in order to receive unemployment benefits after Gov. Doug Ducey announced...

FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2021 file photo tents are set up so people who have registered can get their COVID-19 vaccinations as they drive-thru the parking lot of the State Farm Stadium, in Glendale, Ariz. Arizona has 881 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and 23 more deaths as the demand for vaccines slows, state health officials reported Thursday, April 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin,File)
Arizona reports 881 new COVID-19 cases, 23 more deaths

By Terry Tang Apr. 29, 2021 01:42 PM EDT

School board ends meeting as parents protest mask mandate

Apr. 28, 2021 02:26 PM EDT
VAIL, Ariz. (AP) — A Tucson-area school board ended a study session and then canceled a scheduled regular meeting after dozens of parents protested the...

Arizona confirms 603 new COVID-19 cases, another 6 deaths

Apr. 28, 2021 01:48 PM EDT
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona is reporting 603 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and six deaths. The latest daily figures released Wednesday by the...

Arizona vaccine sites no longer requiring appointments

Apr. 27, 2021 01:08 PM EDT
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona has plenty of COVID-19 vaccine to meet demand and appointments are no longer required at the state-run vaccination sites in metro...

A once bustling Arizona state-run COVID-19 mass-vaccination site at State Farm Stadium closed Friday, April 23, 2021, in Glendale, Ariz. Arizona continues to transition outdoor operations to indoor venues. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Arizona closes stadium vaccine site in move to indoor venues

By Paul Davenport Apr. 23, 2021 01:33 PM EDT

This undated photo provided by the Arizona Department of Corrections shows Clarence Dixon, who was sentenced to death in the 1978 killing of Deana Bowdoin, a 21-year-old Arizona State University senior, in Maricopa County. On Tuesday, April 6, 2021, prosecutors said they have told the Arizona Supreme Court that they intend on soon seeking execution warrants for Dixon and another death-row inmate in what would be the state's first executions in almost seven years. (Arizona Department of Corrections via AP)
Prisoners seek postponement in death warrant litigation

By Jacques Billeaud Apr. 22, 2021 05:31 PM EDT

Over 2M in Arizona fully vaccinated against coronavirus

Apr. 22, 2021 12:51 PM EDT
PHOENIX (AP) — The number of people in Arizona who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus has topped 2 million, the state reported Thursday as it opened...