Arizona pays out nearly $27-million in unemployment benefits
The Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES) says this week it paid out $2.69 million in unemployment benefits to those who lost their jobs due…
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Coronavirus relief payments start landing in Arizonans’ bank accounts
Thousands of dollars started arriving in Arizonans’ bank accounts this week as the first payments from the massive coronavirus relief package began…
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Arizona governor seeks input from business leaders
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey wants the state’s business and tourism industries to help him to form a strategy for surviving…
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State teams up with UofA to provide tests for health care workers
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey has announced a new partnership between the state and the University of Arizona to provide antibody tests for 250,000…
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Land managers finish wind farm environmental review
Federal and managers have completed an environmenal review of a proposed 100-megawatt wind farm near the Arizona-New Mexico…
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Gun sales rose to record levels in March, as COVID-19 fears climbed
Arizona processed a record 82,771 background checks on would-be gun buyers in March, as fears of the coronavirus drove people to gun shops in what…
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Officials predict active wildfire season in Arizona
State officials say conditions this year point towards a very active wildfire season in central and southern…
Continue Reading Number of coronavirus cases grows on the Navajo Nation
The number of coronavirus cases on the nation’s largest Native American reservation jumped by 17% over the weekend. …
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Arizona dairy farmers dump milk due to buyers shortage
Dairy farmers in the Tucson area say they’re dumping up to 100 gallons a milk a day because of the buyers shortage created by the coronavirus…
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3rd virus case reported among Arizona’s 42,000 prisoners
A third case of the coronavirus has been reported among Arizona’s 42,000 prison…
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Food-stamp purchases could soon go online under SNAP pilot program
Arizona food-stamp recipients may soon be able to buy their groceries online, after the federal government’s swift approval this week of the…
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State, national jobless claims continue surge, experts see no end
Another 129,215 Arizonans filed for unemployment last week, boosting the number of new jobless in the state above a quarter million since March 1,…
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STUDY: Yuma County ranks highest for social distancing
It’s a promising score, B+ for social distancing in Yuma…
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Arizona faces estimated $1.1B budget shortfall due to virus
Arizona faces an estimated $1.1 billion budget shortfall in the coming year because of the massive economic hit caused by the coronavirus outbreak,…
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Pest Control company goes above and beyond to make sure Yuma is protected
One Yuma pest control company is not just fighting bugs and rodents, they are fighting the coronavirus.…
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Arizona Gives Day raises nearly $5 million in donations for nonprofits
Arizona Gives Day raises nearly $5 million for Arizona nonprofits during the coronavirus…
Continue Reading Arizona Governor issues restrictions on out-of-state travelers
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey issued a new Executive Order Tuesday requiring airline passengers who travel to Arizona from any area with substantial…
Continue Reading Pinal County sues Arizona Department of Health
Several Pinal County officials have filed a lawsuit against the Arizona Department of Health Services and the Pinal County Health Department. They…
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Gov. Ducey order halts evictions for small businesses and nonprofits
Governor Doug Ducey issued an Executive Order stopping evictions for small business and nonprofits unable to pay rent due to coronavirus (COVID-19)…
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Parents of children swept away in Tonto Basin flood facing charges
The parents of children who died last year after their vehicle was swept away by floodwaters are now facing manslaughter and child abuse…
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