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Updated: 12:27 PM MST December 29, 2020 ARIZONA, USA — It’s a tradition that at the end of each year we take a look back and reflect on what happened: the good, the bad and the ugly. In order to learn from the bad and appreciate the good, this tradition may be especially important in a year that, for many, seems to be made up mostly of the ugly. The coronavirus pandemic has undoubtedly dominated people’s lives and the news cycle this year. Add to that the civil unrest over...

Rep. Paul Gosar calls on President Trump to pardon former Rep. Rick Renzi Andrew Oxford, Arizona Republic © Matt York/Associated Press U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., speaks during a Congressional Field Hearing on the Affordable Care Act in Apache Junction in December 2013. Rep. Paul Gosar has renewed his call for President Donald Trump to pardon former Rep. Rick Renzi, who served three years in prison for racketeering, money laundering and other federal offenses. Gosar’s pu...

Rural hospitals and Western Arizona are seeing big increases, according to the latest federal numbers. Author: 12 News Updated: 3:45 PM MST December 23, 2020 PHOENIX — Rural and western Arizona hospitals are bearing a heavier load of COVID patients than they have been, according to a 12 News analysis of the latest U.S. Health and Human Services data for every hospital in the state. The data is a week-by-week look of average patient loads by each hospital in the...

It was less than a week before Christmas, and all across Arizona, temperatures were in the mid 70s. American Legion Riders of District 12 were stirring once again, under a sunny Phoenix sky, to collect and deliver gifts at the State Veteran Home in an annual program affected, but by no means canceled, by the COVID-19 pandemic. On the morning of Dec. 20, American Legion Riders from the district delivered more than 100 donated gifts to the Arizona long-term care facility in a program called Chris...

The statewide plunge in K-12 district school enrollment has swamped Gov. Doug Ducey’s promise to limit the damage to school budgets. As a result, the Payson school board on Tuesday approved a major budget shuffle to cover a loss of some $540,000. The district’s 2,300 enrollment has dropped by a catastrophic 15% — roughly 345 students. In addition, about 15% of the district’s students have continued in distance learning classes, rather than returning to in-person classes. For...

Arizona COVID-19 updates: Makeshift morgue set up at Banner hospital in central Phoenix Arizona Republic A nurse in New York City was among the first people in the United States to receive the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Monday morning. Shipments were arriving across the country, with the first boxes arriving in Arizona. Pima County Health Department director tests positive for COVID-19 Arizona reports 4,848 new COVID-19 cases, 108 deaths Governor ex...

AZ Memo: Phoenix taqueria owner loses 4 to COVID-19; Pop-up events help sustain Phoenix restaurants; Get ready for a rugged hike Arizona Republic A look at some of todays top stories, the weather forecast and a peek back in history. More than  Arizona reports more than 5,800 new COVID-19 cases and 147 deaths on Thursday as hospital occupancy reaches 92%. © Cotton & Copper The bar at Cotton & Copper in Tempe. The restaurant focuses on the Arizona Five Cs. Today, you can ex...

Arizona COVID-19 updates: Makeshift morgue set up at Banner hospital in central Phoenix Arizona Republic A nurse in New York City was among the first people in the United States to receive the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Monday morning. Shipments were arriving across the country, with the first boxes arriving in Arizona. Pima County Health Department director tests positive for COVID-19 Arizona reports 4,848 new COVID-19 cases, 108 deaths Governor ex...

Arizona COVID-19 updates: Makeshift morgue set up at Banner hospital in central Phoenix Arizona Republic A nurse in New York City was among the first people in the United States to receive the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Monday morning. Shipments were arriving across the country, with the first boxes arriving in Arizona. Pima County Health Department director tests positive for COVID-19 Arizona reports 4,848 new COVID-19 cases, 108 deaths Governor ex...

National signing day 2020: Meet the Oregon Ducks 2021 football recruiting class Updated Dec 16, 2020; EUGENE ― Oregon signed 20 players to its 2021 recruiting class, the best in program history. The Ducks’ class is ranked atop the Pac-12 for the third straight year and No. 6 nationally in the 247Sports Composite. Four offensive linemen, a trio of heralded receivers, three outside linebackers, pairs of tight ends, safeties and cornerbacks and an inside linebacker, defensive tackle, quarterb...