David Skinner
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Arizona reports 2,579 more COVID-19 case and 6 more deaths
PHOENIX (AP) — Health officials in Arizona on Sunday reported 2,579 more COVID-19 cases and six additional deaths. The latest numbers pushed the state’s totals to 1,804,369 cases and 19,812 known deaths since the pandemic began. On Saturday, Arizona had reported 2,916 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases and 69 more deaths as the pace of virus → Read More
Arizona reports 2,090 new COVID-19 cases and 8 more deaths
PHOENIX (AP) — Health officials in Arizona on Sunday reported 2,090 more confirmed COVID-19 cases and eight additional deaths. The latest numbers increased the state’s pandemic totals to 1,007,854 cases and 18,787 known deaths since the pandemic began more than a year ago. It marked the first time in five days that Arizona didn’t top → Read More
EXPLAINER: Why it takes months to subdue some wildfires
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — At nearly every community meeting on firefighting efforts in the U.S. West, residents want to know why crews don’t simply put out the flames to save their homes and the valuable forests surrounding them. Wildfires managers say it’s not that simple, and the reasons are many, some of them decades in → Read More
Arizona forest closures leave nomads without places to stop
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The national forest around Flagstaff will be closed through at least the July 4 holiday because of wildfire danger. The closure has left those who normally set up camp among the trees to save money or be in nature out of luck. Many don’t have the means or inclination to stay → Read More
Average US gas price rises to $3.15/gallon
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline rose 2 cents over the past two weeks to $3.15 per gallon. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey says Sunday that the uptick is about one-third of the amount that crude oil prices rose over the same timeframe. A similar rise is → Read More
Teen's death highlights free-roaming dogs on tribal land
SUNDANCE, N.M. (AP) — The death of a teenage girl on the Navajo Nation has renewed discussion about free-roaming dogs on the reservation. Tribal lawmakers recently approved a resolution to establish criminal penalties for vicious dog attacks. But Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez vetoed the resolution, saying it didn’t go far enough and more input → Read More
Arizona reports 385 new COVID-19 cases and 5 more deaths
PHOENIX (AP) — Health officials in Arizona on Sunday reported 385 new cases of COVID-19 and five additional deaths. They say the state now has recorded 889,727 known cases of the disease and 17,843 coronavirus-related deaths since the pandemic started more than a year ago. Arizona Department of Health Services officials reported 641 new cases → Read More
Arizona reports 623 new COVID-19 cases, no additional deaths
PHOENIX (AP) — Health officials in Arizona on Sunday reported 623 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, but no additional deaths. The latest numbers pushed the state’s totals to 881,089 cases and 17,628 known deaths since the pandemic began more than a year ago. On Saturday, Arizona health officials had reported 557 new coronavirus cases and 19 → Read More
Phoenix police: Shooting leaves 1 dead, 2 critically wounded
PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix police say one man was killed and another man and a women were critically wounded in a shooting Saturday. No identities were released and a Police Department statement said investigators were trying to determine circumstances of the incident and that no information was immediately available on a suspect. Police said they → Read More
Arizona reports 448 new COVID-19 cases with 2 more deaths
PHOENIX (AP) — Health officials in Arizona on Sunday reported 448 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and two more deaths. The latest numbers pushed the state’s pandemic totals to 868,830 cases and 17,409 deaths, according to the state’s coronavirus dashboard. The daily cases, daily deaths and the daily hospitalization figure all remained well below the pandemic → Read More
Arizona reports 711 new COVID-19 cases and 2 more deaths
PHOENIX (AP) — Health officials in Arizona on Sunday reported 711 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and two additional deaths. The state’s coronavirus dashboard listed pandemic totals of 853,761 cases and 17,153 deaths. The dashboard also shows that over 4.4 million vaccine doses have been administered in the state. More than 2.6 million people _ 37.4% → Read More
Navajo Nation has no COVID-related deaths for 7th day in row
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation now has had a week of reporting no additional COVID-19 related deaths on the vast reservation where safety precautions like a mask mandate and daily curfews remain. The tribe on Saturday night reported no new deaths for the seventh consecutive day and just two new confirmed cases → Read More
Arizona reports 540 new COVID-19 cases, no additional deaths
PHOENIX (AP) — Health officials in Arizona on Sunday reported 540 new confirmed COVID-19 cases but no additional deaths. The state’s case total now stands at 849,561 since the pandemic began with the known death toll remaining at 17,086. Over 2.5 million people — over a third of the state’s population — have received at → Read More
Biden sees `win' for US in electric vehicle battery deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two big South Korean electric vehicle battery makers said they’ve settled a long-running trade dispute that will allow one company to move ahead with plans to manufacture batteries in Georgia. President Joe Biden calls it “a win for American workers and the American auto industry.” The agreement between LG Energy Solution and → Read More
Dept. of Public Safety: 3 killed in southern Arizona crash
SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say three people were killed in a crash involving several vehicles on a rural highway in southern Arizona. The state Department of Public Safety said the crash occurred Friday night on State Route 90 east of the San Pedro River in the Sierra Vista area of Cochise County. The → Read More
Spectators from abroad to be barred from Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO (AP) — Spectators from abroad will be barred from the Tokyo Olympics when they open in four months. The decision was announced after a meeting of the International Olympic Committee, the Japanese government, the Tokyo government, the International Paralympic Committee, and local organizers. The move was expected and rumored for several months. Officials said → Read More
US ties with Russia, China sink as Biden toes tough lines
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. relations with its two biggest geo-political rivals are facing severe tests as President Joe Biden tries to assert America’s place in the world and distinguish himself from his predecessor. Airing myriad complaints, the Biden administration took an extraordinarily tough line with China and Russia this past week. Public spats between the → Read More
Arizona reports 1,075 new COVID-19 cases and 13 more deaths
PHOENIX (AP) — Health officials in Arizona on Sunday reported 1,075 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and 13 deaths as the state’s death toll from the recently slowing coronavirus outbreak approached 16,000. The latest figures reported by the state Department of Health Services increased Arizona’s pandemic totals to 816,782 confirmed cases and 15,980. The U.S. Centers → Read More
PCSD: Road to Mt. Lemmon closed for the day
TUCSON (KVOA) - The Pima County Sheriff's Department has confirmed that the road to Mt. Lemmon is closed on Saturday. The road to Mt. Lemmon has been CLOSED at the base, due to inclement weather. Open to residents and employees only.Road conditions and the most current information can be found on the road closure hotline:(520) 547-7510 → Read More
Arizona passes 10,000 COVID-19 related deaths
PHOENIX (KVOA) – 11,094 new Arizonans tested positive for the coronavirus, the Arizona Department of Health Services reported Saturday. The state also reported 88 COVID-19 related deaths. So far, Arizona has seen 607,345 known cases of the virus and 10,036 total deaths. WHAT TO KNOW: Deaths are not recorded until the health department receives a death certificate naming COVID-19 as → Read More