CASA GRANDE — On a warm Wednesday morning, members of Ministerio Familiar N&B were stationed at a car wash on Second Street handing out canned foods and care packages to those who passed by.
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PHOENIX — The state Department of Corrections will now allow its officers to wear non-medical masks at work in prisons, the Arizona Republic reported, citing guidance issued by Corrections Director David Shinn.
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ELOY — A Guatemalan man deported from Arizona has tested positive for the new coronavirus, Guatemala's Health Ministry said Friday.
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CASA GRANDE — As food banks struggle to keep up with growing demand, animal advocates hope that pets are not forgotten.
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CASA GRANDE — Help is available to individuals as well as businesses during the coronavirus outbreak on making rent, mortgage and utility payments and access to the internet.
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“Civic journalism” is the concept that sometimes reporters and photographers may find themselves in a situation in which they might have to step out from behind the camera or put down the recorder and provide aid to a subject.
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LOS ANGELES — Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Hanbury, a native of Casa Grande, is serving aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy as part of the Navy’s response to COVID-19.
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PHOENIX — Arizona now has 2,269 confirmed cases of coronavirus with the death toll at 64, authorities said Sunday.
PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say a man has been killed in the crash of an all-terrain cycle in Phoenix.
FLAGSTAFF — Well before sunrise on a recent Thursday, while most Flagstaff residents were still snoozing, a small band of shoppers of, well, “a certain age” assembled outside the doors of the westside Safeway.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump approved Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey’s request for a major disaster declaration.
PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — A housekeeping employee at a Prescott hospital has been fired after being arrested on suspicion of stealing personal protective equipment and cleaning supplies in recent weeks as the coronavirus outbreak unfolded, police said Saturday.
PHOENIX — Arizona now has over 2,000 cases of the new coronavirus and the state's death toll from the disease has topped 50, state health officials reported Saturday.
NEW YORK — A slight dip in new coronavirus deaths in New York over the last 24 hours may be a glimmer of hope that the spread is slowing, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday as overall fatalities in the state climbed to nearly 4,200.
NEW ORLEANS — The messenger is anonymous — but the messages are heartfelt, and appreciated.
COSBY, Tenn. — When Alexandra Eagle first mentioned plans to hike the entire Appalachian Trail alongside her new husband, her sister told her they'd either be divorced in five months or married forever.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Federal judges on Saturday refused on procedural grounds to order California to free thousands of prisoners to ease crowded conditions that attorneys representing inmates likened to a “tinderbox” ready to ignite with the rapid spread of the coronavirus.
NEW YORK — The New York governor said Saturday the Chinese government was facilitating a shipment of 1,000 donated ventilators to his state, highlighting the extreme measures leaders are taking in what has become a cutthroat scramble to independently secure enough lifesaving devices during t…
Kyle Navarro was kneeling down to unlock his bicycle when he noticed an older white man staring at him. Navarro, who is Filipino, tried to ignore him, but that soon became impossible.
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TORONTO — The premier of a Canadian province that sheltered thousands of stranded American airline passengers after the 9/11 attacks questioned the humanity of U.S. President Donald Trump on S…
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Britain needed a message of hope Sunday. The queen delivered it.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Taliban in a statement Sunday said their peace deal with the United States was nearing a breaking point, accusing Washington of violations that included drone attacks…
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NEW YORK — Americans braced for what the nation's top doctor warned Sunday would be “the hardest and saddest week” of their lives while Britain assumed the unwelcome mantle of deadliest corona…
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ROME — Europe is seeing further signs of hope in the coronavirus outbreak as Italy's daily death toll was at its lowest in more than two weeks and health officials noted with caution Sunday th…
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CAIRO — At least 17 medics in Egypt’s main cancer hospital have been quarantined after testing positive for the coronavirus, officials said Saturday, raising fears the pandemic could prey on h…
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LOS ANGELES — Anthony Terrell believes an imprisoned man currently serving two life sentences may not have been the person who murdered his brother as part of a killing spree that rocked Atlanta four decades ago.
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Your enjoyment of the new Netflix comedy “ Coffee & Kareem ” may depend on whether or not you find insanely vulgar middle schoolers funny. It’s not just cursing either. Oh no, this is a whole symphony of vulgarity that would make Seth Rogen blush.
CASA GRANDE — Another day passes as people continue to live in a world without sports, and while most diehard fans are struggling with this new reality, there’s one group having a tougher time adjusting — student athletes.
When the NCAA canceled all spring sports due to the COVID-19 epidemic, it left athletes wondering if they would ever get that year of eligibility back. They will, although the situation is not perfect.
SAN TAN VALLEY — San Tan Foothills baseball coach Ryan Sutterby on Thursday posted a message on the team’s group chat about the Sabercats’ 19-1 win over Coolidge.
President Donald Trump met by phone with many U.S. pro sports leaders Saturday to discuss how that industry has been affected by the global coronavirus pandemic, saying he was looking forward …
Kobe Bryant’s resume has yet another entry to validate his greatness: He’s now, officially, a Hall of Famer.
NEW YORK — The WNBA season will not start on time next month because of the coronavirus pandemic, and when it begins is unclear.
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WASHINGTON — As the first alarms sounded in early January that an outbreak of a novel coronavirus in China might ignite a global pandemic, the Trump administration squandered nearly two months that could have been used to bolster the federal stockpile of critically needed medical supplies an…
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is taking an old political adage to heart: Never let a crisis go to waste.
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump warned Saturday that the country could be headed into its “toughest” weeks yet as the coronavirus death toll mounts, but at the same time he expressed growing impatience with social distancing guidelines and said he’s eager to get the country reopened and …
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Saturday criticized the ousted inspector general who handled an anonymous whistleblower’s complaint that sparked his impeachment as a “disgrace” and suggested that the independent watchdog should have discussed the complaint with him.
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WASHINGTON — While Wisconsin struggles to hold its primary on Tuesday, President Donald Trump and Democrats are bickering over how to provide voters with safe and secure access to a ballot as the coronavirus pandemic rages in the U.S. and threatens to extend into the fall, affecting the gene…
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PHOENIX — Martha McSally is volunteering at the Salvation Army. Mark Kelly is using his background as an astronaut to entertain kids stuck at home.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A high-ranking member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said Sunday that the world will conquer the coronavirus.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Some Kentucky churches held Palm Sunday services in defiance of Gov. Andy Beshear’s warning against in-person worship.
JERUSALEM — A small group of Franciscan monks and Roman Catholic faithful took to the streets of Jerusalem’s Christian Quarter in the Old City Sunday to distribute olive branches after the traditional Palm Sunday procession was cancelled due to restrictions imposed to contain the spread of t…
CASA GRANDE — On a warm Wednesday morning, members of Ministerio Familiar N&B were stationed at a car wash on Second Street handing out canned foods and care packages to those who passed by.
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis celebrated Palm Sunday Mass without the public because of the coronavirus pandemic, which he said should focus people's attention on what's most important, despite heavy hearts — using one's life to serve others.
CASA GRANDE — Like many area church-goers, Pat Scheiber is adjusting to a new Sunday morning routine.
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AUSTIN, Texas — Every day, grocery workers are restocking toilet paper, eggs, produce and canned goods as fast as the items fly off the shelves.
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HARRISBURG, Pa. — Tens of thousands of medical workers across the United States are suddenly out of work as operating rooms and doctor's offices go dark, casualties of urgent calls to prioritize coronavirus patients at overwhelmed hospitals and of the economic waves the crisis is churning.
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Americans are seeking unemployment benefits at unprecedented levels due to the coronavirus, but many are finding more frustration than relief.
T here is perhaps no place out there more aware of the constantly changing world than Biosphere 2. Those changes, after all, are what it’s all about.
I t’s pitch black at the bottom of a copper mine, hundreds or thousands of feet below the earth’s surface. That’s true now just as it was for the miners who worked in the Superior area a hundr…
It is the dawn of a new decade, which brings any number of emotions. Some are excited about what’s to come while others dread the future. Some are flat-out terrified of the unknown. Whichever …
The December groundbreaking at the Lucid Motors plant in Casa Grande officially cemented Pinal County as a hub for the budding electric vehicle manufacturing industry.
F arming is difficult, even when there is plenty of water. The historic, long-term drought that has parched Pinal County and cut farmers’ access to water here has made it even tougher.
FLORENCE — As the new Florence hospital on the north side of Anthem continues to grow into its community role, it began offering surgery early this year.
I f an area is lucky, a massive company will move in and bring thousands of jobs with high wages. That company’s economic impact will be immediately felt, and if it can stay in business growth…
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