COVID sick time: Stay home or work? Omicron poses conundrum

Millions of workers whose jobs don’t provide paid sick days are having to choose between their health and their paycheck as the omicron variant of COVID-19 rages across the nation.

Georgia woman gets prison time for COVID relief fraud

Federal prosecutors say 49-year-old Hunter VanPelt of Roswell submitted six false loan applications to the Paycheck Protection Program from April to June 2020. She allegedly requested a total of more than $7.9 million and received more than $6 million.

Newsmaker Saturday - Will Humble and Andy Biggs
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FOX 10's John Hook talks to Will Humble, Executive Director of Arizona Public Health about the highly contagious COVID-19 omicron variant in our state and Rep. Andy Biggs (R - 5th District) about the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

'It's going to crush the system:' Hundreds of Arizona health care workers demand COVID-19 mitigation policy

Hundreds of health care workers are demanding that Arizona's health system leaders and elected officials like Governor Doug Ducey implement COVID-19 mitigation strategies and mandates.

Members of lead Rose Parade band test positive for COVID-19

Members of a 410-person Alabama high school marching band that led off this year’s Tournament of Roses Parade with “Yankee Doodle Dandy” have tested positive for COVID-19 since returning home from California.

Microschools gain popularity as omicron keep schools closed

School closures, mandates and regulation are prompting teachers and parents to turn to microschools for an alternative education

Arizona reports 14,888 new COVID-19 cases, 30 deaths

The state’s coronavirus dashboard on Friday also reported 14,888 additional confirmed cases.

Mother charged after son found in trunk of car at COVID-19 testing site, DA says

A Houston-area mother is charged after her teen son was found in the trunk of her car at a COVID-19 drive-thru testing site, according to court documents. She says her son had tested positive for COVID-19 and was trying to prevent her exposure.

UArizona tightens mask policy: cloth masks no longer allowed
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The University of Arizona has changed its mask policy a week before students return for this spring semester. Students and staff will now be required to wear a surgical or high grade mask on campus.

Hospitalizations skyrocket in kids too young for COVID shots

COVID hospitalizations of children under 5 have soared in recent weeks to their highest level since the pandemic began. Children under 5 are the only age group in the U.S. not yet eligible for the vaccine.

Boston Marathon bomber's COVID stimulus payment going to victims, judge says

Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's $1,400 COVID-19 stimulus payment can be used to help pay the millions of dollars he is ordered to pay his victims, a judge has ruled.