Arizona increase of COVID cases boosted by records cleanup

Arizona’s pandemic totals increased to 841,811 cases and 16,967 deaths, according to the state’s coronavirus dashboard.

Arizona Diamondbacks to allow 20,000 fans into games

The Arizona Diamondbacks will welcome 20,000 fans at their games in downtown Phoenix. Not only is this good for fans, but also for nearby businesses who were impacted by the pandemic.

California counties ease restrictions as COVID-19 cases fall

Nearly half of California’s 40 million people are living in areas where coronavirus restrictions are easing and some of the largest counties are preparing to expand movie theater and restaurant reopenings despite worries about a new surge.

COVID-19 variant identified in Britain found on Navajo Nation

The United Kingdom strain was confirmed in a sample obtained in the western part of the Navajo Nation reservation.

Formal wear businesses hurt by lack of high school proms, but remain hopeful

The owner of a formal wear business says she was majorly impacted by proms being canceled due to the pandemic in 2020, but says she's hopeful this year will bring more proms and events.

Pima County keeps mask mandate in defiance of Gov. Ducey

Local authorities maintain Ducey has no power to block them from taking steps to protect health in their communities. The mayors have Flagstaff and Tucson have also defied Ducey and maintained their mask mandates.

Arizona reports 23 additional coronavirus deaths; toll nears 17K

The state on March 30 reported 586 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases and 23 more deaths, increasing the pandemic totals to 841,078 cases and 16,941 deaths.

Biden signs extension of Paycheck Protection Program for small businesses by 2 months

President Joe Biden singed an extension of the Paycheck Protection Program a day before it was poised to expire, giving small businesses until May 31 to apply.

Stimulus checks: 21 Senate Democrats urge Biden to put recurring direct payments in infrastructure plan

A group of Democratic senators is urging President Joe Biden to extend rescue measures for Americans — including recurring direct payments and extended jobless benefits — in his “Build Back Better” legislation.

Krispy Kreme defends its offer of free doughnuts for vaccinated people

"Krispy Kreme offering free doughnuts for getting vaccinated is like Marlboro offering free cigarettes for getting a flu shot," one doctor said, criticizing the company for using the COVID-19 vaccine as a "marketing ploy."

Pandemic cited by Arizona in bid to avoid contempt fine

Lawyers for corrections officials said in a court filing on March 26 that the pandemic forced people working in prisons to take on more duties, caused employees who were infected to miss work and resources to be spent on trying to guard against the coronavirus.

World leaders call for international treaty on pandemic preparedness

More than 20 heads of government and global agencies called for an international treaty for pandemic preparedness that they say will protect future generations in the wake of COVID-19.

CDC releases findings on real-world effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines
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It?s been just about three months since vaccines started going into the arms of frontline workers, and now, doctors have months of real world data to see how effective the shots really are. FOX 10's Matt Galka reports.