Pima County to start vaccinating 0-5 year olds

Jun 20, 2022 COVID-19 shots for tots rolling out now.

Arizona ready for kids' COVID shots

Jun 15, 2022 Tens of thousands of doses are on the way to the state.

Ducey tests positive for COVID-19

Jun 13, 2022 He cancels border trip and meeting with Pence.

COVID risks up in Arizona

Jun 10, 2022 The CDC has raised the transmission rates for many Arizona counties.

Bird flu arrives in Arizona

Jun 10, 2022 The first cases were found in Maricopa County.

Tucson City Council passes resolution supporting abortion rights

Jun 7, 2022 The resolution is in advance of an expected U-S Supreme Court ruling.

COVID numbers rising in Arizona

May 27, 2022 The number of new COVID cases in Pima County has topped more than 1,000 for the second week in a row.

Department of Corrections hires controversial private health care company

May 27, 2022 The department is still involved in a lawsuit over allegations that it provided unconstitutional levels of health care.

Arizona regulators skipped inspections of long-term care facilities

May 24, 2022 Auditor general says state regulators wrongly downgraded complaints including severe allegations, such as sexual assault and neglect.

Governor OK's ban on school COVID-19 vaccines

May 23, 2022 The bills Ducey signed Friday permanently block disease mitigation measures that many health professionals say are critical to reining in the pandemic if case counts again surge.

COVID numbers rising in Pima County

May 18, 2022 The county government announced Wednesday it is changing the vaccination rules for employees.

Abortion rights group files longshot Arizona initiative bid

May 18, 2022 The group needs to collect more than 356,000 signatures from registered voters in a little over seven weeks.

Two more bills targeting COVID rules head to Ducey's desk

May 17, 2022 The GOP-led Senate voted to block the state from ever adding a COVID-19 vaccine to the list of inoculations schoolchildren must receive to attend public school.

State health insurance program wrongly ended coverage for some Native children

May 16, 2022 AHCCCS said it is putting new procedures in place following auditor general's report.

Arizona health agency: State's pandemic toll passes 30,000

May 4, 2022 According to the federal Centers Disease Control and Prevention, Arizona’s death toll ranks 11th highest among states.

Biomedical engineers sneak medicines past immune system

May 4, 2022 University of Arizona researchers are developing ways to target medication more efficiently to fight disease.

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