Over 60 NFL Players Opt Out of the 2020 Season Due to COVID-19 Concerns

Photo Credit: https://abcnews.go.com Over 60 NFL players have withdrawn from the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic. Players had until 4 p.m. ET on Thursday to make their decision and after the deadline passed, a spokesperson for the NFL told CNN that out of 2,880 players, 66 players chose to opt-out. That figure... Read More

Homeland Security Find ‘Sophisticated’ Unfinished Border Tunnel In Arizona

Photo Credit: photo provided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Source: AP) In late July, Homeland Security investigations found an incomplete tunnel stretching from Arizona to Mexico. The tunnel appears to be “the most sophisticated tunnel in U.S. history,” authorities said. The tunnel intended for smuggling ran from San Luis, Arizona, to a Mexican neighborhood... Read More

Ryan House to Host 10th Anniversary Breakfast Fundraiser Virtually

Ryan House, a home built to provide respite, palliative and end-of-life care for children, is kicking off its annual community breakfast fundraiser online on Aug. 28. The breakfast is scheduled for 9 a.m. and requires those interested in attending to sign up online in order to receive the invitation link. Ryan House will also... Read More

Restaurants Are Closing Again, Due To COVID-19 Exposures

During Arizona’s stay-at-home orders, Arizona residents were eager to get out and dine at their favorite restaurant, visit retail stores and return to normalcy. The order was lifted just over a month ago and now once again many are bracing for what seems to be a second round of closures due to COVID-19 exposure.... Read More

Bob’s Discount Furniture is Coming to Arizona

The city of Phoenix and the town of Gilbert are set to be the homes for two new locations of Connecticut-based retailer Bob’s Discount Furniture. Desert Ridge Marketplace and Crossroads Towne Center will welcome the retail chain’s new locations in August and September, according to a press release. Exact dates were not immediately available.... Read More

Governor Ducey Meets With President Trump, Dr. Birx On COVID-19

Governor Doug Ducey today met with President Trump and White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx in the Oval Office to discuss COVID-19 and further actions to contain the spread of the virus and protect public health. The state of Arizona has partnered closely with the White House Coronavirus Task Force to implement... Read More

AIA Executive Board Approves Calendar For Return To Fall Sports

Amid the pandemic, a question for many parents has been if Fall high school sports will resume. As of now, it looks like the answer is yes. At a special meeting on August 5th, the Arizona Interscholastic Association’s Executive Board, approved the fall 2020 interscholastic athletics calendar. AIA relayed that it is important to... Read More

Arizona Gov. Ducey Appeals Judge’s Ruling on Gym Closure Order

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is appealing a judge’s recent ruling that gave the state one week to give gyms a way to apply for reopening. Ducey on Wednesday filed a notice of appeal and a motion to delay enforcement of Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Timothy Thomason’s ruling Tuesday in a lawsuit filed by... Read More

Arizona Releases Safe Reopening of School Benchmarks

With the health of students, teachers, and staff as their top priority, the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) and the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) have partnered in the development of guidance to support the safe reopening of in-person learning in Arizona schools. Per Governor Ducey’s June 23 Executive Order, Arizona: Open for Learning,... Read More

How to Keep Your Kids Safe While They’re Doing Online Schooling

Before COVID-19, children would spend a lot of the day at school. There they may have been taught about internet safety and how to be protected online. Most schools also have systems that filter or restrict access to online content. Schools provide protective environments to restrict access to content such as pornography and gambling.... Read More