Monthly Archives: October 2020

Costco Now Selling COVID-19 Testing Kits Online

by on October 27, 2020 0
Costco members can now purchase COVID-19 testing kits online. The company has listed two test kits for sale on Costco.com, one priced at $129.99, the other is listed at $139.99. According to the item descriptions, both saliva PCR kits “test for COVID-19 infection at home without a painful nasal swab.” Test results will be... Read More

Costco Now Selling COVID-19 Testing Kits Online

by on October 27, 2020 0
Costco members can now purchase COVID-19 testing kits online. The company has listed two test kits for sale on Costco.com, one priced at $129.99, the other is listed at $139.99. According to the item descriptions, both saliva PCR kits “test for COVID-19 infection at home without a painful nasal swab.” Test results will be... Read More

ASU and UArizona Among Top Global Universities

by on October 27, 2020 0
The latest rankings from U.S. News & World Report place the University of Arizona and Arizona State University among the top 150 best universities in the world. The Best Global Universities list, which was released Oct. 20, ranked nearly 1,500 higher-education institutions across more than 80 countries. UArizona cracked the top 100, tying for... Read More

Bashas’ Stores Providing Flu Shots to Public

by on October 25, 2020 0
Bashas’ Family of Stores’ grocery locations are hosting flu shot services. Stores include Bashas,’ Food City and AJ’s Fine Foods. The CDC recommends everyone six months and older, with few exceptions, obtain a flu vaccination every year. Flu viruses occur more commonly in the fall and winter, with activity increasing in October. Flu shots,... Read More

6 Nominated for Arizona Court of Appeals Opening

by on October 25, 2020 0
Three judges and three other attorneys have been nominated for appointment by Gov. Doug Ducey to fill a state Court of Appeals opening. The nominees recommended by the Commission on Appellate Court Appointments include Mohave County Superior Court Judge Rick Williams, Commissioner Joseph Goldstein and Judge Pro Tem Christopher Kottke, both of Yavapai County... Read More

Remdesivir Becomes First Fully-Approved FDA COVID-19 Treatment

by on October 25, 2020 0
The Food and Drug Administration has approved remdesivir as a treatment for the coronavirus. The move comes less than a week after the World Health Organization published results of a large study that suggested remdesivir did not help hospitalized COVID-19 patients. A previous study by the U.S. National Institutes of Health found the antiviral... Read More

APS Light Parade Reimagined This Year

by on October 25, 2020 0
The APS Light Parade, a yearly holiday tradition in the Valley, will be “reimagined” this year due to health and safety concerns surrounding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Phoenix announced Thursday. Instead of an in-person parade, the event will be presented virtually and will air as a 60-minute holiday special on ABC15... Read More

Arizona Chamber of Commerce CEO Says Snowbird Season to Suffer Due to Border Limits

by on October 22, 2020 0
Before the border with Mexico was closed to nonessential travel because of COVID-19 in mid-March, visitors were spending about $8 million daily in Arizona. Now, the annual influx of Canadian visitors – aka snowbird season – is in jeopardy, Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry President-CEO Glenn Hamer claims. “Communities across the state, including... Read More