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Disabled Mesa woman says bus refuses her service

By GlobalAZ

September 8, 2020

MESA, Ariz — A disabled Mesa resident says she is in a fight to ride the bus. She relies on the bus to get around but claims a ...

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Phoenix City Council to discuss proposed installation of ‘Black Lives Matter’ street mural

By GlobalAZ

August 26, 2020

PHOENIX – The Phoenix City Council is planning to discuss a request to install a “Black Lives Matter” street mural downtown on Sept. 2, according to an agenda released by the city’s Transportation, ...

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Mountainside Fitness CEO vows to reopen, despite being denied approval by ADHS

By GlobalAZ

August 25, 2020

HOENIX — The fight between Mountainside Fitness and the state of Arizona continues. Tom Hatten, CEO and founder of Mountainside Fitness, vowed Tuesday to reopen his fitness centers ...

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CVS pharmacies to hire hundreds in Arizona ahead of flu season

By GlobalAZ

August 17, 2020

CVS Health Corp. said it will hire about 300 people in Arizona in the coming months to prepare for an expected increased demand in flu vaccinations. The drugstore ...

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Golfland Sunsplash in Mesa suing Gov. Ducey over closing water parks

By GlobalAZ

August 12, 2020

PHOENIX – Golfland Sunsplash is suing Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey over the closure of their park, citing the governor’s lack of guidance on reopening and his “arbitary and irrational” treatment of water parks ...

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Ducey seeks to void ruling that would let Arizona gyms reopen

By GlobalAZ

August 7, 2020

PHOENIX — Gov. Doug Ducey is moving to deny gyms and fitness centers the right to reopen despite a court order to the contrary. In new legal briefs, ...

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Judge rules fitness centers must be given guidelines for reopening within one week

By GlobalAZ

August 5, 2020

PHOENIX — An Arizona judge ruled Tuesday that fitness centers must be given a “prompt opportunity” to apply to reopen and that guidelines should be issued within a ...

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Mosquitoes at Lake Havasu test positive for West Nile virus

By GlobalAZ

August 1, 2020

LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ — Health officials are asking visitors to avoid a beach on the east side of Lake Havasu after mosquitoes gathered there tested positive for ...

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Arizona health officials announce plan to bring in 600 nurses to help hospitals

By GlobalAZ

July 16, 2020

Nearly 600 critical care nurses and medical-surgical nurses will be headed to Arizona to help provide support to hospitals seeing an increase in patients with COVID-19, the Arizona ...

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Phoenix Elementary School District to push back in-person learning to October 12

By GlobalAZ

July 10, 2020

PHOENIX — Phoenix Elementary School District has announced they will not be resuming in-person classes until October 12. Online courses will begin for K-8 on August 6, while ...