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HONOLULU (AP) — The University of Hawaii Board of Regents plans to address the issue of morale on the university’s football team following a legislative hearing that featured testimony from former players and that the university system president criticized as one-sided. KHON TV reports that more than a dozen football players have said they are

PHOENIX (AP) — Colorado defender Auston Trusty has been added to the U.S. training camp roster for keeping Major League Soccer players fit ahead of World Cup qualifiers. The 23-year-old has played for youth national teams but not the senior national team. He was invited to coach Gregg Berhalter’s first training camp in January 2019,

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona has reported 88 deaths from COVD-19, while virus-related hospitalizations continue to climb. The state on Saturday also reported over 16,500 additional confirmed infections, the most in a year. The spread of the omicron variant has resulted in lines of cars on streets near testing sites. Though early studies show omicron is

By BOB CHRISTIE and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey says he wants to focus on education, border security and water during his eighth and final legislative session, which kicks off Monday with his annual state of the state address. Ducey would reveal little about his priorities during a

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and TERRY TANG Associated Press The explosion in omicron-fueled coronavirus infections has caused a breakdown in basic functions and services across America. Ambulances in Kansas speed toward hospitals and then suddenly change direction because hospitals are full. Employee shortages in New York City cause delays in trash and subway services and

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Scottsdale residents’ frustrations with noisy parties and other rowdy gatherings at short-term rentals in neighborhoods have prompted the affluent Phoenix suburb to impose new accountability requirements on the property owners. The City Council recently approved changes to local laws that include stiffening penalties for violations and requiring owners to designate emergency

By BRIAN J. PEDERSEN Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Cate Reese had 20 points and No. 4 Arizona used a dominant third quarter to beat visiting Washington State 60-52 in its Pac-12 Conference opener and first game in three weeks. It was the 100th victory for Wildcats coach Adia Barnes, and it came as

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 26-year-old Arizona man who admitted sexually assaulting a woman at resort-casino on the Fort Mojave reservation has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison. A federal prosecutor said Richard Anthony Hernandez also was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court in Las Vegas to 15 years of supervised release

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks are hoping the final month of the NFL season will become a launching point into the 2022 season. Seattle has moved closer toward fielding the type of offense everyone expected in offensive coordinator Shane Waldron’s first season going into Sunday’s finale in

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Federal wildlife officials say an endangered Mexican gray wolf that had been roaming around northern Arizona has been found dead. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service confirmed Friday that the male wolf was killed sometime last weekend. Authorities said the incident is under investigation and they declined to release any additional

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks will be without middle linebacker Bobby Wagner when they face Arizona in the regular season finale Sunday. Wagner was ruled out due to a sprained knee suffered against Detroit. He was injured on the first defensive play of the game for Seattle, but said earlier this week that

By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The city of Phoenix has outlined what it will contribute voluntarily to a regional plan to shore up a reservoir that delivers Colorado River water to three states and Mexico. The river already can’t provide seven Western states what they were promised a century ago. Phoenix,

By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press The Treasury Department says states and localities in November paid out the largest amount of rental assistance to cash-strapped tenants since the program began. The $2.9 billion paid out is the latest sign that the program’s early hiccups have been mostly been resolved and it is now turning its focus

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona is proceeding with plans to close one of its two large state-run prison complexes in Florence and transfer more than 2,000 inmates to a private facility in Eloy. The Arizona Republic reports that the state corrections department has awarded a contract to private prison operator CoreCivic to house inmates to be

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The publisher of a memoir by Rep. Ruben Gallego of Arizona is correcting a passage about a deadly Iraq War battle that falsely alleged a journalist had reported Gallego’s entire platoon was lost. “They Called Us ‘Lucky,’” co-written by Gallego and Jim DeFelice, was published

PHOENIX (AP) — The federal Transportation Security Administration in Phoenix has temporarily closed two of four security checkpoints in Sky Harbor International Airport’s largest terminal. Officials blamed staffing shortages because of the COVID-19 surge amid the omicron wave. Airport and TSA officials say in a statement that the closures of the Terminal Four’s B and

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals announced that three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year J.J. Watt has been designated to return from the injured reserve list, leaving open the possibility that he could boost the team’s defense during the playoffs. The Cardinals made the move on Friday and now have 21 days to