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PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona on Wednesday reported 3,411 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases and 27 more virus deaths as several pandemic metrics showed decreases. The state’s coronavirus dashboard reported that Arizona’s pandemic totals increased to over 1,368,000 cases and 24,171 deaths. Virus-related hospitalizations statewide dipped for the first time this week, with 2,280 COVID-19 patients occupying

PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix police say they’re trying to determine a motive for a shooting that left one man dead and another critically injured early Wednesday. A police statement said a third person in a car stopped at a red light wasn’t injured when at least one person in another vehicle opened fire at about

The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A semitruck guided by technology from the company TuSimple completed an 80-mile route in Arizona with no human on board and no human intervention during the trip, the company said Wednesday. San Diego-based TuSimple says it’s the first successful fully-autonomous run by a class 8 vehicle, or semi,

By GIDEON RUBIN Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Tomas Hertl came out of COVID-19 protocols and delivered twice for the San Jose Sharks in their 8-7 shootout victory over the Arizona Coyotes. Hertl scored his team-leading 15th goal and added a shootout goal for San Jose, which played for the first time since

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Ky Thomas ran for 144 yards and a touchdown, Mar’Kiese Irving added 129 yards rushing and Minnesota shut down West Virginia to win the Guaranteed Rate Bowl 18-6. Thomas and Irving became the Gophers’ 1-2 punch after Mohamed Ibrahim and Trey Potts sustained season-ending injuries. The

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation reported 19 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus on Tuesday and no additional deaths. The latest numbers pushed the cases on the vast reservation to 41,121, including 34 delayed reported cases. The death toll remained at 1,583. Tribal leaders continued to push for residents to take precautions

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey’s budget director is running for the Arizona House of Representatives. Matt Gress has served as director of the governor’s Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting since 2017 and oversees preparation of the governor’s annual budget presentation. Gress previously worked as a policy advisor at the Arizona Corporation Commission

By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The attorney representing the private company that oversaw the Arizona Senate’s partisan review of Maricopa County’s 2020 election results is trying to quit. Jack Wilenchik’s request to step aside as lawyer for Cyber Ninjas comes after a series of losses in cases brought by groups seeking records

Buckeye police have identified a man who they say was fatally shot by an officer after he refused an order to drop a knife. Police identified the man Tuesday as 31-year-old Vincent Black. Buckeye police say Black had shot his father multiple times Sunday and was holding a knife over the body when authorities arrived.

By PAUL DAVENPORT Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The chief clinical officer of Arizona’s largest health care system says the pandemic continues to strain hospitals statewide so Arizonans should avoid large New Year’s gatherings even if masked and fully vaccinated. Dr. Marjorie Bessel acknowledged that avoiding gatherings is difficult. But she said hospitals remain crowded,

By The Associated Press The Arizona Bowl has been canceled after Boise State pulled out and shut down all team activities due to COVID-19 issues. Central Michigan was supposed to be in the Arizona Bowl but will instead replace Miami in Friday’s Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas, against Washington State. Numerous college programs have

By The Associated Press The Arizona Bowl has been canceled after Boise State pulled out of it and shut down all team activities due to COVID-19 issues. Central Michigan was supposed to be in the Arizona Bowl, but will instead replace Miami in Friday’s Sun Bowl against Washington State. Numerous college programs have coronavirus issues

By MANUEL VALDES Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Blowing snow in mountains of Northern California and Nevada closed key highways, while an arctic blast brought frigid temperatures to the Pacific Northwest and unusually warm weather settled over parts of Texas and the Southeast. Officials on Monday say a Donner Pass record in the Sierra Nevada