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PHOENIX (AP) — A Phoenix police officer has resigned after being indicted on charges accusing her and a co-defendant of defrauding the federal government of over $1.2 million of pandemic relief money. Court records say Toni Richardson was arrested Dec. 1 on a Nov. 23 indictment charging her with conspiracy, bank fraud and money laundering.

PHOENX (AP) — State officials say the availability of hospital beds has sunk to the lowest level since the pandemic began. The state’s coronavirus dashboard reports that only 4% of inpatient beds and of intensive care unit beds statewide were available as of Wednesday. The current hospital crowding is due not only to large numbers

By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer Inside the bustling New York Common Pantry, people hustle to assemble bags of carrots, apples, potatoes and other items. Outside the food pantry, others are hauling deliveries or handing out produce to people lined around the block of the Manhattan-based charity. More people are volunteering at the pantry this

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Forecasters are warning of difficult driving conditions across Arizona’s high country Thursday and early Friday from a winter storm expected to produce widespread rain and snow along with gusty winds. The National Weather Service office in Flagstaff said drivers in higher elevations should be prepared for patches of blowing snow. The

By REBECCA REYNOLDS Associated Press Work has begun on giving some of America’s most spectacular natural settings and historic icons a makeover. The Great American Outdoor Act was passed by Congress last year and dedicated up to $1.6 billion a year for the next five years to extensive maintenance and repairs that have been put

PHOENX (AP) — Arizona’s public health agency is starting what it says will be regular reports looking at state COVID-19 case and death rates by vaccination status. The first such report was posted Wednesday on the state Department of Health Services ’s coronavirus dashboard. Interim Director Don Herrington said in a blog post that the

PHOENIX (AP) — A Phoenix attorney has been picked to fill the District 2 vacancy on the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors. The board voted unanimously Wednesday to appoint Thomas Galvin to the seat. It has been open since Steve Chucri’s resignation went into effect Nov. 5. The District 2 seat will be on the

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer Bennedict Mathurin had 24 points and 10 rebounds, Kerr Kriisa added 17 points and No. 11 Arizona dominated Wyoming in the first half of a 94-65 win. The Wildcats continued their run of overwhelming opponents, smothering the Cowboys on the defensive end to set up easy baskets in transition

By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs apologized “unequivocally” to a Black woman who was fired from her legislative job six years ago. An apology video published to Twitter Wednesday is Hobbs’ most forceful response to a firestorm that has threatened to upend her frontrunner campaign for

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Federal agents are investigating voyeurism incidents at Grand Canyon National Park. National Park Service special agents with the Investigative Services Branch say they are working to identify potential female victims of surreptitious recordings taken in bathroom facilities in the canyon’s backcountry. In September 2020, park visitors at Phantom

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona health officials say the state’s first known case of the coronavirus’s omicron variant has been confirmed in Yavapai County. The Arizona Department of Health Services and Yavapai County Community Health did not release any additional information, including where the person lives. The health officials urged people to get vaccinated, get a

PHOENIX (AP) — Health officials confirm 1st case of coronavirus’s omicron variant in Arizona.

By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A federal appeals court says Arizona doesn’t have to give voters who forget to sign their mail ballot time after the election to resolve the issue. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday overturned a lower-court ruling. The suit was filed by state and

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Mac Jones and the New England Patriots played a style of game more reminiscent of a triple-option service academy than the modern NFL. Jones threw just three passes on a windy Monday night in Buffalo for the fewest pass attempts in an NFL game in nearly a half-century.

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — State lawmakers may help pay for people from other states to come to California for abortions if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. A report released Wednesday by dozens of abortion providers and advocacy groups asks state policymakers to pay for things such as

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona on Wednesday reported 3,506 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases and 18 more deaths as the number of the hospitalized virus patients dipped slightly.  The latest figures posted on the state’s coronavirus dashboard increased Arizona’s pandemic totals to over 1,301,000 cases and nearly 22,800 deaths. There were 2,753 virus patients occupying inpatient hospital