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PHOENIX (AP) — A day after Arizona surpassed the 1 million milestone in confirmed coronavirus cases, the state on Saturday reported nearly, 3,900 additional cases, the most since last February during last winter’s surge. The 3,893 additional cases and 55 deaths reported Saturday increased Arizona’s pandemic totals to 1,005,864 cases and 18,779 deaths. That’s according

By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona K-12 schools have been sent nearly $4.3 billion through several federal coronavirus relief packages, with virtually every public charter school or traditional district receiving extra cash to help them endure shutdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and help students make up for lost classroom time. But

By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Nearly 10 months after last year’s election, Pennsylvania’s state lawmakers can seemingly no longer avoid pressure to mount an Arizona-style “audit” of the 2020 election, stoked by former President Donald Trump’s persistent and baseless claims that the election was rigged against him. The Senate’s top Republican,

By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Republican efforts questioning the outcome of the 2020 presidential race have led to voting system breaches that election security experts say pose a heightened risk to future elections. Copies of the Dominion Voting Systems software used to manage elections — from designing ballots to configuring voting

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jean Segura singled with one out in the 11th inning to give the Philadelphia Phillies a 7-6 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in a game with a number of late-inning twists. Brad Miller hit a tying, two-run homer in the 10th and Bryce Harper also went deep

PHOENIX (AP) — Part of a major highway between metro Phoenix and eastern Arizona’s high country will be closed in mid-September for roughly five days for a bridge project, forcing drivers to use a lengthy detour. The Arizona Department of Transportation said U.S. 60 will be closed between Superior and Miami from 10 p.m. on

PHOENIX (AP) — Fantasy sports contests go live Saturday in Arizona, a state that was among the last holdouts in legalizing the collection of winnings. Legislation that Gov. Doug Ducey signed earlier this year greatly expanded sports betting in Arizona. Six operators have licenses to sign up players who build their own teams and wager

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Skylar Diggins-Smith scored 27 points and Diana Taurasi added 19 to help the short-handed Phoenix Mercury beat the New York Liberty 80-64. Phoenix was missing star center Brittney Griner, who sprained her left ankle with just over a minute left in the meeting Wednesday between

By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Peoria police have arrested six members of a family they say targeted a 20-year-old relative because they disapprove of her boyfriend, who doesn’t share their Muslim faith. Court records show the woman told police she was afraid her relatives will kill her because they believe she

Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The start of the game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and Philadelphia on Friday night was delayed 26 minutes due to contact tracing after the Phillies put three players on the COVID-19 injured list. The game was scheduled to start at 7:05 p.m., but first pitch was at 7:31 p.m.. Earlier

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation reported 38 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus on Friday and no new deaths. Tribal President Jonathan Nez says the daily increase in cases is in line with other places across the country. He urged residents of the vast reservation that extends into New Mexico, Utah and

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals-New Orleans Saints preseason game set for Saturday has been canceled because of Hurricane Ida.

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. (AP) — A Lake Havasu City resident has drowned in a narrow channel while paddle boarding on the lake. The city’s police department identified the man Friday as 30-year-old Garrett Hansen. Authorities say bystanders found Hansen submerged in the Bridgewater Channel on Thursday evening and pulled him from the water. Lifesaving

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Lots of familiar faces are playing new places around the NFL this season. Matthew Stafford was traded from Detroit to the Los Angeles Rams for Jared Goff. Carson Wentz went from the Eagles to the Colts. Sam Darnold was dealt from the New

By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Tenant advocates and court officials were gearing up Friday for what some fear will be a wave of evictions and others predict will be just a growing trickle after a U.S. Supreme Court action allowing lockouts to resume. The high court’s conservative majority late Thursday blocked the

By The Associated Press For fantasy players, stats geeks and analytics gurus, the Football Outsiders Almanac is a godsend, packed with all sorts of categories that break down the game the way teams compile game plans. In tracking every play of every game, Football Outsiders came up with the DVOA (Defense-adjusted Value Over Average), which

CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) — Chandler police and school district officials say the driver of a school bus carrying nine high school students home was arrested on suspicion of felony DUI and misdemeanor failure to stop. A police statement said the driver was arrested after an officer say the bus commit a red-light violation at an

By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona nurse who has spent the past 18 months caring for COVID-19 patients is sharing her perspective as a third surge of cases hits the state and it crosses the 1 million case mark. Caroline Maloney works in the intensive care unit at Scottsdale Osborn

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints canceled their home preseason game set for Saturday against the Arizona Cardinals because of the potential for Hurricane Ida to batter Louisiana’s coast with wind as high as 140 mph by Sunday. After initially moving kickoff up by seven hours, the Saints announced the subsequent decision Friday

By TERRY TANG and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona surpassed 1 million COVID-19 cases Friday. There are now more than a dozen states that have crossed the grim threshold as the nation wrestles with yet another major spike in infections. The benchmark is the latest in a tumultuous year-and-a-half where Arizona