PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 1 -- Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne issued the following news release: * * * Notes health agencies now treat COVID as common respiratory virus * * * Responding to an inquiry about the status of COVID cases in Arizona and any potential effect on schools, state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne says public health agencies now consider COVID to be a common respiratory virus and schools should operate normally. Horne stated, "I have be  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following statement on July 31, 2024: * * * "Juan Ciscomani got to Congress and immediately left Southern Arizonans behind. He's voted to restrict abortion rights nationwide and opposed critical legislation that would have helped secure the border because Donald Trump told him to. Kirsten Engel is the pragmatic, solution-oriented leader that Arizonans deserve. Unlike Ciscomani, Kirsten isn't here to play partisan   more

IRVING, Texas, Aug. 1 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release: * * * Stations Will be the Exclusive Home of Pac-12 College Football, NASCAR Xfinity Series Racing, WWE NXT Wrestling, and LIV Golf in Their Markets Tucson Affiliate Becomes Local Home for 2024 Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl Presented * * * July 31, 2024 (Burbank, CA) - The CW Network (CW) today announced new television station affiliates in Tucson, Arizona (DMA #64), Santa Barbara,   more

TUCSON, Arizona, July 31 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: Karen Ivy, a professor and assistant dean with the University of Arizona Global Campus, was honored by the White House with the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award for her contributions to several communities and industries, including aerospace, manufacturing, information technology and health care. The Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award is the highest level of the President's Volunteer Service Aw  more