Arizona News

 Rebecca Rorabaugh was furloughed weeks ago from her job as a hotel concierge and has spent every day since trying to navigate Arizona's unemployment system. "This will be seven weeks without payment," she told 3 On Your Side. "I've gone past frustration, I've gone past the anger, and now I just feel forgotten and hopeless."Rorabaugh says the ...

Because of COVID-19, you may be spending more time in your home. That may also mean you're spending more on energy bills. But Consumer Reports says it doesn't have to be that way. Our homes have been working overtime for us these past several months. All those extra meals at home, dishwashing, heating preferences and it all adds up. Consumer Report...

 "Arizona has capacity today." In a news conference Thursday afternoon, Gov. Doug Ducey addressed Arizonans about the latest spike in COVID-19 cases across our state. "The increase in positive tests is not the direction we want to go," Ducey said. "We want to go the other direction." The governor showed a chart illustrating a recent rise in po...

With the federal and state income tax filing deadline extended to July 15 due to the public health situation, the Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division reminds customers they can still get their 2019 vehicle fee and tax information on one document online for free.This document can be used electronically or be printed. Using it...

Governor Doug Ducey today issued a statewide Declaration of Emergency, including putting in place a curfew starting at 8:00 p.m. tonight. The curfew is in effect from 8:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. and shall expire on Monday, June 8, at 5:00 a.m. unless further extended. "At the request of local leaders and in coordination with state and local law enfor...

Effective June 1, 2020 Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport will require all employees and members of the public entering public airport facilities, including the terminals, the Rental Car Center, the PHX Sky Train®, and Airport buses to wear a face covering. In concert with major airlines, the TSA, airports across the country including Seattle...

On Memorial Day, we remember the men and women who laid down their lives to defend and serve our country.  Since our nation's founding, more than one million Americans have made the ultimate sacrifice. As President Reagan said, 'Their lives remind us that freedom is not bought cheaply. It has a cost; it imposes a burden.'May we honor thei...

Even though ADOT Motor Vehicle Division offices are serving a limited number of customers by appointment only due to the public health situation, customers aren't limited in their ability to offer the gift of being an organ, eye or tissue donor.  Since 2017, organ donation has been an option for online customers renewing their vehicle registra...

Governor Doug Ducey today announced that the Stay At Home order in Arizona will be ending on May 15 and replaced by new guidance for the next stage of economic recovery. The new guidance aligns with gating criteria issued by the White House and Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and aims to mitigate the risk of COVID-19 resurgence, pr...

For the past 14 years, Boys & Girls Clubs of the East Valley (now Boys & Girls Club of the Valley - BGCAZ) has been working the Town of Queen Creek to provide high quality, high impact youth programs, educational enrichment and sports leagues programs in the Founder's Park location. Key to our after-school program's success has been the par...

Following continued positive data trends, Governor Doug Ducey today announced the next steps Arizona will take to gradually reenergize the economy. The Governor issued an Executive Order allowing cosmetologists and barber shops to resume appointment-based services this Friday, May 8 and restaurants and coffee shops to resume dine-in services w...

With Motor Vehicle Division offices currently limited to essential services that require in-person visits by appointment, the Arizona Department of Transportation strongly recommends that customers try going online, visiting Authorized Third Party offices or using the U.S. mail before seeking office appointments.Due to the current public health sit...

Governor Doug Ducey and the Arizona Department of Health Services today released additional guidelines as retail businesses resume partial operations starting next week. The recommendations include enhanced sanitation and physical distancing steps customers and business owners should take to facilitate increased business interactions while minimizi...

Governor Doug Ducey today announced an extension of physical distancing measures while laying out a step-by-step approach to continue reenergizing Arizona's economy. The Governor today issued an Executive Order extending Arizona's Stay Home, Stay Healthy, Stay Connected Order until May 15, 2020.  The order also continues Arizona's gradual econ...

On Friday, Sonora Quest Laboratories announced it will offer antibody testing starting with 1,000 to 3,000 tests per day, and growing from there. In early May, Sonora Quest plans to begin offering antibody testing to consumers without needing a provider's order or insurance in Arizona. Today, Banner Health announced the opening of a new COVID-19 di...