The Arizona Department of Health Services reports COVID-19 cases are rising, and Grand Canyon National Park officials stress the importance of being prepared for summer's high heat.

World Chase Tag has taken a childhood game and brought it to a global, televised level. Fernando Arce is making a name for himself in the competitive tag scene as a player and commentator.

Two Republican leaders in the Arizona Senate hold a hearing on the progress of the 2020 election audit, and the Navajo Nation president is hopeful about easing COVID-19 restrictions despite the spread of the new delta variant.

The Navajo Nation, which was hard-hit during the pandemic, is starting to battle a rise in infections. Also, monsoon storms bring extreme weather warnings to several Arizona counties, and Phoenix will close some popular hiking trail when temperatures reach 105. Plus, a group of Indigenous youth basketball players will watch Game 5 of the NBA Finals in person.

Gov. Doug Ducey replenished Arizona’s unemployment insurance trust fund this week using COVID relief dollars, and he ordered state buildings to fly flags at half-staff to honor fallen firefighters. Plus, more Arizonans are planting citrus trees despite rising temperatures.

As Arizonans await the findings of the 2020 presidential election audit and other states consider similar action, experts call the process a “sham." Also, the scorching heat claims more lives in the Arizona borderlands, a new energy facility is set to open up near Phoenix this year, and what’s next for the Suns after their Game 3 blowout loss.

Masks can prevent infections aside from COVID-19, including valley fever, doctors say. Plus, plans for Phoenix’s annual Pride festival are underway, Phoenix gets its first female postmaster, and the economic impact of the Suns’ success on downtown Phoenix.

Arizona health officials are urging people to get vaccinated as cases of the delta variant rise. Plus, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants to expand places in Arizona to reintroduce endangered black-footed ferrets, and why early-'90s nostalgia is trending with the Phoenix Suns.

Navajo President Jonathan Nez signed legislation this week that reopened the reservation to outside visitors. Plus, health experts in Arizona want masks required in schools, and the Phoenix Suns win Game 1 of the NBA Finals and get ready for Thursday's game.

The Coconino and Kaibab forests have reopened despite the continued risk of wildfires across the state. Plus, Tucson plans to ignore a state law dealing with guns, and residents of Mesa are being asked to conserve energy.