BC-AZ--Arizona News Coverage Advisory 915 am update, AZ
Good morning. Here's an updated look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up in Arizona.
Questions about coverage plans are welcome and should be directed to the AP-Phoenix bureau at 602-258-8934 or [email protected].
This information is not for publication or broadcast, and these coverage plans are subject to change. Expected stories may not develop, or late-breaking and more newsworthy events may take precedence. Advisories and digests will keep you up to date.
All times are Mountain unless specified otherwise. Some TV and radio stations will receive broadcast versions of the stories below, along with all updates.
TOP STORIES:
INCAPACITATED WOMAN-MEDICAID
PHOENIX — A settlement will allow a nonprofit health care facility where an incapacitated woman was raped and gave birth to keep its Medicaid contract provided it steps that include hiring a quality improvement expert. UPCOMING: Story. Length to be determined.
US-IMMIGRATION COURTS
LUMPKIN, Ga. — Botched translations, courtrooms packed with children, migrants fending for themselves with no legal representation and cases being postponed to 2023. Associated Press reporters sat in on across immigration courtrooms across the country to chronicle the dysfunction of a system shouldering crushing caseloads and chaos. By Kate Brumback, Deepti Hajela and Amy Taxin. SENT: 3,500 words, photos, video and abridged version.
WITH:
— IMMIGRATION-FREEZING CELLS: The trial for a lawsuit challenging detention conditions in some of the Border Patrol’s facilities in Arizona continues Thursday after the federal judge who will rule on the case made a last-minute inspection at a Tucson facility Wednesday afternoon. UPCOMING: Story. Length to be determined.
— CENTRAL AMERICA-MIGRANTS: Less-organized migrants, tighter immigration control by Guatemalan authorities and the presence of U.S. advisers have reduced the likelihood that the hundreds of migrants who departed Honduras will form anything like the cohesive procession the term “caravan” now conjures. By Sonia Perez D. SENT: 740 words, photos.
IN BRIEF:
— IMMIGRANT SMUGGLING DEATH: A Phoenix man who rolled his truck during a chase as he tried to escape law enforcement with 11 immigrants on board was sentenced to 6 1/2 years in federal prison in the death of one migrant.
— NAVAJO OFFICIAL-FUNERAL: A former Navajo Nation Council delegate is being remembered for his years of public service and inspiration to others.
— IMMIGRATION REPRESENTATION-FRAUD: A Tucson woman faces 18 months in prison on wire fraud convictions in a case involving false claims made in connection with legal representation of people in immigration cases.
SPORTS
BKN--SUNS-KNICKS
NEW YORK — The Phoenix Suns visit the New York Knicks. UPCOMING: 650 words, photos.
HKN--COYOTES-CANUCKS
VANCOUVER — The Arizona Coyotes visit the Vancouver Canucks. UPCOMING: 650 words, photos.
BKC--UTAH-ARIZONA
TUCSON, Ariz. — Utah plays Arizona at McKale Center.
BKC--COLORADO-ARIZONA STATE
TEMPE, Ariz. — No. 20 Colorado travels to face Arizona State on Thursday night. The Buffaloes have won six of their past seven games. By David Brandt. UPCOMING: 650 words, photos from 7 p.m. tipoff.
BKC--NORTHERN ARIZONA-SOUTHERN UTAH
CEDAR CITY, Utah — Northern Arizona plays Southern Utah at America First Event Center.
BKC--GRAND CANYON-CHICAGO STATE
CHICAGO — Grand Canyon plays Chicago State at Jones Convocation Center.
BKC--PAC 12 THIS WEEK
Stanford has been the surprise of the Pac-12 this season, entering this week as the only team without a conference loss. The Cardinal face a tough test with week with road games against UCLA and USC. SENT: 540 words, photos.
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