Tucked away in Phoenix’s historic Garfield District, Welcome Diner stands as a beacon of culinary delight with its unassuming white exterior and vibrant red signage. Behind those modest walls lies a ...

The patient had arrived at Flagstaff Medical Center and died in the emergency room. It is the first known plague-related ...

Plague is often associated with Medieval history and the centuries-old Black Death epidemic, but a recent death in northern Arizona is a troublesome reminder of the flea-borne disease’s lingering hold ...

Coconino County Health and Human Services (CCHHS) officials received confirmatory test results on July 11 and have confirmed ...

The CDC reports that about 7 human cases of pneumonic plague are reported each year nationwide, but this case is the first known US death since 2007.

Death from pneumonic plague was confirmed in a resident of Coconino County, Arizona, on July 11, 2025, according to a press release from the county’s health and human services department.