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Eviction protections for renters set to expire at the end of the year

Dec 11, 2020 Two dozen Southern Arizona homelessness service organizations have asked Gov. Doug Ducey to protect renters facing eviction.

The exterior of El Rio Health's clinic on West Congress Street. 2018.

El Rio’s approach to health care during the pandemic

Dec 11, 2020 A discussion with CEO Nancy Johnson.

A Dec. 11 screenshot of Arizona's COVID-19 cases by day. The date a case is reported does not represent the day the test was conducted.

Arizona reports 3rd highest rise in daily COVID-19 cases

Dec 11, 2020 Virus-related hospitalizations have continued to climb during the current surge

News roundup: Pima County clarifies COVID-19 alert, election lawsuit dismissed

Dec 10, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Dec. 10.

Utilities can't shut off power without offering a payment plan, regulator says

Dec 10, 2020 The Arizona Corporation Commission is requiring utilities to provide a payment plan starting Jan. 1 for customers behind on bills.

The state says health care workers are at the top of the priority list for COVID-19 vaccine distribution.

Patience advised for coronavirus vaccine distribution

Dec 10, 2020 A UA immunobiologist notes procedure can trigger more questions about controlling the virus.

News roundup: Failing grades on the rise, restaurants look ahead, DACA ruling

Dec 9, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Dec. 9.

A server at Boca Taco on 4th Avenue speaks to a customer at a table outdoors on Nov. 23, 2020.

After year of closures, restaurants look toward a better 2021

Dec 9, 2020 A rebound for full service dining is likely a long way off.

A cyclist wears a bandana over his face as he bikes in Nogales, March 2020.

Santa Cruz County has one of the state's highest COVID-19 positivity rates

Dec 9, 2020 The border county has some 46,000 residents.

The Amphi Foundation says it will provide free internet for students for at least six months.

Tucson rolling out, taking applications for free wireless internet

Dec 9, 2020 The grant-funded free internet access is for those affected by COVID-19.

News roundup: State breaks case-count record again, UA to require weekly COVID testing

Dec 8, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Dec. 8.

Mural on the side of building in Shiprock, New Mexico, in the Nation Nation March 22, 2020.

Navajo Nation: 'uncontrolled spread of COVID-19,' stay-at-home order and plateauing cases

Dec 8, 2020 Since late November, the Navajo Nation has been taking steps to flatten a spike of COVID-19 cases.

This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19—isolated from a patient in the U.S.

UA to require mandatory COVID-19 testing

Dec 7, 2020 The university will roll out a new test in January.

The exterior of Tucson's Casino Del Sol.

Casino del Sol closing for the holidays

Dec 7, 2020 The casino, along with Casino of the Sun, will be closed from Dec. 7 to Jan. 2.

File image of the Pima County Administration Building in downtown Tucson.

Pima County toughens distancing rules as COVID cases surge

Dec 5, 2020 The countywide curfew remains voluntary for now.

Pima County preparing for COVID-19 vaccine distribution

Dec 5, 2020 The first wave of vaccines could arrive in a few weeks and will go first to health care workers and people on congregate settings.

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