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A flyer taped to the ground at Mesquite Elementary in Vail reminds students to maintain social distancing. August 2020.

As schools reopen campuses, what’s the risk in Pima County?

Oct 16, 2020 The director of the Pima County Health Department on what trends suggest.
A view of downtown Tucson.

News roundup: Arizona closes in on voter registration and census deadlines

Oct 15, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Oct. 15.
UA antibody testing, June 2020

UA researchers find longer-lasting immunity for COVID-19 patients

Oct 14, 2020 The discovery shows antibodies were still being produced months after infection.
Rep. Tom O'Halleran, left, and Republican challenger Tiffany Shedd, right, debate on Arizona PBS, Oct. 8, 2020.

Shedd challenges O'Halleran in Arizona's 1st Congressional District

Oct 14, 2020 Arizona's largest district is bipartisan.
Central Tucson from Sentinel Peak.

News roundup: Arrests at Indigenous-led protest, OSIRIS-REx readies for sample collection

Oct 13, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Oct. 13.
Fire officials say they were able to contain the spread of COVID-19 in crews through commonsense measures as well as some precautions specific to their work, even though it made their jobs more challenging at times.

Fire officials claim success in fighting COVID-19 while fighting fires

Oct 13, 2020 Officials reported only a handful of positive test results on their crews, and they believe many of those came from exposure off the job.
Downtown Tucson, Oct, 23, 2019.

Daily News Roundup: Pascua Yaqui sue over ballot access, court mulls voter registration extension, and restaurants look for relief

Oct 12, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Oct. 12
A wildcat statue at the University of Arizona sports a custom mask. July 2020.

UA officials worried about holidays

Oct 12, 2020 COVID-19 numbers are dropping on campus and are not to blame for a local increase in numbers.
A sign directs voters where to cast their ballots at a polling place in Tucson.

As candidates woo Latino voters, local organization steps in with an ear to the ground

Oct 10, 2020 LUCHA's get-out-the-vote campaign aims to reach more than a million Indigenous, Black and Latino voters.
Arizona Public Media.

News roundup: Making your vote count, AZ ballot measures, McSally-Kelly debate analysis

Oct 9, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Oct. 9.
An unemployment insurance claims office.

Arizona sees unemployment drop

Oct 9, 2020 For the first time in a month, some Arizona unemployment sectors are showing improvement.
Central Tucson from Sentinel Peak.

News roundup: Ecological impacts of Bighorn Fire, campaigns in battleground Arizona

Oct 8, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Oct. 8.
Legislation making its way through Congress aims to reaffirm that tribal epidemiology centers should have access to state and federal health data. Tribal leaders have had trouble accessing information to help fight COVID-19 and other diseases in places like the Navajo Nation, where this sign stands.

Bill pressures CDC to give Native Americans better access to federal health data

Oct 8, 2020 Experts say the pandemic has further exposed limits to Native American communities' access to accurate health data.
File image of the Pima County Administration Building in downtown Tucson.

Pima County 'wall of shame' stays up

Oct 6, 2020 Supervisors reject effort to stop listing violators.
A woman fills out a ballot at a polling place inside Temple Emanu-El in Tucson on Aug. 4, 2020.

News Roundup: Voting in Pima County, Kelly and McSally vie for Senate seat

Oct 6, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Oct. 6
Downtown Tucson, Oct, 23, 2019.

News roundup: Court extends AZ voter registration, UA to start in-person classes, Indigenous protesters block border crossing

Oct 5, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Oct. 5

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