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Studies show pets help people maintain good mental health during periods of isolation.

Pets play special role for people coping with pandemic

Jul 21, 2020 Experts say people living with pets cope better with feelings of isolation and loneliness.

Daily news roundup: Federal unemployment set to run out, immigration issues loom over Washington

Jul 20, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, July 20.
U.S. currency in various denominations.

Loss of federal unemployment dollars will hurt Arizona economy

Jul 20, 2020 The federal benefits will run out this month if not renewed.
File photo of a highway sign to Hermosillo, Mexico.

COVID-19 cases In Sonoran capital expected to peak soon

Jul 19, 2020 Hermosillo may be near a "maximum level of transmission," a health official said.
A woman and child embrace along the border in San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora where migrants seeking asylum formed an encampment along the sidewalk as they waited to make formal requests with U.S. Customs officers at the San Luis Port of Entry in December 2018.

COVID-19 closures hit already-backlogged immigration courts

Jul 17, 2020 More than a million people are awaiting immigration court hearings nationwide, according to estimates.
Patrons at the Pima County Public Library's downtown Tucson branch use social distancing while waiting in line to use the library's computers on May 29, 2020.

Daily news roundup: Hospital workers on COVID-19 surge, challenges for school districts

Jul 17, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, July 17.
A health care worker handles supplies needed to collect saliva to test for COVID-19 as part of Arizona State University's testing initiative.

ASU rolls out Arizona’s first COVID-19 saliva test

Jul 17, 2020 Researchers say the method may be more effective than nasal swabs.
File image of downtown Flagstaff.

Flagstaff sees tourism decline during pandemic

Jul 17, 2020 The city is still welcoming visitors but wants them to take precautions to prevent spreading the coronavirus.
File image of a child reading a book in school.

Pandemic’s impact on back-to-school plans in Pima County

Jul 17, 2020 A discussion with Pima County School Superintendent Dustin Williams.
A man wears a face mask while standing outdoors in the town of Guadalupe on July 7, 2020.

Guadalupe: A town hit hard by COVID-19

Jul 17, 2020 Locals say families have been struggling in the small town, which recently had one of the highest COVID-19 case rates in Maricopa County.
People wait to be tested for COVID-19 at the Kino Sports Complex, in this July 13 courtesy photo from Pima County.

Pima County COVID-19 infection rate below Arizona average

Jul 17, 2020 The number of testing sites in the county is increasing.
Choropleth map showing rate of COVID-19 cases reported/100,000 people over a one-week period ending July 16.

Daily news roundup: Eviction protection extended, record AZ unemployment, nurses' union contract

Jul 16, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, July 16.
Arizona. Gov. Doug Ducey at a July 16 briefing on the state's COVID-19 response.

Ducey extends eviction protection for renters until Oct. 31

Jul 16, 2020 The governor did not issue any changes on the reopening of schools apart from a promise for more guidance next week.
University of Arizona President Robert Robbins and Richard Carmona hold an online briefing about restarting classes on campus. July 16,2020.

Mandatory COVID-19 tests await UA students in dorms

Jul 16, 2020 Before moving in all students would have be tested for the novel coronavirus.
Advocates warn of a looming crisis as Arizona nears the expiration of an order protecting renters from eviction.

700 already facing homelessness in Pima County as state readies to lift eviction protection

Jul 16, 2020 An executive order keeping eviction rates down expires next week, and advocates warn of a coming surge in filings and enforcement.
Arizona is expected to add jobs in the construction sector.

Unemployment sets new record in Arizona

Jul 16, 2020 More than a quarter of a million Arizona residents filed for unemployment last week.

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