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Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

Daily News Roundup: Police chief to stay on, Ducey warns about virus surge

Jun 25, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, June 25
The administration building for Emerge! Center Against Domestic Abuse.

Domestic abuse center won't turn away those with COVID-19

Jun 25, 2020 Emerge! CEO says they're relying more on solitary shelter spaces to encourage social distancing.
Gov. Doug Ducey gives a June 25 update on the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gov. Ducey implores Arizonans to be safer, stay home, but doesn't require it

Jun 25, 2020 The governor acknowledged the spread and impact of COVID-19 will worsen, but only gave recommendations for safe practices.
A Black Lives Matter mural painted by Robbie Lee Harris June 2020 at Tucson's Rialto Theatre.

You may know how you feel about a social issue, but have you asked yourself why?

Jun 25, 2020 Also on Arizona Spotlight: A Tucson nurse on being a coronavirus survivor; the stage lights are back on at Invisible Theatre; and a look back at the cinematic paradox of "La Jetée".
A sticker on the ground notifies customers where to stand in order to maintain social distancing at Sam Levitz Furniture Warehouse. May 2020.

Pandemic shopping habits will be slow to change, says UA researcher

Jun 24, 2020 Practices like online shopping and curbside pickup are likely to continue past mask requirements.
File image of an empty classroom at Sabino High School in Tucson.

State to give more money to schools due to pandemic

Jun 24, 2020 The Governor and state Superintendent of Public Instruction unveil a new funding plan.
Downtown Tucson, Oct, 23, 2019.

Daily News Roundup: TPD chief offers resignation, record COVID-19 deaths

Jun 24, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, June 24.
Signs advertise a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site outside of Walgreens in Tucson on April 21, 2020.

ADHS: Reviews of records cause spike in COVID-19 death tally

Jun 24, 2020 Arizona broke a single-day record, but the state says that's mostly due to a method for analyzing previous deaths.
File image of a health care worker adjusting an IV bag.

Pima County nearly out of ICU beds Tuesday, health official says

Jun 23, 2020 The county medical director told supervisors on Tuesday morning that the major hospitals had approximately five ICU beds.
The cast of "Filming O'Keeffe" at Invisible Theatre.

Tucson's Invisible Theatre bringing back in-person shows

Jun 23, 2020 The nonprofit hopes to maintain a live theater experience with distancing and reduced capacity, amid growing COVID-19 case numbers.

Continuing unemployment claims skyrocket

Jun 22, 2020 The number of claims passes 2 million for the first time.
File image of a health care worker adjusting an IV bag.

Elective medical procedures are still on in Arizona, for now

Jun 22, 2020 Local hospitals are preparing for a wave of COVID-19 patients from the current surge in new cases.
Twenty-dollar bills.

Forecasters say Arizona's budget outlook is improving

Jun 22, 2020 The shortfall could be significantly smaller than originally predicted, legislative analysts say.
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.

Arizona coronavirus spike continues

Jun 20, 2020 Statewide case total nears 50,000 as hospitalizations and ventilator use rise sharply.
Parishioners attend mass at St. Mary's Church in Chandler on May 19, 2020. The Catholic Diocese of Phoenix gave pastors the option to resume public mass with limited capacity and face masks as added safety precautions. Photos of the congregation's members fastened to the pews indicate spaces where people cannot sit.

Masks mandatory in public in Pima County

Jun 19, 2020 The Board of Supervisors met in emergency session to pass the ordinance.
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey wears a face mask during a news conference in Phoenix on June 18, 2020.

Former ADHS director advocating for statewide mask requirement

Jun 19, 2020 Will Humble has been vocal in his criticism of how the state is handling the current surge in COVID-19 cases.

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