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UA bans TikTok on university-managed devices

Apr 4, 2023 The move comes after President Joe Biden issued an executive order banning the app from government devices.

Shirley Requard displays a "Resign Heinz" sign at a Pima County Board of Supervisors meeting on February 21, 2023, as supervisor Matt Heinz watches (lower right).

Tucson woman challenges "ban" by Pima County

Apr 3, 2023 County says it can exclude people who slander board members.

Autism in Arizona and across the U.S. is on the rise as awareness has led to earlier detection in communities of color, health experts with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday.

Autism rates rise in U.S., along with awareness in communities of color

Apr 2, 2023 The CDC surveyed communities in 11 states, including Arizona, California and Utah, in 2018 and again in 2020 to detect what had changed or remained the same for 8-year-olds and 4-year-olds.

A Centers for Disease Control illustration of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

Report places Arizona first in U.S. for rate of COVID-19 deaths

Apr 2, 2023 Arizona residents were less likely to be vaccinated, wear masks and maintain social distance, according to researchers in a peer-reviewed study.

The Arizona State Capitol Executive Tower in Phoenix. January 2021.

Arizona governor must appear in court on pause of executions

Apr 1, 2023 The afternoon court appearance is scheduled the same day convicted murderer Aaron Gunches had been set to die.

Volunteers Mike and Candy McCloy gathering signatures outside the parking lot of the Hereford Post Office on March 31, 2023.

Cochise County elections official questions petition gatherers

Apr 1, 2023 The interim Elections Director

Officials warn of orange liquid at old Arizona mining site

Apr 1, 2023 The state Department of Environmental Quality issued a news release strongly urging the public to keep away from an area in Walker.

Flowers, candles and letters lay in front of the Harshbarger building sign following the murder of Professor Thomas Meixner on Wed. Oct. 5, 2022 at the University of Arizona. Meixner was killed by a former student on campus.

The Buzz: What a UA report says about last year's deadly on-campus shooting

Mar 31, 2023 The report released earlier this week offers insights into where breakdowns happened and what can be done to prevent future failures.

Flowers in bloom at Picacho Peak State Park, 2019.

Did spring come late this year?

Mar 31, 2023 The Southwest has experienced cooler and wetter conditions.

A person walks past tarps, cloths, and tents set up as temporary living spaces on West Madison Street in “The Zone,” the area surrounding the Human Services Campus in Phoenix on March 1, 2023.

Arizona governor vetoes a bill to ban tents in public places

Mar 30, 2023 Senate Bill 1024 would have stopped anyone from erecting makeshift shelters on sidewalks, alleyways, streets, parkways and other public rights-of-way.