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Arizona National Guard service members at a COVID-19 drive-thru testing site in the Tohono O'odham Nation in Sells, Arizona, July 6, 2020.

Tohono O'odham Nation removes curfew, and amends other guidelines

Apr 21, 2021 The nation is now allowing funeral and wake services to occur after dark.

People walk along the Mall in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Kelly and Sinema want feds to pay for National Guard

Apr 21, 2021 Arizona’s two U.S. Senators sent a letter to the White House.

Rows of cots are set up inside the Benedictine Monastery in February 2019. The monastery served as a temporary shelter for migrant families seeking asylum.

Pima County wants state money for migrant transportation

Apr 21, 2021 The county wants the state to pay for transporting asylum seekers.

Arizona Gov. Ducey speaks to reporters at a news conference held along the border in Douglas on March 19, 2021.

Ducey calls for emergency declaration at border

Apr 21, 2021 Calls migrant surge a "crisis" though numbers have not reached Trump-era levels.

News roundup: TUSD could end desegregation order, UA moves vaccination pods indoors

Apr 20, 2021 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, April 20.

A U.S. flag on the uniform of a member of the National Guard.

Ducey sends National Guard to the border

Apr 20, 2021 The Governor issued an emergency declaration for Arizona’s border counties.

A bundle of syringes at a COVID-19 vaccination site at Tucson Medical Center. January 2021.

No FEMA vaccination pod for Pima County

Apr 20, 2021 County plans six smaller mobile sites instead.

The Dragonfly helicopter could become the first spacecraft to fly in the atmosphere of one of Saturn's moons.

Planetary scientists look ahead to new airborne explorers

Apr 20, 2021 They say the historic Mars Ingenuity helicopter flight is only the beginning.

News roundup: Biden administration responds to refugee backlash, Ducey bans vaccine passports

Apr 19, 2021 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, April 19.

A COVID-19 vaccination record card is received following the administration of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Banner University South.

Ducey bans vaccine passports

Apr 19, 2021 Ducey issued an order banning government use of vaccine passports.

A COVID-19 vaccination site set up on the University of Arizona Mall. January 2021.

UA moving vaccination POD indoors

Apr 19, 2021 Heat is forcing the shutdown of drive-through vaccinations.

Immigrant children rest at a detention facility in Nogales, Arizona in 2014.

New migrant facilities crop up to ease crowding, again

Apr 18, 2021 U.S. officials are scrambling to handle a dramatic spike in children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border alone

A Syrian man carries his baby at a makeshift camp for families displaced from Idlib countryside as a result of the bombing and military operations on Feb. 18, 2020.

Biden administration walks back plan to keep Trump's refugee admissions cap amid backlash

Apr 17, 2021 The administration received major blowback after failing to raise a historically=low refugee admissions cap put in place by Trump.

US West prepares for possible 1st water shortage declaration

Apr 17, 2021 Projections say by late next year Lake Mead could drop to levels that could threaten the ability to generate electricity at Hoover Dam

The shadows of children playing outside at a school in Tucson.

TUSD prepares for ‘full house’ during summer

Apr 17, 2021 Citing concerns over learning losses, TUSD expands its summer offerings

The digital marquee on a Sun Link streetcar lets potential riders know that masks are required on board. November 2020.

Sun Tran sees ridership gradually rebound from pandemic slide

Apr 17, 2021 Tucson's public transportation service will continue to offer free fares through the end of June.

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