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A health care worker at Tucson Medical Center fills a syringe with a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. January 2021.

Spread of COVID variant concerning to ASU expert

Apr 17, 2021 A discussion with Dr. Joshua LaBaer, executive director of the ASU Biodesign Institute.
The Student Union Memorial Center at the University of Arizona.

COVID variants, mask studies, Sun Tran services

Apr 17, 2021 Plus, an update on key events at the Arizona Legislature.
Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: New administration brings changes to tribal nations, expert explains COVID variants

Apr 16, 2021 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, April 16.
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez said the "Stay home, stay safe" message from the tribal government guarantees that businesses in the nation have the "the safest environment" compared to those outside its tribal lands during the pandemic.

Navajo Nation reports almost half of its adult residents fully vaccinated

Apr 16, 2021 The nation says 91,278 people are fully vaccinated and Thursday was it's fifth day with no new deaths.
Students follow a lecture at the University of Arizona.

Tuition costs hold steady for most Arizona college students.

Apr 16, 2021 Regents hold the line during pandemic disruption.
University of Arizona Women's Basketball Coach Adia Barnes

Coach Adia Barnes gets raise, contract extension

Apr 16, 2021 She took the Wildcats to NCAA Finals.
A group of Tohono O'odham, Hia C-ed O'odham, Pascua Yaqui and their non-Indigenous allies gathered, Sunday, March 8, 2020, beside the pond fed by Quitobaquito Springs to discuss how building the border wall and pumping local groundwater to make cement is harming the area cherished by the local Indigenous peoples.

Tribal nations: changes coming with the American Rescue Plan and a new federal administration

Apr 16, 2021 Secretary Deb Haaland discusses national building possibilities funded by the 'largest single investment in Indian Country.'
Downtown Tucson, Oct, 23, 2019.

News roundup: Tucson keeps odd-year elections, AZ tax deadline pushed back

Apr 15, 2021 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, April 15.
The exterior of Tucson's Casino Del Sol.

State and tribes sign new gaming compact

Apr 15, 2021 More casinos and games will be allowed as part of the new deals.
During a Facebook Live video Feb. 20, 2021, Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez greeted patients who had just received a COVID-19 vaccine dose at Tsaile Indian Health Center.

Navajo Nation reports no COVID-19 deaths for 4th day in row

Apr 15, 2021 Tribal officials had ordered a lockdown last weekend over fears that a new variant could drive another deadly surge
Federal and state governments extended tax filing season by a full month in 2020.

Tax deadline extension brings relief, opportunity for late filers

Apr 15, 2021 Experts say procrastination might pay off again this year.
Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: Magnus’s history under scrutiny after nomination, Pima County to be reimbursed for migrant housing costs

Apr 14, 2021 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, April 14.
A voter turns in his ballot at a polling site set up at Tucson's Temple Emanu-El on the day of Arizona's primary election, Aug. 4, 2020.

Supreme Court sides with Tucson on election timing

Apr 14, 2021 The Court ruled the state can’t force Tucson to change when it holds city elections.
Newly hired Arizona Wildcat's men's basketball coach Tommy Lloyd

Arizona taps Gonzaga's Tommy Lloyd to lead men's basketball team

Apr 14, 2021 Lloyd spent 20 years at Gonzaga helping to make it a national powerhouse.
Unaccompanied minors apprehended by Customs and Border Protection line up inside a temporary processing facility in Donna, Texas on March 17, 2021.

U.S. Border Patrol's new migrant facility in Tucson takes form

Apr 14, 2021 The agency told city officials a tent-like facility to house asylum seekers is slated for a plot just outside Tucson.
Tucson Police Department Chief Chris Magnus, at a June 24, 2020 media briefing.

Magnus's history with transparency under scrutiny amid CBP nomination

Apr 13, 2021 Advocates say the TPD head's views on Trump-era policies are encouraging, but questions remain.

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