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An unemployment insurance claims office.

Unemployment continues slow drop

Apr 1, 2021 The number of people seeking unemployment benefits is going down.

Health care workers prepare doses of the COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination event in Globe on March 13, 2020.

Arizona vaccination rate for COVID passes 30% of population

Apr 1, 2021 Nearly 2.2 million Arizonans have received at least one dose, with nearly 1.4 million fully vaccinated

The Colorado River weaves through the Sonoran desert near Yuma, Arizona.

Colorado River tribes aim to establish ‘one unified voice’ in policy talks

Apr 1, 2021 Those reliant on the river’s flows for agricultural, municipal and industrial use are gearing up for years of negotiation over future policies.

A tent at the University of Arizona where people can confirm their COVID-19 vaccine appointment. January 2021.

State Senate panel moves to ban COVID-19 vaccine requirements

Mar 31, 2021 Local government and business would be banned from requiring vaccines for employees and customers.

The Arizona state Capitol on March 3, 2020.

State Senate committee takes aim at abortion

Mar 31, 2021 The bill would ban abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy.

News roundup: UA researchers explore origin of Earth's water, Ducey establishes holiday to honor code talkers

Mar 31, 2021 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, March 31.

UA Cancer Center oncology nurse Iris Delfakis receives the first shot of COVID-19 vaccine administered at Banner-UMC on Dec. 17, 2020.

HEROES study: COVID vaccines 90% effective

Mar 31, 2021 First responders rank among workers with the highest risk

Sunlink bus sign announcing that masks are required to ride.

Pima County keeps mask mandate

Mar 31, 2021 County officials say the Governor has overreached his power.

News roundup: Groundwater protection bills stall in legislature, county and UA retains mask mandates

Mar 30, 2021 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, March 30.

Photograph of Navajo Indian Code Talkers Henry Bake and George Kirk, 1943.

Governor establishes Navajo Code Talker holiday

Mar 30, 2021 Now every August 14, the state of Arizona will recognize the Navajo U.S Marines in World War II who created an unbreakable code.

Grape vines at a vineyard in Willcox, Arizona, 2018.

No movement on groundwater protection bills

Mar 30, 2021 This year's efforts to bring more regulation to Arizona's groundwater use have failed in the state legislature.

Signage inside a building at the University of Arizona promotes mask wearing on campus, July 2020.

UA not lifting mask requirements

Mar 30, 2021 The decision is despite Governor Ducey’s order allowing the end of mask mandates.

A view of the mall at the University of Arizona taken from the Student Union.

No increases for AZ resident undergrads in tuition proposals

Mar 30, 2021 University presidents reflect a commitment to ensuring affordable education despite the financial hardships caused by the pandemic

News roundup: TUSD reports from first week back, Sonoran officials die in plane crash on way to Tucson

Mar 29, 2021 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, March 29.

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.

Anniversary of first COVID-19 cases among Tohono O'odham members

Mar 29, 2021 According Tohono O'odham Nation Health Care in early March 2021, 1,740 tribal members had contracted the disease.

Wild horses near Heber-Overgaard, Arizona in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest.

Forest Service opens public comment for horse removal plan

Mar 28, 2021 The Agency has given an eastern Arizona community near Heber until late April to weigh in

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