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A bike lane in the Armory Park neighborhood

Tucson city budget town hall

Mar 10, 2021 The town hall Thursday will focus on the infrastructure and mobility aspects of the budget.

Western states chart diverging paths as water shortages loom

Mar 10, 2021 Drought and dwindling supply are creating stress on the western water-sharing system

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

Arizona reports 830 additional COVID-19 cases, 78 deaths

Mar 10, 2021 New deaths reported after 2 days with no reported fatalities

News roundup: Second day in a row with no new COVID deaths, UA plans for in-person graduation

Mar 9, 2021 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, March 9.

The sign designating Barnum Hill, a man-made feature of Reid Park that may soon become a part of Reid Park Zoo's planned tiger enclosure.

Council suspends Reid Park Zoo project

Mar 9, 2021 45 day pause gives time for a compromise.

Former Arizona State Representative Arlando Teller, who is a member of the Navajo Nation, resigned in January 2021 after accepting a job with the U.S. Department of Transportation as the deputy assistant secretary for tribal affairs.

Conversation with Arlando Teller about transportation in tribal lands

Mar 9, 2021 The former Arizona state lawmaker talks about his new job in the U.S. Department of Transportation and his legacy in Arizona.

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 reports 563 additional COVID-19 cases, no new deaths for second day

Mar 9, 2021 The state Department of Health Services attributed the decrease in fatalities to reviews of death certificates

Jacob Chansley - self-styled "QAnon Shaman" played an active role in the siege of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021

Arizona man who wore horns in Capitol riot to remain jailed

Mar 8, 2021 Self-styled "QAnon Shamon" will remain behind bars until his trial

News roundup: Vaccine rolls out across tribal lands, UA president voices support for basketball coach

Mar 8, 2021 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, March 8.

An Arizona mail-in ballot from the 2020 election.

Election bills clear state senate

Mar 8, 2021 Investigation funding, new affidavits approved.

Students celebrate their achievements at a University of Arizona graduation ceremony.

UA readying for in-person graduation

Mar 8, 2021 Last years, graduation was put on hold due to COVID-19.

A box holds vails of Johnson & Johnson's Janssen COVID-19 vaccine at the company's manufacturing facility.

Southern Arizona to get more than 60,000 COVID-19 vaccines this week

Mar 8, 2021 The vaccines included Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson.

UA basketball coach Sean Miller speaks at a press conference, Thursday, March 1, 2018.

UA president supports basketball coach Sean Miller

Mar 8, 2021 President Robbins is backing Miller as NCAA allegations become public.

A member of the Arizona National Guard speaks to a COVID-19 vaccine recipient at a vaccination event at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park on the Gila River Indian Reservation on Feb. 20, 2021.

COVID-19 vaccine rollout across AZ tribal lands

Mar 8, 2021 Indian Health Serves lays out how the pandemic has impacted Indigenous Arizonans.

Pedestrians at the midway point on their way up Tumamoc Hill.

Desert Lab on Tumamoc Hill begins new phase of community outreach

Mar 8, 2021 An old building will make way for new gardens.

Coronavirus in Southern Arizona: An Arizona 360 Special

CDC ranks Arizona 8th in the nation for COVID-19 deaths, 22nd in cases

Mar 7, 2021 19% of Arizonans have received vaccinations

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