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An unemployment insurance claims office.

Report: Arizona on track for 11% jobs increase over 2 years

Feb 19, 2021 Arizona’s economy lost 155,000 jobs during the two years that ended in the second quarter of 2020, with nearly all of the job losses attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic

People wait to be tested for COVID-19 at the Kino Sports Complex, in this July 13 courtesy photo from Pima County.

Pima County may stop COVID-19 testing

Feb 18, 2021 Officials said they don’t have the money to continue.

A Tucson Fire Department vehicle and gear.

Research looks for links between COVID-19 and 'forever chemicals'

Feb 18, 2021 The chemicals, which have been found in Tucson's groundwater, may impact vaccine efficacy.

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

COVID-19 vaccines postponed in Pima County

Feb 18, 2021 Winter weather in the rest of the country is causing a vaccine shortage in southern Arizona.

The Navajo Generating Station, April 2018.

Navajo plant closure to cost Arizona county $40M in taxes

Feb 18, 2021 The plant's owners decided to close it as natural gas became a cheaper source of energy.

W. Anne Gibson-Esmond Station Library at 10931 E. Mary Ann Cleveland Way.

Vail area gets Pima County public library branch

Feb 18, 2021 W. Anne Gibson-Esmond Station Library, near Empire High School, opened Tuesday.

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

Arizona reports 1,143 virus cases, 213 deaths; shots delayed

Feb 18, 2021 Bitter winter weather in much of the country is wreaking havoc with vaccine deliveries

Volunteer tax preparers will take information and file online.

COVID concerns send 2021 volunteer tax assistance online

Feb 18, 2021 Almost 14,000 taxpayers used the free service last year.

News roundup: Advocates wonder about future immigration policies, cold spell threatens vaccine deliveries

Feb 17, 2021 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Feb. 17.

Weather may delay weekend vaccinations

Feb 17, 2021 Banner, Pinal County, promise enough doses for today and Thursday

Members of the Arizona state Legislature meet at the Senate Building.

Bill to purge Arizona permanent early-voting list fails

Feb 17, 2021 The measure drew harsh criticism from voting rights advocates

AZ Federal Prosecutor resigning

Feb 17, 2021 Arizona's chief federal law enforcement officer to resign with new administration in Washington, D.C.

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 COVID-19 toll tops 15,000 deaths, more than 800,000 cases

Feb 17, 2021 1,315 additional confirmed cases and 82 new deaths today, but new confirmed cases, hospitalizations and deaths continue to decline.

A group stands in support of in-state tuition eligibility for Arizona students with DACA status at a June 29, 2017, Arizona Board of Regents meeting.

Senate Education Committee approves in-state tuition bill for Arizona Dreamers

Feb 16, 2021 The bill seeks roll back part of a controversial state law that curbs public funds access for noncitizens in Arizona.

News roundup: Alcohol abuse rises during lockdown, state-run UA vaccination site opens registration

Feb 16, 2021 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Feb. 16.

A woman and girl sit on the sidewalk with a group of migrants as they wait to enter the Kino Border Initiative's cafeteria. The nonprofit provides humanitarian aid to migrants and deportees in Nogales, Sonora. February 2020.

As Biden rolls back 'Remain in Mexico,' advocates say next steps are still murky

Feb 16, 2021 The controversial Trump-era program forced over 70,000 people to wait for U.S. asylum hearings in Mexican border cities.

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