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A scene from the Oak Flat campground, a site sacred to Apache peoples and the epicenter of lawsuits trying to block the development of a large copper mine.

A conversation with law expert about Oak Flat and treaties

Feb 11, 2021 Law Professor Stacy Leeds discusses how a treaty from 1852 has bearing in the battle over Oak Flat.

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

UA vaccine site to be expanded

Feb 10, 2021 State, county officials differ over vaccine source.

TUSD eyes March reopening

Feb 10, 2021 Students could enroll in remote, in-person or hybrid instruction based on grade level

A Customs and Border Protection employee in 2018.

New lawsuit revisits near-fatal Border Patrol shooting in Nogales

Feb 10, 2021 A Tucson man who almost died at a border crossing in 2019 is suing DHS

Ga'an Canyon is a place where beings who have been compared to angels live according to the Apache religion. It is near Oak Flat.

Nearly 200 organizations ask Biden to save Oak Flat

Feb 10, 2021 A letter calls on the Biden Administration to stop the land transfer of the religious site to Resolution Copper, among other things.

News roundup: Climate plan seeks community input, UA plans for more in-person classes

Feb 9, 2021 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Feb. 9.

Health care workers prepare to administer a doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine at a distribution site at Banner - University Medical North in Tucson on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020.

State wants 24/7 COVID-19 vaccine site in Pima County

Feb 9, 2021 Vaccine shortage means cuts to local centers.

Judge refuses to block Arizona's new education tax

Feb 9, 2021 Ruling rejects constitutional challenge to Prop. 208

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 98% of available COVID-19 vaccine doses administered

Feb 9, 2021 The Navajo Nation and other tribes will also soon split hundreds of millions in federal COVID-19 relief.

Tucson council looking at 911 dispatch center

Feb 8, 2021 Communications manager resigned after December incident.

News roundup: Feds send fewer vaccine doses to AZ, Biden takes virtual visit of distribution center

Feb 8, 2021 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Feb. 8.

Dr. Cara Christ, the head of the Arizona Dept. of Health Services, took the President and Vice President on a virtual tour of State Farm Stadium in Glendale. The facility is a state-run mass vaccination site for COVID-19 that operates around the clock.

Biden and Harris “visit” state COVID-19 vaccination site

Feb 8, 2021 The President and Vice President had plenty of praise for Arizona.

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

UA readies for more in-person classes

Feb 8, 2021 Officials are hoping all students are vaccinated by the end of the semester.

The sun sets over Tucson in July 2020, which was the hottest July on record.

Tucson mayor asks community for help guiding climate action plan

Feb 8, 2021 A survey open through the end of March invites residents to prioritize actions city can take.

Scientists are theorizing why children avoid serious COVID-19 infection.

Child COVID cases starting to be studied

Feb 8, 2021 Researchers are asking why kids are less likely to contract serious COVID-19 infections.

A container holds several vials of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine at a distribution event at Tucson Medical Center on Jan. 15, 2021.

Pima County COVID-19 vaccine shortage due to federal government

Feb 7, 2021 The state made an error in ordering according to a member of Congress.

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