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Civility researchers think the aftermath of the Jan. 6 U. S. Capitol riot will take a long time to resolve.

Political strife, pandemic causing public discourse to plunge even lower

Feb 4, 2021 UA researcher says civility suffered a setback during the January insurrection.
Members of Apache Stronghold, its legal team, and witness' in the case pose before the hearing for the preliminary injunction in Apache Stronghold v. United States of America Feb. 3, 2020.

Federal court hears case for preliminary injunction at Oak Flat

Feb 4, 2021 The judge said he will decide if he's going to temporarily stop progress on the mine by Feb. 12.
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 steady decline of new COVID-19 hospitalizations

Feb 4, 2021 4,417 new virus cases, 176 more deaths reported
The Bureau of Land Management used prescribed burns across many of its properties for habitat improvement and to reduce the risk of severe wildfires.

BLM plans prescribed burn in San Pedro conservation area

Feb 4, 2021 The agency is planning to conduct a prescribed burn in the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area sometime this month.
Indigenous-led protesters walk along a construction line in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Sept. 2020.

Border wall scars: 'It feels like if someone got a knife and dragged it across my heart.'

Feb 4, 2021 Tribal leaders and Borderlands communities reflect on their fruitless struggle to stop the wall.
Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: Environmentalists assess border wall damage, state superintendent calls for better school funding

Feb 3, 2021 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Feb. 3.
A syringe draws fluid from a vial.

Maricopa county discarded more than 500 doses of virus vaccine

Feb 3, 2021 Gov. Ducey characterized vaccine doses being wasted as shocking and unacceptable.
President Joe Biden signs executive orders at his desk in the Oval Office on Jan. 28, 2021.

US ends deal with Arizona designed to restrict Biden on immigration

Feb 3, 2021 Deal was reached in the final days of the Trump adminstration
U.S. Border Patrol agents near Sasabe, Arizona, March 22.

New report cast doubt on Border Patrol search and rescue efforts for migrants

Feb 3, 2021 No More Deaths analyzed hundreds of distress calls made to aid groups and 911 dispatchers requesting help from the agency
A COVID-19 vaccination record card is received following the administration of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Banner University South.

Arizona wants more people vaccinated against COVID-19

Feb 3, 2021 The state wants to increase vaccine outreach efforts.
The Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona provides food to about 200,000 people each year.

Rights advocates applaud Biden's planned review of public charge rule

Feb 3, 2021 The 2019 change made it harder for immigrants to obtain visas and green cards if they used, or might use, government assistance
Border wall construction at Guadalupe Canyon in southeastern Arizona.

After months of border wall construction, a look at the damage done

Feb 3, 2021 As President Biden takes the helm, conservation groups take stock of the border wall’s environmental impacts.
Downtown Tucson, Oct, 23, 2019.

News roundup: State looks to increase vaccine usage, COVID cases on decline in AZ

Feb 2, 2021 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Feb. 2.
A syringe draws fluid from a vial.

County, State officials talk past each other on COVID vaccines, aid

Feb 2, 2021 Huckelberry says the state is holding back $80 million
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez (left) and former Navajo Nation President Albert Hale (right) Jan. 15, 2020 at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix.

Second president of Navajo Nation dies after COVID-19 battle

Feb 2, 2021 Albert Hale, who also served on the Arizona Legislature, died Tuesday.
An empty classroom at Gridley Middle School in Tucson. November 2020.

State's top educator wants steady funding for education

Feb 2, 2021 Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman wants lawmakers to dip into the rainy-day fund.

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