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Screenshot of Wendsler Nosie Sr., founder of Apache Stronghold, in a call-to-action video published the week the Jan. 15 U.S. Forest Service environmental impact statement was due to be published.

San Carlos Tribal members run to advocate for Oak Flat

Feb 2, 2021 The group is running from the religious site to Phoenix before a court hearing discussing the area's future.

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

COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations declining in Arizona

Feb 2, 2021 Arizona still has the third-worst diagnosis rate in the country

A microscopic image of the sample being captured through the phone using Professor Jeong-Yeol Yoon's smartphone-based COVID-19 test.

UA has developed a smartphone based COVID-19 test

Feb 1, 2021 The testing method was first created to detect norovirus in 2019.

Former Arizona legend and NFL star Tedy Bruschi

Bruschi returns to Arizona as senior football advisor

Feb 1, 2021 Former All-American and NFL star returns to Tucson

News roundup: Virus mutations emerge in AZ, Ducey warns of dwindling vaccine supply

Feb 1, 2021 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Feb. 1.

A health care worker holds a vial of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine at a distribution event at Tucson Medical Center on Jan. 15, 2021.

State wants more COVID-19 vaccines used

Feb 1, 2021 Health officials want to open more mass vaccination sites.

Annual immunizations against COVID variants might be necessary.

Virus variant challenge could mean more shots

Feb 1, 2021 COVID-19 mutations might require annual immunizations as with the flu.

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 more than 3,700 new COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths

Feb 1, 2021 Daily case numbers continue to decline, but vaccine shortage continues

CDC data shows Arizona continues to lead the country in average COVID-19 cases per capita

Jan 31, 2021 The state's daily report shows 5,025 new COVID-19 cases and 22 more deaths

Economist George Hammond talks about the state of the Arizona economy.

UA research: Arizona economy recovering with big variances

Jan 30, 2021 Most of the recent job growth has been in Phoenix

Arizona Republican Party Chair Kelli Ward during an interview with Arizona 360 on Nov. 10, 2020.

Arizona Republican Party chair rejects election audit call on her reelection

Jan 30, 2021 Kelli Ward was a leader in the push to audit and overturn November 2020 election results

Coronavirus in Southern Arizona: An Arizona 360 Special

Arizona reports 5,119 additional COVID-19 cases, 76 deaths

Jan 30, 2021 Despite slowing case numbers, Arizona remains the state with the worst diagnosis rate in the country

An empty classroom at Gridley Middle School in Tucson. November 2020.

Education notebook: Vaccines for educators and improved COVID-19 metrics not quite enough to reopen schools

Jan 30, 2021 A look back at this week's education stories in Southern Arizona and the state.

Virus variant from United Kingdom found in Arizona

Jan 29, 2021 3 people in the state have tested positive for the new strain

Arizona feelings about COVID-19 are based on politics

Jan 29, 2021 A new poll shows politics equals COVID reactions in the state.

News roundup: Biden brings changes to AZ, Navajo Nation hits 1K COVID-19 deaths

Jan 29, 2021 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Jan. 29.

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