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Arizona Governor Doug Ducey sits for an interview with Arizona 360 in his office at the Arizona Capitol on Jan. 13, 2021.

Gov. Ducey says he will not run for senate seat in 2022

Jan 23, 2021 Many had expected him to challenge for Mark Kelly's seat two years from now

Deciding whether to return schoolchildren to in-person learning is a major source of stress for parents.

Education notebook: Campaign to vaccinate educators underway, school reopenings remain uncertain

Jan 23, 2021 A look back at this week's education stories in Southern Arizona and the state.

Language barriers, wariness make vaccinating immigrants hard

Jan 23, 2021 Poor communication, misinformation and lack of trust create fear and uncertainty

Organic marijuana being grown at an Arizona farm for processing into medical marijuana.

Arizona, 15th state with legal pot, begins recreational sales

Jan 22, 2021 State issues initial 86 licenses in 9 counties

News roundup: Oak Flat mining project draws controversy, number of vaccination distribution sites expand

Jan 22, 2021 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Jan. 22.

An electronic sign notifies the public that appointments are required to receive a COVID-19 vaccine at one of Pima County's vaccination sites. January 2021.

Expanding vaccinations, education priorities, political unity

Jan 22, 2021 Plus, hearing from new Pima County Supervisor Matt Heinz.

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.

Efforts to expand COVID vaccine access in Pima County

Jan 22, 2021 Tony Paniagua reports on where new sites are popping up.

New border fence going up in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument on Feb. 26, 2020.

Monitors head to the border after order to halt the wall

Jan 22, 2021 On his first day in office, President Joe Biden signed an executive order halting all border wall construction

Dr. Christian Bime, medical director of the ICU at Banner - UMC Tucson, receives a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 17, 2020.

Vaccine appointment error fixed, more vaccines headed to Pima County

Jan 22, 2021 The county says 77,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses will be in hand next week, the 'vast majority' going to new appointments.

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 pandemic toll tops 12,000 deaths, over 700,000 cases

Jan 22, 2021 More than 8,000 new cases reported statewide since yesterday, with nearly 230 new deaths

Oak Flat, east of Superior, Arizona. A company proposes to build one of the world's largest underground copper mines at this location.

Controversial Oak Flat mine moves closer to reality

Jan 22, 2021 Oak Flat, sacred to the Apache and other tribes, sits over a huge reserve of copper.

The view of the Tucson Skyline from A Mountain. Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: Vaccine shortage threatens Pima County, local curfew paused by courts

Jan 21, 2021 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Jan. 21.

Proposed Tucson Police raise draws objections

Jan 21, 2021 Advocacy groups assail proposed double-digit pay increase.

Proposed changes to Arizona citizen initiative process

Jan 21, 2021 Republican legislators want to change what can go in a citizen’s initiative.

Unemployment rate drops in Arizona, remains high

Jan 21, 2021 The state rate is still higher than the U.S. rate.

The proposed site of the Rosemont Copper Mine.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers weighs its authority over Rosemont Mine

Jan 21, 2021 The corps said it would consult with local tribes before making the decision, then it rescinded the invite.

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