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The Tucson Airport Authority plans to upgrade an existing runway to a 2-mile-long commercial runway.

Tucson airport to break ground on new runway

Oct 13, 2020 The $300 million project is expecting to improve safety and reliability.

News roundup: Arrests at Indigenous-led protest, OSIRIS-REx readies for sample collection

Oct 13, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Oct. 13.

Fire officials say they were able to contain the spread of COVID-19 in crews through commonsense measures as well as some precautions specific to their work, even though it made their jobs more challenging at times.

Fire officials claim success in fighting COVID-19 while fighting fires

Oct 13, 2020 Officials reported only a handful of positive test results on their crews, and they believe many of those came from exposure off the job.

OSIRIS-REx depicted in orbit around Bennu.

OSIRIS-REx closing in on asteroid sampling attempt

Oct 13, 2020 The UA-backed mission is one week away from its crucial maneuver.

Arizona Department of Safety officers surround and handcuff an Indigenous demonstrator during an O'odham-led blockade at a Border Patrol checkpoint on Highway 85 on October 12, 2020.

Indigenous Peoples' Day border demonstration ends with tear gas, arrests

Oct 12, 2020 11 demonstrators taken into DPS custody during a Border Patrol checkpoint blockade in Pima County.

Daily News Roundup: Pascua Yaqui sue over ballot access, court mulls voter registration extension, and restaurants look for relief

Oct 12, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Oct. 12

A wildcat statue at the University of Arizona sports a custom mask. July 2020.

UA officials worried about holidays

Oct 12, 2020 COVID-19 numbers are dropping on campus and are not to blame for a local increase in numbers.

Deer dancer statue outside of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe's administration building.

Pascua Yaqui Tribe sues over ballot access

Oct 12, 2020 The tribe's hope is the lawsuit against the Pima County Recorder's Office will lead to an early in-person voting site in the reservation.

President Donald Trump stands at a section of border wall on the southern border near Yuma, June 23, 2020.

Appeals court rules against Trump administration on border wall funds

Oct 10, 2020 The 9th Circuit ruled that just because the country’s military deems the border wall is necessary, that doesn’t mean it is.

With residences in the foreground, the Bighorn Fire burns in the Santa Catalina Mountains on June 10, 2020.

Homes complicate Arizona wildfire response

Oct 10, 2020 Development in Arizona's wildlands is making fires more expensive, and in some cases, more difficult to prevent.

A sign directs voters where to cast their ballots at a polling place in Tucson.

As candidates woo Latino voters, local organization steps in with an ear to the ground

Oct 10, 2020 LUCHA's get-out-the-vote campaign aims to reach more than a million Indigenous, Black and Latino voters.

Education notebook: Changes on horizon for local, state education

Oct 10, 2020 A look back at this week's education stories in Southern Arizona and the state.

News roundup: Making your vote count, AZ ballot measures, McSally-Kelly debate analysis

Oct 9, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Oct. 9.

An image from the broadcast of the U.S. Senate debate between Sen. Martha McSally (R) and Mark Kelly (D) at Arizona PBS on Oct. 6, 2020.

US Senate debate, fact checking claims, voter security

Oct 9, 2020 Plus, assessing debate styles and strategies.

An unemployment insurance claims office.

Arizona sees unemployment drop

Oct 9, 2020 For the first time in a month, some Arizona unemployment sectors are showing improvement.

Border Patrol agents to be equipped with body cameras

Oct 9, 2020 The cameras will be distributed to agents stationed along the Mexico border starting next spring.

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