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

COVID-19 testing down at the University of Arizona

Sep 25, 2020 Tests were below 1,000 a day for three days.

Candidates for Pima County Sheriff in the 2020 general election.

Pima County Sheriff candidates face off in AZPM debate

Sep 25, 2020 In the debate, each candidate made their case for why he should be reelected to the role of sheriff.

Swedish medical wire manufacturer announces Tucson expansion

Sep 25, 2020 The move will add 20 local jobs when the expansion is complete.

University of Arizona Head Football Coach Kevin Sumlin oversees his first spring training practice in 2018.

Fall football will be played in the PAC-12 after all

Sep 24, 2020 Conference reverses its earlier decision to cancel the season due to COVID-19

News roundup: State to invest millions in universities for COVID-19 efforts, OSIRIS-REx mission approaches critical moment

Sep 24, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, September 24

Gov. Doug Ducey speaking at a press conference on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2020.

State to invest additional $14 million in universities for COVID-19 efforts

Sep 24, 2020 Arizona will give additional funding to help with testing, research, contact tracing and other projects.

Researchers found fake news purveyors have grown more sophisticated in 2020.

Fake news a growing threat in 2020

Sep 24, 2020 A UA researcher is updating a study that detailed deceptive tactics in the 2016 election cycle.

Diana Chuffe speaks to a crowd of protesters and journalists about her nephew Carlos Adrian Ingram-Lopez's April death in Tucson police custody on Sept. 24, 2020.

Ingram-Lopez family seeks grand jury, criminal charges for TPD in-custody death

Sep 24, 2020 This week Pima County prosecutors opted against charging officers involved in Carlos Adrian Ingram-Lopez's April death.

News roundup: AZ unemployment on the rise, Ducey says state will celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day

Sep 23, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, September 23

AZ unemployment claims continue to grow

Sep 23, 2020 The number of people receiving unemployment benefits in Arizona grew by 30,000.

University of Arizona students wearing masks on campus.

Scottsdale mayor lifts mask mandate

Sep 23, 2020 Two Arizona health care providers oppose the move.

Governor says Indigenous Peoples' Day to be celebrated in 2020

Sep 23, 2020 Gov. Doug Ducey signed a proclamation recognizing the 'historic injustices suffered by Indigenous people.'

An image depicting a building proposal to replace the parking lot on Broadway and Sixth Avenue.

Once abandoned, downtown high-rise project gets final approval from Rio Nuevo

Sep 23, 2020 The 20-story tower will be Tucson’s second-tallest.

The exterior of the AC Marriott Hotel in downtown Tucson. The hotel is one of many downtown that have taken advantage of the GPLET tax incentive.

Tucson to stick with development tax incentive, but changes coming

Sep 23, 2020 A series of public meetings will guide changes to the GPLET.

Stand off with Border Patrol, National Park Service ends in scuffle with Indigenous-led demonstrators

Sep 22, 2020 O'odham organizers and their supporters stopped construction for over five hours at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.

The Sunlink streetcar has been in operation 5 years.

Council weighs abolishing fares on buses, streetcars

Sep 22, 2020 Fares were suspended in March.

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