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News roundup: High daily case count due to new reporting methods, apartments near UA to close pools, gyms

Sep 17, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Sept. 17.

AZ unemployment numbers a mixed bag

Sep 17, 2020 The unemployment picture is not so rosy as the numbers say.

The entrance to the U.S. Census Bureau's office in Tucson.

Arizona in final push for census

Sep 17, 2020 Census officials will stop counting in less than two weeks.

The Colorado River near Kremmling, Colorado, on Sept. 15, 2018.

Climate change likely to keep hammering Colorado River's biggest reservoirs, model shows

Sep 17, 2020 Projections show an increasing likelihood of official shortage declaration before 2026.

Students on the University of Arizona campus, Aug. 25, 2020.

Pima County directs apartment complexes near UA to close pools, gyms

Sep 16, 2020 The order is part of an attempt to slow a COVID-19 surge on campus.

News roundup: Study traces initial COVID-19 spread in AZ; Pima County tops 600,000 registered voters

Sep 16, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Sept. 16.

Arizona officials are urging people to get flu shots this fall to avoid the double threat of flu and COVID-19, which they fear could overburden state hospitals. But the state’s vaccination track record is not great, with just 42.6% of adults getting flu shots last year.

Arizona pushes flu vaccinations to avert flu-and-COVID-19 ‘perfect storm’

Sep 16, 2020 Health officials are hoping to head off the possibility of a surge in hospitalizations from one or both of the viruses.

Supervisor questions county ban on employee contributions

Sep 15, 2020 Ally Miller says rule is unfair to county workers

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

Arizona researchers dive into novel coronavirus

Sep 15, 2020 The team from the three state universities and T-Gen are trying to unlock the coronavirus.

An envelope containing Pima County's vote-by-mail ballot.

Pima Board of Supervisors supports Pascua Yaqui early voting site

Sep 15, 2020 The board calls on the Pima County Recorder's Office to enact the changes authorized in the resolution it passed.

Patrons at the Pima County Public Library's downtown Tucson branch use social distancing while waiting in line to use the library's computers on May 29, 2020.

Poll: Nearly 40% of Arizona residents wouldn't take COVID-19 vaccine

Sep 15, 2020 A poll suggests Arizona residents are split or undecided about whether they would take a coronavirus vaccine.

Volunteers check voter registration at a voting station.

Pima County tops 600,000 registered voters

Sep 15, 2020 The county is reporting more registered voters than ever before.

Looking west toward downtown Tucson, with "A" Mountain in the background.

Pima County taking testing to where the college students are

Sep 15, 2020 The county will use pop-up sites near local bars catering to students.

A Vote Here sign outside a polling place.

News roundup: Reaching Latino and young voters; Poll: 38% of Arizonans wouldn't get COVID-19 vaccine

Sep 15, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Sept. 15.

Arizona Republican Party Chairwoman Kelli Ward snaps a selfie with supporters of President Donald Trump at a Latinos for Trump event in Phoenix, Monday, Sept. 14. Like Ward, most of those attending the roundtable were maskless.

As polls show him trailing in Arizona, Trump stops in Phoenix to woo Latino voters

Sep 15, 2020 Events aimed at winning over Hispanic voters illustrate expectations that the demographic could make or break the November election.

A woman fills out a ballot at a polling place inside Temple Emanu-El in Tucson on Aug. 4, 2020.

Campaign led by DACA recipients aims to engage youth, Latino voters

Sep 15, 2020 In Arizona and across the nation, immigration is a forefront issue this November.

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