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A Hia-Ced O'odham protester sits inside a vehicle to block construction on a stretch of border wall going up in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument on Sept. 9, 2020.

Indigenous activists arrested in demonstration against border wall construction near Quitobaquito Springs

Sep 10, 2020 Two O'odham protesters were arrested for impeding construction in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.
Experts say signs like this one could become more common this fall, as state and national moratoriums on evictions in the face of COVID-19 are lifted. Arizona already has one of the highest rates of housing losses in the nation, a new report says.

Report: Arizona had highest ‘housing loss’ rate; more evictions coming

Sep 10, 2020 Trends in Arizona do not bode well for the fall, experts said, as drivers of housing loss are are amplified by the pandemic.
Many shops in Hermosillo's downtown have reopened in recent weeks, and most walking around sported face masks.

Sonora among hardest hit by excess deaths during COVID-19 outbreak in Mexico

Sep 10, 2020 Sonora saw the fourth highest jump in excess deaths among the states analyzed.
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 mayor and council rethinking development tax incentives

Sep 10, 2020 The mayor and council on Wednesday delayed the renewal of the city's central business district.
Students on the University of Arizona campus, Aug. 25, 2020.

News roundup: UA coronavirus cases 'alarming,' Utah's Colorado River plan blasted

Sep 9, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Sept. 9.
Newspaper classified listings.

Arizona weekly unemployment jumps again

Sep 9, 2020 The numbers in the state keep rising while they fall nationally.
A wildcat statue at the University of Arizona sports a custom mask. July 2020.

Rate of COVID-19 cases on UA campus 'alarming,' President Robbins says

Sep 9, 2020 University officials say harsh measures are coming in order to slow the spread of the coronavirus on campus.
Immigrant children at Border Patrol's Nogales warehouse where they were processed and detained in June 2014.

Court ruling mandating sunset of ICE hotel program for migrant children goes into effect

Sep 8, 2020 A Friday ruling by a Los Angeles U.S. District Court judge gave the government until September 15 to end the practice
Climate change will mean hotter temperatures and likely longer periods of drought for the Southwest.

Tucson City Council to vote on climate emergency declaration

Sep 8, 2020 Plan calls for carbon-neutral city operations by 2030.
Central Tucson from Sentinel Peak.

News roundup: Pima County taking over Old Tucson, judge halts plan to speed census count

Sep 8, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Sept. 8.
The sign for Old Tucson.

Old Tucson to close indefinitely

Sep 8, 2020 Pima County will take over the film set, but the Wild West tourist attraction isn't riding into the sunset.
A Census Bureau plan to move up the deadline to end “enumeration,” the process of counting U.S. residents, from Oct. 31 to Sept. 30 was put on hold by a federal judge. Critics, including the Navajo and Gila River tribes, had sued to block the move, which they said would lead to an undercount, particularly for minority communities.

Judge halts plan to end Census early, as Arizona, tribal responses lag

Sep 8, 2020 The order said plaintiffs in the case had raised "serious questions" about the bureau's plan to stop counting.
File image of an empty classroom at Sabino High School in Tucson.

Education notebook: Pima County meets criteria for hybrid learning, college cases spike

Sep 5, 2020 A look back at this week's education stories in Southern Arizona and the state.
Many shops in Hermosillo's downtown have reopened in recent weeks.

More businesses to open in Sonoran capital as COVID-19 measures further relax

Sep 5, 2020 Businesses allowed to reopen will need to respect reduced occupancy rules.
Old Main on the University of Arizona campus.

New UA appointment tasked with Native American student achievement

Sep 4, 2020 Nathan Levi Esquerra will be the first to fill the new role.
The Amphi Foundation says it will provide free internet for students for at least six months.

Amphi Foundation funds Wi-Fi for students

Sep 4, 2020 Foundation, Cox, Comcast team up for free service.

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