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Arizona National Guard service member directs visitor traffic at COVID-19 testing site in Tonalea, Arizona, in the Navajo Nation May 19, 2020.

Stay-at-home order lifted as Navajo Nation starts reopening

Aug 18, 2020 Much of the Navajo Nation has been closed since March as the coronavirus swept through the reservation.
The Hopi Reservation in northeastern Arizona covers 2,532 square miles and is surrounded by the vast Navajo Nation Reservation. A UA program is working with seven clinics from the Navajo Nation and the Phoenix and Tucson areas to identify barriers to cancer screenings for Indigenous communities.

UA receives grant to improve access to cancer screenings in Indigenous communities

Aug 18, 2020 The program aims to identify why Indigenous people over 50 don't get screened for colorectal cancer as often their counterparts.
A sign instructs Pima County voters casting their ballots on primary election day, Aug. 4, 2020.

August primary was one for the record books

Aug 17, 2020 Turnout for the primary was unprecedented.
Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: No new coronavirus deaths reported in state, Pima County cases stabilize

Aug 17, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Aug. 17.
Pima County COVID-19 testing at the Kino Events Center, July 13.

Pima County coronavirus cases show signs of stabilizing

Aug 17, 2020 Arizona has seen a slowdown in coronavirus infections, but Pima County's rate seems to have stagnated.
Still image from a Banner Health video of drive-thru COVID-19 specimen collection. Banner says the testing is by <a href="https://www.bannerhealth.com/patients/patient-resources/covid-19" target="_blank">appointment only</a>.

More testing sites added in Pima County

Aug 17, 2020 Another one-day pop-up site is coming, and three permanent sites have opened.
Workers sort through tomatoes at a packing plant in southern Sonora, Mexico.

Arizona representatives raise concerns about potential Mexican produce measures

Aug 17, 2020 In a letter, the politicians say certain provisions could harm the produce import industry of critical importance to Nogales, Arizona.
Kim Beach-Moschetti, an area resident and Arizona House of Representatives candidate, speaks at a border wall protest at the San Pedro River on Aug. 14, 2020.

'Hands tied behind our back': Protesters decry border wall construction at San Pedro River

Aug 15, 2020 A few dozen people gathered Friday to protest new border wall going up along Arizona's last free-flowing river.
File image of an empty classroom at Sabino High School in Tucson.

Education notebook: Responses to school reopenings vary, on-site learning deadline draws near

Aug 15, 2020 A look back at this week's education stories in Southern Arizona and the state, Aug. 15.
Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: Local responses to a tough economy, school district cancels classes, heat wave bakes SW

Aug 15, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Saturday, Aug. 15.
Early-ballot stickers for voters in Pima County.

Arizona secretary of state wants Trump investigated over attack on USPS

Aug 15, 2020 Katie Hobbs says the Trump administration could be violating election law by attempting to "knowingly delay the delivery of a ballot."
An employee for Southwest Airlines helps passengers at the ticket counter inside the Tucson International Airport on August 10, 2020.

Online learning, flying during the pandemic, OSIRIS-REx update

Aug 14, 2020 Plus, a discussion with outgoing Pima County Attorney Barbara LaWall.
A woman stands with her luggage in the baggage claim area of the Tucson International Airport on August 10, 2020.

Tucson International Airport sees revenues fall as air travel decreases

Aug 14, 2020 The airport has also invested in new upgrades designed to keep passengers and workers safe from COVID-19.
Shannon Jelle waves to her 5th grade students during a video chat on their first day of class at Mesquite Elementary School on August 10, 2020.

A look at Vail teacher’s first day of school in virtual environment

Aug 14, 2020 Arizona 360 visited a fifth grade classroom at Mesquite Elementary.
Students and instructors stage a "die-in" against The University of Arizona's COVID-19 re-entry policy, August 14, 2020.

'Die-in' protests UA reopening plans

Aug 14, 2020 Demonstrators want science-based plans and more transparency.
Demonstrators at the 2019 Tucson Women's March carry signs reading "MMIW" ("missing and murdered Indigenous women") and "no more stolen sisters."

Cold case office for missing and murdered Indigenous peoples opens in Phoenix

Aug 14, 2020 The office is one of seven connected to a national MMIP task force called Operation Lady Justice.

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