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The number of Medicaid recipients in Arizona rose to more than 2 million this summer, after a five-month surge that mirrored the impact of COVID-19. Experts said the increase was not as large as they had feared, but also said there’s no way to predict what happens next.

Arizona Medicaid recipients topped 2 million after five-month surge

Aug 12, 2020 The surge follows skyrocketing unemployment in the state, as COVID-19 shutdowns have shuttered industries.
Children's toys.

Child care centers outside of Tucson eligible for Pima County grants

Aug 12, 2020 The $2 million grant program will start accepting applications Friday.
One of the spring-fed ponds at the San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge in October 2019, which sits up against the U.S.-Mexico border.

Border wall groundwater pumping threatens to push endangered species to 'brink of extinction'

Aug 11, 2020 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials worry water pumping will deplete the San Bernardino Valley springs and aquifer.
Republican Martha McSally, left, and Democrat Mark Kelly.

Gap in U.S. Senate race narrows

Aug 11, 2020 Five points now separate the candidates in Arizona’s U.S. Senate campaign.
Vice President Mike Pence campaigns in Tucson. August 11,2020

Pence Campaigns in Arizona

Aug 11, 2020 The Vice President stopped in Tucson to get the endorsement of the Arizona Police Association.
Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: Biden picks Harris for VP, Pence visits Tucson, no UA football this fall

Aug 11, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Aug. 11.
Census Day is April 1, and the snapshot of where Americans live impacts billions of dollars of funding each year.

Census door-knocking starts today, facing tight deadline

Aug 11, 2020 The Census Bureau must count two in five Arizona households by Sept. 30.
Arizona stadium, home field for the University of Arizona Wildcats football team.

PAC-12 cancels fall sports

Aug 11, 2020 Member universities including the University of Arizona will shutter their programs until 2021.
A special agent overlooks the Shiprock land formation on the Navajo Nation in New Mexico. The reservation, the largest in the country, is one of about 200 federally recognized Indian reservations where the FBI has investigative responsibilities.

Navajo Nation president asks for leniency for federal death row inmate

Aug 11, 2020 Lezmond Mitchell is the sole Native American under a federal death sentence in the United States.
Deciding whether to return schoolchildren to in-person learning is a major source of stress for parents.

It's still unsafe to reopen schools for in-person learning, Pima County health experts say

Aug 11, 2020 The county isn't yet meeting any of its targets for containing the coronavirus.
With nearly 42,000 incarcerated people, Arizona has one of the largest prison populations in the country.

Prisoners worry as COVID-19 spreads behind bars

Aug 10, 2020 More than 500 prisoners at one Tucson unit have tested positive.
People wait to be tested for COVID-19 at the Kino Sports Complex, in this July 13 courtesy photo from Pima County.

Local church wants to open free COVID-19 test site

Aug 10, 2020 The church must get 50 people to pre-register before the event.
Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: Signs of virus slowing, crime in Tucson falls

Aug 10, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Aug. 10.
An empty table at TallBoys Breakfast Bar in Tucson in March 2020 shortly before the owner decided to close amid growing concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.

Gyms, theaters, bars can begin to reopen as coronavirus cases decline

Aug 10, 2020 The state health department released benchmarks for eventual business reopening.
A police line around a crime scene.

Crimes in Tucson, Phoenix fell in second quarter, as COVID-19 took hold

Aug 10, 2020 While property crimes fell, both cities saw an increase in aggravated assaults.
Members of the group Sonoyta Unido spend evenings collecting signatures in town.

Life on the line: Pandemic fuels social movement in Sonoran border town

Aug 10, 2020 Some residents in the border town of Sonoyta decided they were done weathering a global health crisis without basic health care.

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