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A group hangs out in the shade in Santa Rita Park in Tucson.

Report predicts state homelessness to rise with the unemployment rate

Aug 3, 2020 A 16 to 29% increase in the rate of homelessness in Arizona is possible, if the unemployment rate continues to grow
Sonoran desert tortoise.

Tortoise regains some protections, as agency agrees to revisit endangered status

Aug 3, 2020 The action resulted from a lawsuit filed last year by conservation groups.
Downtown Tucson, Oct, 23, 2019.

Daily news roundup: Primary election almost here, voter safety measures in place

Aug 3, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, August 3.
Election workers process mail ballots at the Pima County Elections Department.

Forgot to put your ballot in the mail? Don't worry

Aug 3, 2020 You can still drop off mail ballots on election day. Here's a list of other common voting FAQs.
Signage inside a building at the University of Arizona promotes mask wearing on campus, July 2020.

Where the Constitution and COVID-19 intersect

Aug 3, 2020 A group of law professors at the UA explore constitutional law in the pandemic.
A photo accompanying a media release from No More Deaths saying Border Patrol on Friday, July 31 raided a camp where the group was providing aid.

Multiple arrests in Border Patrol raid on migrant aid camp, second this week

Aug 1, 2020 Agency entered a medical aid camp run by the humanitarian group No More Deaths on Friday, executing a federal warrant.
[Orange choropleth map of Arizona counties showing rate of COVID-19 cases per 100k people, for the week ending Aug. 1]

News roundup: Grijalva tests positive for COVID-19, border wall construction, UA reopening plan

Aug 1, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Aug. 1
File image of an empty classroom at Sabino High School in Tucson.

Education Notebook: Kindergarten to university, Arizona back-to-school plans emerging

Aug 1, 2020 A look back at this week's education stories in Southern Arizona and the state, Aug. 1.
#RedforEd protesters descended on the Capitol in the spring of 2018.

Education funding initiative removed from Arizona ballot

Aug 1, 2020 A judge found the Invest in Ed initiative’s description misleading. Advocates plan to appeal the decision.
U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva sits for an interview at Arizona Public Media in November 2019.

Rep. Grijalva self-isolating after testing positive for COVID-19

Aug 1, 2020 The Southern Arizona congressman said he was not experiencing symptoms.
No More Deaths said since 2004, Byrd Camp has provided aid to migrants crossing through the desert and usually operates without incident. But on the morning of July 30, the group says Border Patrol agents entered the property to arrest a migrant receiving care there. Agents on horseback, in cars and on foot continued to surveil the area surrounding the camp into Friday evening.

Border Patrol agents raid No More Deaths migrant aid camp

Aug 1, 2020 The group says the event is the first of its kind in over a year.
A wildcat statue at the University of Arizona sports a custom mask. July 2020.

University of Arizona preps for reentry amid pandemic risk

Jul 31, 2020 Arizona 360 learns more about its strategy.
Signage inside a building at the University of Arizona promotes mask wearing on campus, July 2020.

UA rolls out new protocols to guard against pandemic

Jul 31, 2020 How the university plans to minimize the risk of COVID-19 spreading on campus.
The Cocopah and Quechan Indian tribes donated ventilators they received from the Strategic National Stockpile to Yuma Regional Medical Center during the COVID-19 pandemic May 14, 2020.

Yuma County tribes use messaging, testing to beat back COVID-19 amid surge

Jul 31, 2020 Fort Yuma Health Center said the start of the surge was "scary," but they were prepared.
The Sonoran beach town Puerto Peñasco is a popular destination for Arizona tourists.

'The time is here': Rocky Point opening beaches

Jul 31, 2020 The Sonoran destination is reopening its beaches this weekend for the first time in more than four months.
Jason Graham, director of wastewater plant operations with the city of Fort Collins, pulls a plastic jug from a sampling machine at the Drake Water Reclamation facility.

In Colorado, your stool is a tool in the fight against coronavirus

Jul 31, 2020 To track the next coronavirus outbreak, Western states look to the sewers.

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