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Arizona unemployment continues to rise

Jul 29, 2020 First-time claims neared 300,000 in a week.

Pima County to elect new county attorney

Jul 29, 2020 The winner of the Democratic primary faces no opposition in November.

Acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf, Feb. 26, 2020.

Trump administration memo changes DACA protections, at odds with ruling

Jul 28, 2020 Legal battles continue despite a June Supreme Court ruling upholding the Obama-era program.

A voter displays their "I Voted Early in Pima County" sticker.

Daily news roundup: Primary election approaches, 2nd free COVID-19 testing site to open

Jul 28, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, July 28.

This image, taken in the Spacecraft Assembly Facility's High Bay 1 at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, on July 23, 2019, shows a close-up of the head of Mars 2020's remote sensing mast.

ASU to launch cameras aboard new Mars rover, Emirates orbiter

Jul 28, 2020 ASU cameras have previously perched atop the masts of the Spirit, Opportunity and Curiosity Mars rovers.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services approved more than 6.6 million people to be citizens in the last decade.

Planned furloughs of USCIS workers delayed

Jul 28, 2020 Furloughs have been rescheduled for the end of August unless emergency funding gets approved, a union steward said.

Safety a top priority for primary election, AZ secretary of state says

Jul 28, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic will change some voting practices.

Deciding whether to return schoolchildren to in-person learning is a major source of stress for parents.

High stress, loss of routine slow return to normal from coronavirus

Jul 28, 2020 COVID-19 unknowns are keeping people from forming new daily habits.

A health care worker handles supplies needed to collect saliva to test for COVID-19 as part of Arizona State University's testing initiative.

Pima County to open second free COVID-19 testing site

Jul 27, 2020 The new site will offer the ASU-developed saliva test.

UA announces phased plan for bringing students back to campus

Jul 27, 2020 Students will return to the classroom in 4 stages

Daily news roundup: No new coronavirus deaths reported by state, impact of census strong in AZ

Jul 27, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, July 25.

File image of an empty classroom at Sabino High School in Tucson.

Education notebook: 'Flexibility' in return to AZ classrooms, on-site learning spaces required

Jul 25, 2020 A look back at this week's education stories in Southern Arizona and the state.

Daily news roundup: Partisanship and COVID-19, stakeholders discuss coming school year

Jul 24, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, July 24.

Census Day is April 1, and the snapshot of where Americans live impacts billions of dollars of funding each year.

Analysis shows how Trump's census change would impact Congress

Jul 24, 2020 The Pew Research Center used 2017 data to estimate how many undocumented people are in each state.

An electronic sign at the base of Catalina Highway lets traffic know the road is closed to visitors due to damage caused to guardrails by the Bighorn Fire on July 21, 2020.

New police budget, Summerhaven closed, mask materials

Jul 24, 2020 Plus, understanding how the expiration of federal dollars for unemployment will impact Arizonans.

An area burned by the Bighorn Fire in the Santa Catalina mountains.

Bighorn Fire damage adds to challenges for Summerhaven businesses

Jul 24, 2020 The pandemic had already hit the community's economy.

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