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Advocates warn of a looming crisis as Arizona nears the expiration of an order protecting renters from eviction.

700 already facing homelessness in Pima County as state readies to lift eviction protection

Jul 16, 2020 An executive order keeping eviction rates down expires next week, and advocates warn of a coming surge in filings and enforcement.

Arizona is expected to add jobs in the construction sector.

Unemployment sets new record in Arizona

Jul 16, 2020 More than a quarter of a million Arizona residents filed for unemployment last week.

Daily news roundup: Health care workers promote mask wearing, school districts prepare for online learning

Jul 15, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, July 15.

Arizona National Guard service members at a COVID-19 drive-thru testing site in the Tohono O'odham Nation in Sells, Arizona, July 6, 2020.

Tribal nations partner with Arizona National Guard for mass COVID-19 testing

Jul 15, 2020 This week's events will be in the White Mountain Apache Tribe in Cibecue and Whiteriver.

A sign indicating a polling place near Fourth Avenue in Tucson, Election Day, Nov. 7, 2018.

Poll workers needed in Pima County

Jul 15, 2020 Election Day is less than a month away and training is about to begin.

Interplanetary visitor sweeps past Earth

Jul 14, 2020 Bright Neowise comet surprises space scientists in Tucson.

The Tucson Medical Center emergency room.

Frontline health care workers urge public to wear a mask

Jul 14, 2020 Health care workers are exhausted and discouraged by public behavior, says one Tucson doctor.

School district in the Tohono O'odham Nation beginning school year online

Jul 14, 2020 A parent-driven push for virtual learning informed the decision from the Baboquivari Unified School District School Board.

UA applauds repeal of ICE ban on online study for foreign students

Jul 14, 2020 The agency announced the policy last week

Daily news roundup: Hospitalizations continue to climb in Arizona, state increases testing in Phoenix

Jul 14, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, July 14.

Three spacecraft are set for launch from Earth toward Mars this month.

Mars missions prepare to launch

Jul 14, 2020 Three spacecraft are scheduled to depart for February 2021 arrivals at the Red Planet.

Republican Martha McSally, left, and Democrat Mark Kelly.

Kelly continues to lead McSally in polls

Jul 14, 2020 Kelly's lead remains strong, but the gap has tightened.

UA joins lawsuit over international students

Jul 13, 2020 The lawsuit aims to prevent the federal government from targeting international students for possible deportation

Blanca Sierra Reyes, 27, applied for DACA eight years ago and has renewed every two years since. She graduated with a master's degree in social work from ASU in spring 2019, an achievement she said would not have been possible without DACA.

Despite Supreme Court ruling, DACA slow to be restored

Jul 13, 2020 The Supreme Court's ruling to uphold the Obama-era program went into effect Monday

A protester approaches a line of police officers in downtown Phoenix on Sunday, May 31, before the imposition of a statewide curfew to rein in protests over police violence.

Arizona police get millions in military surplus

Jul 13, 2020 A Defense Department program allows local law enforcement to get everything from office supplies to guns for free.

Daily news roundup: Pima County nearing ICU bed capacity, Arizona at 'greatest risk level' for virus

Jul 13, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, July 13.

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