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File image of the Pima County Administration Building in downtown Tucson.

Marana mayor on why he won’t enforce Pima County’s mask ordinance

Jun 26, 2020 Mayor Ed Honea said he does encourage town residents to wear a mask in public.

Community members and family of Carlos Adrian Ingram-Lopez light candles in his memory at the El Tiradito shrine on June 25, 2020.

Community, family members hold vigil for man who died in Tucson police custody

Jun 26, 2020 Carlos Adrian Ingram-Lopez, 27, died at his grandmother's house in April.

A construction worker works on installing 30-foot bollard fencing along Arizona's border with Mexico in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, February 2020.

Federal court rules president's use of military funds for border wall is illegal

Jun 26, 2020 The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued their ruling Friday.

Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich in Phoenix, January 2019.

Arizona attorney general praises SCOTUS asylum decision

Jun 26, 2020 Brnovich said the ruling impacting the quick deportation of asylum seekers prevents a backlog in the immigration system.

With residences in the foreground, the Bighorn Fire burns in the Santa Catalina Mountains on June 10, 2020.

Wildfires burn across Arizona

Jun 26, 2020 We discuss the year's fire outlook and what ecological changes result from such fires.

Lights mounted on the tops of Tucson Police cruisers in a parking lot outside of the department's headquarters.

TPD officers face state review

Jun 25, 2020 The officers involved in Carlos Ingram-Lopez’s death face review by a state board.

Dr. Richard Carmona and University of Arizona President Robert Robbins sit at a news briefing on opening the UA campus, May 20, 2020

UA President Robbins says if he had to reopen the university today, he wouldn't

Jun 25, 2020 The surge of COVID-19 cases is concerning University of Arizona officials.

Daily News Roundup: Police chief to stay on, Ducey warns about virus surge

Jun 25, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, June 25

The administration building for Emerge! Center Against Domestic Abuse.

Domestic abuse center won't turn away those with COVID-19

Jun 25, 2020 Emerge! CEO says they're relying more on solitary shelter spaces to encourage social distancing.

Gov. Doug Ducey gives a June 25 update on the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gov. Ducey implores Arizonans to be safer, stay home, but doesn't require it

Jun 25, 2020 The governor acknowledged the spread and impact of COVID-19 will worsen, but only gave recommendations for safe practices.

Tucson Police Department Chief Chris Magnus, at a June 24, 2020 media briefing.

Tucson Mayor Romero: Police Chief Magnus shouldn't resign

Jun 25, 2020 City Manager Michael Ortega has rejected the chief's offer of resignation amid controversy of the death of a man in police custody.

The Arizona Capitol Building. January 2017

AZ Indigenous Peoples' Caucus urges state to rename Columbus Day

Jun 24, 2020 The group said the move would contribute to other movements fighting for racial, social and historical justice.

A sticker on the ground notifies customers where to stand in order to maintain social distancing at Sam Levitz Furniture Warehouse. May 2020.

Pandemic shopping habits will be slow to change, says UA researcher

Jun 24, 2020 Practices like online shopping and curbside pickup are likely to continue past mask requirements.

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

State to give more money to schools due to pandemic

Jun 24, 2020 The Governor and state Superintendent of Public Instruction unveil a new funding plan.

Early-ballot stickers for voters in Pima County.

Pima County man convicted of voter fraud

Jun 24, 2020 The man voted in two states during the 2016 general election.

Daily News Roundup: TPD chief offers resignation, record COVID-19 deaths

Jun 24, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, June 24.

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