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The Sonoran beach town Puerto Peñasco is a popular destination for Arizona tourists.

Rocky Point reopens with restrictions to tourists

Jun 16, 2020 The mayor of the popular beach destination says visitors will be expected to observe a set of strict rules.
More than 470,000 Arizonans have filed for unemployment in the last six weeks. New expanded jobless benefits begin in May, but advocates worry it won’t be enough to offset the massive damage from the coronavirus.

First-time unemployment claims in Arizona set weekly record

Jun 16, 2020 Unemployment is rising despite the reopening of businesses in the state.
A protester bangs a drum on the sidewalk outside the La Palma Detention Center in Eloy, Arizona. Protesters in over 200 cars circled the facility on on April 10 calling for the release of detainees in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

Migrants plead for release as COVID-19 cases surge in ICE detention

Jun 15, 2020 At least 122 migrants have the virus at the Eloy Federal Contract Facility, the second-most nationwide.
One-week snapshot of rates of cases to population in Arizona as of June 15, 2020

Daily News Roundup: Hospitalization guidelines, wildfires around Arizona

Jun 15, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, June 15.
Rain clouds near Tubac, July 2019.

Monsoon in Southern Arizona officially starts this week

Jun 15, 2020 It is monsoon awareness week.
Drone camera image of border wall construction along the San Pedro River in early June, 2020.

CBP reveals a few more details about San Pedro River border barrier

Jun 15, 2020 The agency held an invitation-only meeting Friday to provide an update on the project.
A sign outside of a hospital in Douglas in 2011.

Arizona COVID-19 hospitalization numbers at CDC threshold

Jun 15, 2020 Health care leaders warn of a strain on hospital resources as case numbers rise in the state.
Patrons at the Pima County Public Library's downtown Tucson branch use social distancing while waiting in line to use the library's computers on May 29, 2020.

Coronavirus cases up, hospitals alarmed, cooling centers

Jun 12, 2020 Plus, a Tucson EMT describes what it's like to work in a COVID-19 hot spot.
Pima County Public Library director Amber Mathewson organizes books at the system's downtown branch on May 29, 2020.

Pima County libraries reopen with new coronavirus protocols

Jun 12, 2020 Browsing and lounging is no longer allowed.
Signs advertise a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site outside of Walgreens in Tucson on April 21, 2020.

Hospital leaders raise concerns about coronavirus case uptick and capacity

Jun 12, 2020 Christopher Conover heard from leaders at Banner Health and the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association.
A worker at the Pima County Public Library's downtown branch sanitizes a plexiglass shield on May 29, 2020.

UA researcher: Arizona seeing second wave of COVID-19

Jun 12, 2020 A discussion with Dr. Joe Gerald, who monitors coronavirus data released by the state.
Smoke drifts from the Bighorn Fire in the Santa Catalina mountains, June 11, 2020.

Daily News Roundup: Policing in Tucson, fire evacuation order lifted

Jun 12, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, June 12.
The Border Patrol erected this facility for asylum seekers last summer. Congress allocated $708 million for facilities like these and $112 million for "consumables" that was supposed to be spent caring for migrants.

Audit: Instead of migrant care, Border Patrol spent millions on equipment

Jun 12, 2020 The audit found some money meant for migrant care was spent on things like ATVs and speaker systems.
Demonstrators hold up signs recognizing George Floyd and condemning police brutality during and Black Lives Matter Tucson event on June 6, 2020.

Protests force community to reconsider the role of police

Jun 12, 2020 As protests continue nationwide, citizens and police officers in Tucson look at what changes are still needed.
A Tucson Police car on patrol.

Tucson Police Department policies draw scrutiny amid calls for change

Jun 12, 2020 Advocates for defunding TPD say reforms the department casts as "progressive" don't go far enough.
The Tucson Skyline. October 23, 2019.

Daily News Roundup: Fire evacuations, Ducey on rise in cases, detention center accused of abuse

Jun 11, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, June 11.

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