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The memorial to Arizona Confederate troops at Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza near the Capitol was erected in 1961.

Arizona secretary of state calls for removal of confederate monument near Capitol

Jun 9, 2020 The move comes as the nation struggles with race relations.
ADHS Director Cara Christ, June 4, 2020.

State reminds hospitals to activate emergency plans

Jun 8, 2020 The letter from the ADHS director came after Banner Health announced Friday it was nearing capacity.
The view of the Tucson Skyline from A Mountain. Oct. 23, 2019.

Daily News Roundup: Long-term care facilities, curfew over

Jun 8, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, June 8.
Demonstrators hold up signs recognizing George Floyd and condemning police brutality during and Black Lives Matter Tucson event on June 6, 2020.

Black Lives Matter event draws thousands to UA; group says police presence broke agreement

Jun 8, 2020 The organization says it will no longer host events in collaboration with the university.
The Bighorn Fire burns on Sunday, June 7, 2020 near Oro Valley, Arizona.

Fire in Pusch Ridge area grows over the weekend

Jun 8, 2020 The lightning-caused Bighorn Fire came within a mile of some Oro Valley communities on Saturday.
A March 15 Arizona Department of Health Services photo of COVID-19 tests.

Federal data shows COVID-19 spread in some Arizona long-term care facilities

Jun 8, 2020 Arizona is increasing testing in long-term care facilities, but some say the state was slow to act early on.
The Bighorn Fire burns in the Pusch Ridge Wilderness near Oro Valley on Saturday, June 6, 2020. The fire was caused by lightning on the evening of June 5, 2020.

Pusch Ridge burns near Oro Valley

Jun 6, 2020 The lightning-caused fire began Friday night.
A lock-out notice was placed on the door of Rincon Market in the Sam Hughes neighborhood.

Rincon Market locked out after owner fails to pay rent

Jun 5, 2020 The neighborhood grocery store opened in 1926.
Demonstrators hold up their fists and lights during a moment of silence at a candlelight vigil in memory of George Floyd at the Dunbar Pavilion in Tucson on June 1, 2020.

Black Lives Matter, policing protests, civil discourse

Jun 5, 2020 Plus, a local artist shares his experiences as a Black man in America in his Own Words.
Plywood covers a business in downtown Tucson on June 1, 2020. Businesses boarded up windows days after protests related to the police killing of George Floyd resulted $200,000 worth of damage downtown.

TPD chief discusses curfew, racial injustice and police reform

Jun 5, 2020 Christopher Conover hears from Chief Chris Magnus and Mayor Regina Romero.
A sign protesting racial injustice at a candlelight vigil held in memory of George Floyd at the Dunbar Pavilion in Tucson on June 1, 2020.

Protests in Tucson, nationwide, shine spotlight on systemic racism

Jun 5, 2020 A discussion with community organizers and Black Lives Matter Tucson member Lola Rainey.
Downtown Tucson, Oct, 23, 2019.

Daily News Roundup: Banner ICUs filling, deaths top 1,000, protests and policing

Jun 5, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, June 5.

Arizona courts lean on technology as they transition back to in-person proceedings

Jun 5, 2020 The bulk of Pima County cases have been postponed, and one administrator expects a "tsunami of cases" when courts fully resume.
Protesters in support of DACA recipients gathered outside Tucson City Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017.

Arizona DACA recipients in limbo as Supreme Court decision draws near

Jun 5, 2020 The court could decide the future of the Obama-era policy at any time this month.
The windows of Charro Steak on East Broadway boarded up on June 1, 2020.

Statewide curfew delays restaurant reopenings

Jun 5, 2020 Tucson's Downtown Kitchen and Cocktails reopens Friday — one week later than planned.
File image of an empty classroom at Sabino High School in Tucson.

How Southern Arizona schools and summer camps are adapting to COVID-19

Jun 5, 2020 Schools, summer camps and child care centers are tasked with finding a safe way to engage kids during the pandemic.

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