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File photo of the Rialto Theatre, a Tucson venue that has canceled events to limit the spread of COVID-19.

As gigs get canceled, fundraiser aims to help keep Tucson musicians afloat

Mar 17, 2020 Performers are losing income as the city's venues cancel events or go dark to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus.
Gov. Doug Ducey, June 2019.

Ducey recommends Arizonans avoid going out: 'Our advice is don't'

Mar 17, 2020 The governor's response to the novel coronavirus does not go as far as other states.
The Arizona State Legislature in Phoenix.

Arizona Legislature plans to pass necessary bills, adjourn by the end of the week

Mar 16, 2020 The House speaker said the goal is to pass a baseline budget and bills to keep agencies running before wrapping work due to COVID-19.
A sign directs voters where to cast their ballots at a polling place in Tucson.

Pima County going ahead with presidential preference election, with one polling place change

Mar 16, 2020 The elections director says the county is prepared to deal with the virus on election day.
Shelves for paper products lie bare in a Tucson grocery store, as people act on fears over the COVID-19 pandemic. Health officials have urged people to not panic and hoard. Toilet paper is not an item listed in official guidance for staying healthy and limiting the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Arizona coronavirus news briefs, March 16

Mar 16, 2020 AP coverage of COVID-19 impacting the state: Arizona schools closed, cases up to 18, primary election, and more.
File image of a row of lockers in a school.

Arizona closing schools due to COVID-19 concerns

Mar 15, 2020 The governor and the superintendent of public instruction announced schools will be closed through at least March 27.
Arizona 360 host Lorraine Rivera (center) walks through a wash with members of the Tucson Police Department's Substance Use Resource Team on March 10, 2020. In an area common for drug use, Rivera saw how officers implement the department's Deflection Program that allows them to offer people treatment for drug-related crimes instead of arrest.

COVID-19 preparedness, TPD deflection program, census undercount

Mar 13, 2020 Plus, understanding the long-term economic impacts of the novel coronavirus.
The entrance to the U.S. Census Bureau's office in Tucson.

Hard-to-count populations a concern ahead of 2020 census in Arizona

Mar 13, 2020 University of Arizona researcher Jason Jurjevich estimates up to 1.8 million Arizonans could go uncounted this year.
A sign posted at the University of Arizona for the Tucson Festival of Books on March 9, 2020, the day festival organizers announced they would cancel the event after a number of authors pulled out over COVID-19 concerns.

Coronavirus-related cancellations hit Tucson tourism industry

Mar 13, 2020 Visit Tucson says the cancellations coincide with the apex of the event season.
Arizona 360 host Lorraine Rivera interviews Pima County Chief Medical Officer Francisco Garcia at Arizona Public Media.

Pima County chief medical officer on COVID-19 recommendations

Mar 13, 2020 A discussion with Dr. Francisco Garcia.

Judges ask DOJ to reconsider hearings in high-traffic immigration courts amid coronavirus outbreak

Mar 13, 2020 Judges and attorneys working in immigration courts say they need federal support to protect their clients and the public.

Emergency voting in Pima County going ahead, recorder says

Mar 13, 2020 The recorder's office says wipes and hand sanitizer are available for those casting early ballots.
A group of Tohono O'odham, Hia C-ed O'odham, Pascua Yaqui and their non-Indigenous allies gathered, Sunday, March 8, 2020, beside the pond fed by Quitobaquito Springs to discuss how building the border wall and pumping local groundwater to make cement is harming the area cherished by the local Indigenous peoples.

Indigenous group reaffirms importance of Quitobaquito Springs amid border wall construction

Mar 13, 2020 The group discussed how construction and pumping local groundwater is affecting the sacred site.
Arizona Public Media.

Tucson, Pima County cancellations, postponements or closures due to COVID-19

Mar 13, 2020 An ongoing list of Tucson and Pima County events that have been canceled or postponed.
A view of downtown Tucson.

Tucson, Oro Valley announce changes prompted by coronavirus

Mar 13, 2020 Both are restricting attendance at public meetings to curb the chances of community spread.
A locker door is visible in the foreground as a student walks in the distance at Marana High School in September 2019.

Arizona coronavirus news briefs, March 13

Mar 13, 2020 AZPM and AP coverage of COVID-19 impacting the state and country: Pima County steps, UA basketball, how to clean your phone, and more.

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