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Nurses protest in front of St. Mary's Hospital in Tucson. July 14, 2021

Local nurses protest staffing shortages

Jul 14, 2021 Nurses at St. Mary's Hospital take to the streets to voice their concerns.

A health care worker administers a COVID-19 vaccine on a man at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Tucson. March 2021.

Delta variant cases on the rise in Pima County

Jul 14, 2021 County health officials put the number of cases between 30-60

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.

More federal COVID-19 money for Arizona

Jul 12, 2021 Rural hospitals are getting millions from the federal government.

Insects benefiting from early monsoon rains

Jul 8, 2021 Termites and mosquitoes are among those going through seasonal life cycles.

A man and woman wear masks as they walk in downtown Tucson. November 2020.

Pima County lifts COVID emergency

Jul 6, 2021 Most effects of the 2020 declaration were already cancelled by Gov. Ducey

Hundreds of Arizona blood donors needed amid urgent shortage

Jul 3, 2021 Blood drives canceled by because of the pandemic has continued to leave blood supplies low

A sign advertising free COVID-19 vaccines at a mobile vaccination unit operated by FEMA at Pima Community College's Desert Vista Campus on May 3, 2021.

Pima County making progress on COVID-19 vaccines

Jul 2, 2021 President Biden set a goal of a 70% vaccination rate by July 4.

The AZ Heroes study began with first responders and other essential workers.

AZ Heroes study adds to COVID vaccination report

Jul 2, 2021 The data details vaccine effectiveness among first responders and other essential workers.

A woman walks down 4th Avenue maskless. Others around her are wearing face coverings. March 2021.

Delta variant has yet to establish in Pima County, health department speculates why

Jul 1, 2021 If cases increase and it needs to respond quickly, the department says it's 'comfortable' with its contact tracing force.

Mural on the side of building in Shiprock, New Mexico, in the Nation Nation March 22, 2020.

COVID-19 Delta variant identified in the Navajo Nation

Jun 28, 2021 The first confirmed appreance of the variant comes as the nation nears 31,000 cases.

The shoes of children as they sit in a row inside a kindergarten classroom.

Data analysis shows low investment in kids futures across Arizona

Jun 25, 2021 The state rank 40th across the country after comparing 2019 factors in their health, education, economic status and families.

Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus receives 25 AEDs from Andrew Messing, the president of the Steven M. Gooter Foundation. June 22, 2021

TPD gets more AEDs

Jun 23, 2021 The police department now has 100 of the lifesaving devices.

Old Main on the University of Arizona campus.

University of Arizona researchers to study cross-border childhood asthma

Jun 19, 2021 The UA study will follow 500 pregnant women of Mexican descent in both cities and their newborns for the next five years

A handout image from Banner Health shows a health care worker in one of the hospital's COVID-19 units.

Delta variant of COVID-19 in Pima County

Jun 18, 2021 Dozens of cases of the highly transmissible virus have been identified in Arizona.

Tohono O’odham Chairman Ned Norris Jr. during congressional testimony in February 2020.

Tohono O'odham Nation advocates in Congress for properly funded federal services

Jun 17, 2021 Tribal leaders call out government's failure to fulfill promises to fund hospitals, school and detention centers in tribal lands.

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey sits for an interview with Arizona 360 in his office at the Arizona Capitol on Jan. 13, 2021.

Ducey blocks ASU policy requiring masks for unvaccinated students

Jun 15, 2021 Executive order would apply to all of the state's public universities and community colleges

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