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Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: Pima County Sheriff's candidates debate, understanding protections for Arizona’s waterways

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, September 25

Pima County COVID-19 spike is due to UA, Garcia says

County chief medical officer says the rest of the county is containing the coronavirus.
Deer dancer statue outside of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe's administration building.

Campaign Legal Center to represent Pascua Yaqui Tribe in early voting site dispute with county

The tribe is taking the next step to get the Pima County Recorder's Office to reinstate an early voting site it closed in 2018.
Signage inside a building at the University of Arizona promotes mask wearing on campus, July 2020.

COVID-19 testing down at the University of Arizona

Tests were below 1,000 a day for three days.
Gov. Doug Ducey speaking at a press conference on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2020.

State to invest additional $14 million in universities for COVID-19 efforts

Arizona will give additional funding to help with testing, research, contact tracing and other projects.
The Tucson Skyline. October 23, 2019.

News roundup: State to invest millions in universities for COVID-19 efforts, OSIRIS-REx mission approaches critical moment

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, September 24

AZ unemployment claims continue to grow

The number of people receiving unemployment benefits in Arizona grew by 30,000.
University of Arizona students wearing masks on campus.

Scottsdale mayor lifts mask mandate

Two Arizona health care providers oppose the move.
A sign instructs Pima County voters casting their ballots on primary election day, Aug. 4, 2020.

Registering to vote online without traditional addresses, plus codes

The change increases online registration access for rural and tribal voters.
Signs advertise a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site outside of Walgreens in Tucson on April 21, 2020.

First weekend of taking tests to students gets results

Close to 150 people were tested at the pop-up sites near student hangouts.
The view of the Tucson Skyline from A Mountain. Oct. 23, 2019.

News Roundup: Mexico challenges unauthorized hysterectomies, Kirkpatrick fights for another term

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, September 22.
Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

Daily News Roundup: UA students punished for breaking coronavirus rules, review of deaths in Tucson police custody released

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, September 21
A wildcat statue at the University of Arizona sports a custom mask. July 2020.

Students punished by UA and police for bad COVID behavior

Big parties were shut down and citations were issued.
File image of a row of lockers in a school.

Education notebook: Teacher shortage worsens amid pandemic, UA and county address rising cases

A look back at this week's education stories in Southern Arizona and the state.
A view of downtown Tucson.

News roundup: Local candidates make their case, data shows racial disparities in TPD use of force

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Sept. 18.
The McLean family, photographed through a window, spends the afternoon together in their Phoenix home earlier this month. After mom Katie and dad Reese tested positive for COVID-19, they took baby Jay for a swab test. It was negative, but they’re convinced he had the disease.

As schools reopen, Arizona confronts high rates of COVID-19 in youth

The state’s youth case rate was the third-highest among 48 states reporting, according to a report.

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