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Gym equipment.

Gov. Ducey offers grants to bars, gyms forced to close

Theaters and water parks also qualify for grants.
An image of the group of Cuban asylum seekers and the letter they sent from the La Palma Correctional Center in Eloy.

Asylum seekers describe self-harm, faulty COVID-19 response at ICE detention center

As a federal report faults ICE's complaint-handling process in detention, a letter from Eloy describes a facility on the brink.
A wildcat statue at the University of Arizona sports a custom mask. July 2020.

UA: At least nine students test positive for COVID-19 on return to campus

Students must be tested before moving into on-campus dorms.
A sign directs voters where to cast their ballots at a polling place in Tucson.

News roundup: Ed funding initiative back, USPS complaint dismissed

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Aug. 19.
This courtesy image shows an example notification of the Covid Watch Arizona app.

UA launches Covid Watch Arizona app

Developers hope to push it statewide soon.
The search for the cause of Alzheimer's has so far come up dry. Some researchers are now asking if germs play a role.

Living with Alzheimer's, during a pandemic.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: How a Tucson artist's meticulous style brings solace; and Part 2 of Youth Crossing Gender Borders, "Changing Expectations".

AZ weekly unemployment shows slight increase

After a few weeks of dropping, the unemployment numbers are on the rise.
File image of razor wire lining a fence at a state prison in Arizona.

'We are not animals': Letter details how Tucson prison became COVID-19 hot spot

In a 22-page letter, a military veteran incarcerated at ASPC-Tucson describes a chaotic pandemic behind bars.
Central Tucson from Sentinel Peak.

News roundup: 'Historic' primary turnout, gym's challenge to Ducey denied, USPS halts changes

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Aug. 18.
Arizona National Guard service member directs visitor traffic at COVID-19 testing site in Tonalea, Arizona, in the Navajo Nation May 19, 2020.

Stay-at-home order lifted as Navajo Nation starts reopening

Much of the Navajo Nation has been closed since March as the coronavirus swept through the reservation.
Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: No new coronavirus deaths reported in state, Pima County cases stabilize

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Aug. 17.
Pima County COVID-19 testing at the Kino Events Center, July 13.

Pima County coronavirus cases show signs of stabilizing

Arizona has seen a slowdown in coronavirus infections, but Pima County's rate seems to have stagnated.
Still image from a Banner Health video of drive-thru COVID-19 specimen collection. Banner says the testing is by <a href="https://www.bannerhealth.com/patients/patient-resources/covid-19" target="_blank">appointment only</a>.

More testing sites added in Pima County

Another one-day pop-up site is coming, and three permanent sites have opened.
Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: Local responses to a tough economy, school district cancels classes, heat wave bakes SW

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Saturday, Aug. 15.
Students and instructors stage a "die-in" against The University of Arizona's COVID-19 re-entry policy, August 14, 2020.

'Die-in' protests UA reopening plans

Demonstrators want science-based plans and more transparency.
Newspaper classified listings.

Arizona plans to use federal unemployment supplement, but not add to it

A presidential order would add $300 dollars to state unemployment benefits.

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