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News roundup: High daily case count due to new reporting methods, apartments near UA to close pools, gyms

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Sept. 17.

Many shops in Hermosillo's downtown have reopened in recent weeks, and most walking around sported face masks.

Sonora among hardest hit by excess deaths during COVID-19 outbreak in Mexico

Sonora saw the fourth highest jump in excess deaths among the states analyzed.

Many shops in Hermosillo's downtown have reopened in recent weeks.

More businesses to open in Sonoran capital as COVID-19 measures further relax

Businesses allowed to reopen will need to respect reduced occupancy rules.

Rocky Point reopened its beaches on Aug. 1, 2020. The city expects a huge influx of tourists over Labor Day weekend.

Rocky Point expects surge of holiday visitors despite border travel restrictions

Tourism is not considered essential travel, but the town's mayor says it's essential for the Sonoran beach destination's economy.

A Centers for Disease Control illustration of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

Coronavirus risk lessens in Sonora, Mexican officials say

The Mexican state to Arizona's south has entered a "medium" phase of risk.

A flier at the Mexican Consulate in Tucson notifies visitors of travel restrictions at the U.S.-Mexico border due to COVID-19. August 2020.

Despite travel restrictions, Rocky Point welcoming Arizonans

The popular tourism destination reopened its beaches in August.

Consul Rafael Barceló Durazo of the Mexican Consulate in Tucson. August 24, 2020.

New top diplomat at the Mexican Consulate in Tucson

His priorities in his new role and how the pandemic has impacted services the consulate provides.

An Indigenous demonstrator shakes a rattle during the early morning protest in Coolidge on Aug. 26, 2020.

Indigenous activists protest wall contractor in Coolidge

Demonstrators gathered at Stinger Bridge & Iron to decry border wall construction across ancestral Indigenous border land.

One of nine dogs being trained to detect coronavirus in Sonora, Mexico.

Sonora training dogs to detect coronavirus cases

Nine dogs are in training to sniff out cases of coronavirus at Sonoran hospitals and clinics.

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

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Aug. 17.

Workers sort through tomatoes at a packing plant in southern Sonora, Mexico.

Arizona representatives raise concerns about potential Mexican produce measures

In a letter, the politicians say certain provisions could harm the produce import industry of critical importance to Nogales, Arizona.

Sonoran capital Hermosillo further loosens COVID-19 restrictions

The city is lifting a curfew on vehicle travel and allowing many nonessential businesses to reopen at reduced capacity.

The Bacanora Museum in the town after which the agave spirit is named, in Sonora, Mexico.

Sonora eases path for bacanora producers to sell products locally

A change allows authorized Bacanora producers to sell in shops for regional products without first having to obtain an expensive license.

Dozens of supporters of the reform measure showed up to the hearing where it was introduced in 2019. The sign in the center reads, "Love is love."

LGBTQ groups pressure Sonoran congress on marriage equality

An advocate says barriers to marriage make same-sex couples even more vulnerable during the coronavirus pandemic.

News roundup: Signs of virus slowing, crime in Tucson falls

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Aug. 10.

Members of the group Sonoyta Unido spend evenings collecting signatures in town.

Life on the line: Pandemic fuels social movement in Sonoran border town

Some residents in the border town of Sonoyta decided they were done weathering a global health crisis without basic health care.

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