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In this undated image, a cashier swipes a credit card at a register.

Economic impacts felt in Arizona from border travel restrictions

Visitors from Mexico pay sales taxes in retail hubs like the Tucson and Phoenix metropolitan areas.
A sign welcomes back visitors to the Children's Museum Tucson on March 26, 2021.

Children’s Museum reopens Tucson, Oro Valley locations

Tony Paniagua visited the Tucson museum to learn about new safety protocols.
A woman walks down 4th Avenue maskless. Others around her are wearing face coverings. March 2021.

Discussion: communicating our differences about mask wearing

An expert in health communications weighs in on confrontations related to masking up in public.
A sign outside of the University of Arizona bookstore reminds visitors that masks are required to enter.

UA to keep enforcing mask policy, expand in-person class sizes

Leaders of the university's COVID response stress the importance of continued mask wearing.
A poster on the storefront of Tap and Bottle in Tucson informs customers that masks are required to enter. January 2021.

Local mask mandates, Children’s Museum reopens, travel restrictions

The city of Tucson and Pima County plan to keep mask mandates in place, despite Gov. Ducey's executive order that phases out local ordinances.
A woman receives a COVID-19 vaccine during a mobile event run by Pima County and Tucson Medical Center outside St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church on March 6, 2021.

Pima County continues to see vaccine demand outpace supply

The county's chief medical officer discusses the county's coordination with the state.
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey at a news conference at the University of Arizona where he spoke about state pods expanding COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to residents ages 16 and up. March 24, 2021.

Ducey touts expanded vaccine eligibility at state pods

He also discusses why he denied FEMA permission to open vaccination sites in Pima County.
A puddle in a relatively dry creek bed in the Patagonia Mountains at a time when the region was experiencing extreme and exceptional drought. March 2021.

Extreme and exceptional drought stretching across southern Arizona

Tony Paniagua spoke to one rancher impacted by the dry conditions.
Unaccompanied minors apprehended by Customs and Border Protection line up inside a temporary processing facility in Donna, Texas on March 17, 2021.

Immigration court backlog exceeds 1.2 million cases

A discussion with the president of the National Association of Immigration Judges.
A group of migrants apprehended by Border Patrol agents in Sasabe on March 24, 2021.

New migrant releases strain small border communities

A discussion with Arizona Republic reporter Rafael Carranza about his coverage of the border.
Arizona Gov. Ducey speaks to reporters at a news conference held along the border in Douglas on March 19, 2021.

Ducey bashes Biden’s border and immigration policies

The governor criticized the president's appointment of Vice President Harris to help oversee the administration's response.
A stretch of border fencing east of Douglas constructed as part of President Trump's initiative to erect a taller wall along the southern border. November 2020.

Border apprehensions, drought impacts, COVID vaccine demand

Lorraine Rivera sits down with Gov. Ducey to discuss his criticisms of President Biden's border policies and vaccine distribution.
A health care worker prepares doses of the COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination event in Globe on March 13, 2021.

Understanding COVID-19 variants and vaccines’ effectiveness against them

A discussion with University of Arizona virologist Felicia Goodrum.
Health care workers prepare doses of the COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination event in Globe on March 13, 2020.

Gila County first to expand vaccine eligibility to residents, workers 18 and up

Tony Paniagua visited a recent vaccination event to learn more about the county's approach.
Lake Mead, 2016.

As more move to Arizona, what “smart growth” looks like

A discussion with Arizona Republic digital opinions editor Joanna Allhands.
A view of home construction at a Meritage Homes site at Gladden Farms in Marana on March 17, 2021.

Homebuilding company planning two new communities in Marana, Vail

Combined, the developments will add more than 200 homes to the Tucson metro.

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