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News roundup: Second day in a row with no new COVID deaths, UA plans for in-person graduation

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, March 9.

Former Arizona State Representative Arlando Teller, who is a member of the Navajo Nation, resigned in January 2021 after accepting a job with the U.S. Department of Transportation as the deputy assistant secretary for tribal affairs.

Conversation with Arlando Teller about transportation in tribal lands

The former Arizona state lawmaker talks about his new job in the U.S. Department of Transportation and his legacy in Arizona.

This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19—isolated from a patient in the U.S.

Arizona reports 563 additional COVID-19 cases, no new deaths for second day

The state Department of Health Services attributed the decrease in fatalities to reviews of death certificates

Jacob Chansley - self-styled "QAnon Shaman" played an active role in the siege of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021

Arizona man who wore horns in Capitol riot to remain jailed

Self-styled "QAnon Shamon" will remain behind bars until his trial

Election bills clear state senate

Investigation funding, new affidavits approved.

Students celebrate their achievements at a University of Arizona graduation ceremony.

UA readying for in-person graduation

Last years, graduation was put on hold due to COVID-19.

News roundup: Vaccine rolls out across tribal lands, UA president voices support for basketball coach

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, March 8.

A box holds vails of Johnson & Johnson's Janssen COVID-19 vaccine at the company's manufacturing facility.

Southern Arizona to get more than 60,000 COVID-19 vaccines this week

The vaccines included Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson.

UA basketball coach Sean Miller speaks at a press conference, Thursday, March 1, 2018.

UA president supports basketball coach Sean Miller

President Robbins is backing Miller as NCAA allegations become public.

A member of the Arizona National Guard speaks to a COVID-19 vaccine recipient at a vaccination event at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park on the Gila River Indian Reservation on Feb. 20, 2021.

COVID-19 vaccine rollout across AZ tribal lands

Indian Health Serves lays out how the pandemic has impacted Indigenous Arizonans.

Pedestrians at the midway point on their way up Tumamoc Hill.

Desert Lab on Tumamoc Hill begins new phase of community outreach

An old building will make way for new gardens.

Coronavirus in Southern Arizona: An Arizona 360 Special

CDC ranks Arizona 8th in the nation for COVID-19 deaths, 22nd in cases

19% of Arizonans have received vaccinations

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

State virus hospitalizations below 1K for 1st time in months

CDC ranks Arizona eighth in the nation for COVID-19 deaths per capita over the last seven days and 22nd in cases

UA releases NCAA's Notice of Allegations

The violations include a lack of institutional control by the men’s basketball and swimming programs, including men's basketball coach Sean Miller

Informal summer camps help children learn the basics about science before they face the subject in the classroom.

Education notebook: Ducey accelerates the return to classrooms

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

Oak Flat, east of Superior, Arizona. A company proposes to build one of the world's largest underground copper mines at this location.

Appeals court denies emergency motion for injunction at Oak Flat

The decision comes as a nonprofit appeals a district court's ruling that denied a preliminary injunction at the proposed mine site.

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