Pima Animal Care Center is overcrowded, asking community to help with strays
The center also says that when done responsibly, it's OK to give a new pet as a holiday gift
Arizona rural hospitals asking feds for COVID-19 staffing
The state Department of Health Services put in requests for medical staffing for at least seven rural hospitals.
DHS explores COVID-19 vaccine services at the border
DHS says it’s looking to award a short-term contract to provide vaccine services to non-U.S. citizens at points along the Southwest border.
A-10 part of Defense spending in Arizona
The NDAA brings millions of dollars into the state.
City invites non-profits and businesses to apply for COVID-19 relief program grants
The money will go towards affordable housing, workforce development and other projects.
Surcharge for unvaccinated Pima County employees challenged
A law enforcement union has filed a lawsuit challenging a $45 health insurance surcharge on Pima County employees who haven’t received the coronavirus vaccine.
Pima County Attorney's Office will not prosecute minor drug possession cases
Policy from start of the pandemic is revived as vaccination rate levels off and COVID cases spread inside the jail
COVID-19 creating another holiday of concern
Omicron variant and vaccination worries are making gatherings difficult again.
Banner says Tucson hospital pushed to capacity
"If the forecasted trend continues, we will soon be unable to meet the health care demands of Arizonans," chief clinical officer warns.
Justices asked to let Arizona enforce ban on some abortions
The request from Attorney General Mark Brnovich comes as the high court is weighing rolling back abortion rights nationwide.
Researcher: More could be done to protect farmworkers from COVID-19
For the study, more than 30 farm workers in Sonora and Baja California were interviewed from mid- to late-2020.
Surge of federal funds planned to expand broadband access across Arizona
Most of the money will go to Arizona's rural counties.
Arizona reports 2,391 new COVID-19 cases but no deaths
Hospitals are more crowded because of large numbers of patients being treated for non-virus-related reasons.
Yuma mayor: US responding to border, emergency easing
Asylum seekers picked up sooner in Yuma.
Arizona reports 3,775 additional COVID cases, 74 more deaths
Hospitalizations remain at near peak level.
