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TUSD board calls emergency meeting on COVID-19

District may sue over state ban on schools requiring masks

University of Arizona students wearing masks on campus.

UA re-evaluating how the school semester will begin

UA official says how the university will start the year depends on COVID-19 transmission data.

Juan Ciscomani talks about the Arizona-Mexico Commission's 60th Anniversary during a press conference in Hermosillo, Sonora, on April 29, 2019.

Juan Ciscomani announces run for Congress

Governor's advisor seeking GOP nomination in 2nd Congressional District

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 1,974 new COVID-19 cases, 30 deaths

Hospitalizations reach highest level in about five months

Children at school during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A second Arizona school district says it will require masks

Decision by Phoenix district comes after new guidance from CDC

A health care worker at Tucson Medical Center fills a syringe with a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. January 2021.

How to have a conversation about the COVID-19 vaccine

UA grad assistant hosts online discussion

More than one-third of households in Tucson are considered housing cost burdened.

Pima County ramps up program to help tenants facing eviction

Federal eviction moratorium expired at the end of July

A vote here sign outside of a polling place in Tucson. November 2020.

Tucson voters nominate council candidates Tuesday

Voters in wards 3,5, and 6 head to the polls for primary election

Border patrol searches through tomatoes at port of entry.

Mexican tomato importers worry rule interpretation could raise prices

"This might add up to 20% to 25% of the Nogales shipping cost of tomatoes," industry group says

A decal on a sidewalk in Tucson reminds pedestrians to follow social distancing guidelines. November 2020.

Arizona reports 1,846 virus cases after 2 days of 2,000-plus

CDC: Transmission of COVID-19 substantial or high in all Arizona counties

Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez said the "Stay home, stay safe" message from the tribal government guarantees that businesses in the nation have the "the safest environment" compared to those outside its tribal lands during the pandemic.

Arizona reports 2,306 new COVID-19 cases and 5 more deaths

State sees more than 2,000 new cases for second consecutive day

Auditors examine ballots in Maricopa County vote audit

'Botched': Arizona GOP's ballot count ends, troubles persist

So-called audit was funded mostly by supporters of former President Donald Trump

Arizona reports over 2K daily virus cases for the first time in five months

Virus-related hospitalizations also on the rise

The Near Earth Object Surveyor infrared telescope is moving toward its preliminary design phase, led by University of Arizona professor Amy Mainzer. NASA plans to launch the surveyor in 2026.

Arizona professor will lead NASA project to locate menacing objects near Earth

An infrared telescope will track any asteroids that one day could crash into the planet

The Indian Health Service named Dr. Loretta Christensen the agency's new chief medical officer in July 2021. Previously, she was the chief medical officer of the Navajo IHS Service Area from 2017-2021.

Navajo doctor named Indian Health Service's chief medical officer

For the last several years, Dr. Loretta Christensen been one of IHS' leaders in the Navajo Nation.

Tenants' struggles are high rent, aid slowdown

Federal freeze on most evictions scheduled to expire Saturday

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