News roundup: TPD shoots armed teen, some businesses reopening, UA COVID-19 wastewater cases
Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Aug. 27.
Tucson election date challenged in court
The state Attorney General wants to force Tucson to change when its elections are held.
Navajo Nation residents sue Arizona over early ballot requirements
Six members of the Navajo Nation want a change in Arizona election law.
Arizona nonprofit focused on bridging students’ digital divide
Chicanos Por La Causa is providing refurbished computers to needy families.
Greater scrutiny on fraudulent unemployment claims in Arizona
DES has paid out more than $9 billion in unemployment insurance benefits during the pandemic.
Some Arizona bars, gyms and theaters can reopen with capacity limits
A complaint form allows the public to report those that don't follow the rules.
Unemployment fraud, bridging digital divides, Mexican consulate
Plus, a discussion about managing at-home stressors related to remote learning.
UA wastewater testing finds COVID-19 cases in dorm
Two asymptomatic students tested positive and were sent to a quarantine dorm, the university said.
News roundup: Unemployment, ASU coronavirus cases, UCSIS averts furloughs
Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Aug. 26.
Indigenous activists protest wall contractor in Coolidge
Demonstrators gathered at Stinger Bridge & Iron to decry border wall construction across ancestral Indigenous border land.
UA to lead Center for Quantum Networks
Harvard, Yale and MIT are also part of the five-year, NSF-funded research into quantum computing.
Citizenship and Immigration Services averts mass staff furloughs
The agency says aggressive spending cutbacks have allowed it to stave off a plan furlough more than 13,000 employees.
Arizona unemployment continues to grow
The unemployment picture is improving nationally, but not in Arizona.
Rio Nuevo considering financial boost to keep some Tucson events afloat
A few of the city's popular music and sporting events may get a piece of up to $250,000 in aid.
UA slowing its plan to return to campus
The administration is waiting longer to bring more students back to classrooms.
