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A row of empty lockers in a hallway at Marana Middle School.

White House calls for quick return to school; some Arizona parents, educators balk

Some teachers and parents in Arizona said they worry that schools here will not be able to find safe ways to reopen.

Tucson repeals controversial ordinance on police crime scenes

Groups like the ACLU opposed the rule, which was widely criticized as an attempt to prevent the recording of police.

Arizona weekly unemployment claims close to a record

Claims are within a few thousand of the highest since the pandemic began.

Daily news roundup: AZ tops nation for positive COVID-19 test rate, businesses' aid running out

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, July 7.

A woman speaks to someone in a vehicle seeking a COVID-19 test at a drive-thru testing site set up at Walgreens in Tucson on April 21, 2020.

Pima County moves to 'dramatically' expand contact tracing

The county signed with a health care contractor to ramp up its efforts.

Tucson Police Department Chief Chris Magnus, at a June 24, 2020 media briefing.

TPD forms board to review 'critical' incidents

The new board will review the events that lead to the death of Carlos Ingram-Lopez in Tucson police custody in April.

Demonstrators hold signs against police brutality and violence during the Black Lives Matter Tucson: Celebration of Black Lives on the University of Arizona campus on June 6, 2020.

Tucson advocates say there's still time to push for police defunding in city budget

Black Lives Matter Tucson is urging community members to speak up at this week's City Council meeting.

A handwritten sign posted by a business on Fourth Avenue about the store's closure as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Arizona employers received more than $7 billion in PPP loans. But what’s next?

Record case counts and the return of mandated closures threaten to erase the program’s gains.

Arizona has its first COVID-19 test that uses saliva. More than 6,000 people have already been tested using the test, ASU scientists say.

ASU researchers develop cheaper, faster saliva test for COVID-19

Saliva tests may be even more accurate than nasal tests, the director of ASU's Biodesign Institute says.

Demonstrators in Sonoyta, Sonora, are blocking southbound tourists from entering Mexico at the Lukeville-Sonoyta port of entry over coronavirus concerns.

Sonora border town residents block U.S. citizens from entering Mexico

Exceptions for some Rocky Point-bound travelers prompted residents of Sonoyta to block the port of entry over the weekend.

The view of the Tucson Skyline from A Mountain. Oct. 23, 2019.

Daily News Roundup: AZ COVID-19 cases top 100K, primary registration due, cross-border infections

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, July 6

Dancers at the All Souls Procession in Tucson.

All Souls Procession canceled

November event will go virtual "for the health and safety of the community"

The Arizona state Capitol on March 3, 2020.

State budget takes another COVID-19 hit

Lawmakers are watching Arizona's Medicaid enrollment numbers rise.

TUSD to begin school year online

The district hopes to transition to in-person classes.

Daily News Roundup: Clubs disobey closure order, emotional toll on health care workers

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, July 2.

Protesters stand in front of a Tucson Police Department precinct in downtown Tucson on June 25, 2020.

Discussions around the call to 'defund the police'

The death of a man in TPD custody amid nationwide protests over racially based police violence has led to more conversations about what policing should look like.

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