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There are approximately 700,000 DACA recipients around the country.

Supreme Court rules against Trump administration bid to cancel DACA

Hundreds of thousands of young immigrants around the country are DACA recipients.

Workers harvest greens alongside farm equipment in the Yuma area in this file photo.

Coronavirus cases surge in Arizona's border counties

Two Arizona counties along the border have experienced dramatic upticks in the last month.

ADHS Director Cara Christ, Gov. Doug Ducey and Maj. Gen. Michael McGuire show up to a June 17 meeting wearing masks. They removed the masks after sitting down.

Ducey: Local governments can implement their own COVID-19 mask policies

The announcement comes amid calls for local control over mask requirements and a continuing surge in cases.

Pediatricians are concerned that most Arizona children have missed routine vaccinations.

Coronavirus concerns lead parents to delay vaccinations

Pediatricians say 80% of Arizona children have missed checkups since March.

A collected sample undergoes coronavirus testing.

Rise in coronavirus cases keeps pressure on UA lab

The university's biodepository is working to meet an increasing demand for test kits.

Brayann Lucero, 19, is greeted by community members and journalists after leaving an Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Tucson on June 16, 2020.

DACA recipient in Tucson released by ICE

Advocates are rallying against the possible detention of a medically vulnerable DACA recipient.

Map showing one-week snapshot of new COVID-19 cases in Arizona as of June 16.

Daily News Roundup: Daily high in COVID-19 cases, Summerhaven evacuation

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, June 16.

LaToya McCord has been a professional cake artist since 2015.

Support for black-owned businesses a lifeline amid pandemic

As many as 40% of black-owned businesses could disappear.

A sign urging protective measures against the novel coronavirus along a road in Douglas, Arizona. April 2020.

Increased COVID-19 hospitalizations in Arizona could cut into the standard of care

Arizona has not tapped into its surge capacity yet, but some health care experts say a rise in cases means that could change soon.

The exterior of Tucson's Casino Del Sol.

Local tribal casinos describe reopening during a pandemic

Those headed to tribal casinos in Southern Arizona can expect to wear a mask and navigate plexiglass barriers.

Smoke billows from the Bighorn Fire, June 16, 2020.

Summerhaven ordered to evacuate due to Bighorn Fire

Pima County issued a "GO" order Tuesday afternoon for Mount Lemmon and Summerhaven.

The Sonoran beach town Puerto Peñasco is a popular destination for Arizona tourists.

Rocky Point reopens with restrictions to tourists

The mayor of the popular beach destination says visitors will be expected to observe a set of strict rules.

More than 470,000 Arizonans have filed for unemployment in the last six weeks. New expanded jobless benefits begin in May, but advocates worry it won’t be enough to offset the massive damage from the coronavirus.

First-time unemployment claims in Arizona set weekly record

Unemployment is rising despite the reopening of businesses in the state.

A protester bangs a drum on the sidewalk outside the La Palma Detention Center in Eloy, Arizona. Protesters in over 200 cars circled the facility on on April 10 calling for the release of detainees in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

Migrants plead for release as COVID-19 cases surge in ICE detention

At least 122 migrants have the virus at the Eloy Federal Contract Facility, the second-most nationwide.

One-week snapshot of rates of cases to population in Arizona as of June 15, 2020

Daily News Roundup: Hospitalization guidelines, wildfires around Arizona

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, June 15.

Monsoon in Southern Arizona officially starts this week

It is monsoon awareness week.

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