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A look at soldiers' boots as they make their way between sessions during training at Fort Huachuca, October 2019.

Fort Huachuca pandemic precautions, UA president, funerals impacted

Plus, what role community has in supporting vulnerable groups during the pandemic.

Handmade masks made by Robyn Pomonis during the COVID-19 pandemic in April 2020.

Tucsonans hear Banner Health's call for homemade masks

The Banner Health Foundation hopes to receive 100,000 "social comfort masks" for employees not working with COVID-19 patients.

Still image from a video provided by ACLU Arizona. The video shows a parked Customs and Border Protection vehicle at Diamond Children's Medical Center, located at Banner-University Medical Center, which the ACLU says was recorded on March 20.

ACLU calls on Border Patrol to halt enforcement at hospitals, other 'sensitive locations'

A video sent to the legal aid group shows an agency vehicle parked at a COVID-19 testing site.

Director of Clinic Operations Dilia Ayala (right) does a telehealth appointment with Dr. Uzma Jafri. The all-volunteer staff at the Phoenix Allies for Community Health clinic serves people with limited access to care.

Incomplete data and lack of testing means Arizona COVID-19 cases are undercounted

The governor has vowed to ramp up testing throughout Arizona, but the state’s information about current cases is still murky.

Pima County records a rise in deaths by suicide in March

The sharpest increase came in the second half of the month.

Image shows the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft approaching the asteroid Bennu in an April 14 rehearsal of the sample collection.

OSIRIS-REx passes milestone by rehearsing approach to asteroid

The first major rehearsal had the added challenge of COVID-19, which meant the mission's team could not be together for the test.

A view of downtown Tucson from Stone Avenue, March 30.

Tucson and Rio Nuevo providing aid as federal help grinds to a halt

Zero-interest loans and grants are available for immediate needs.

Transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, isolated from a patient. Image captured and color-enhanced at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland.

'Underlying conditions' include common health issues

They make it more likely a person will land in the hospital with the coronavirus.

Traffic in Phoenix with the city's downtown skyline in the distance.

EPA won’t expand pollutant rule — ‘mistake’ during COVID-19, critics say

The agency said it isn't going to toughen air quality standards, which environmentalists say is "totally backwards."

Coronavirus relief payments start landing in Arizonans’ bank accounts

An estimated 80% of residents in the state will get a payment from the federal government.

Arizona coronavirus news in brief, April 15

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona: Antibody tests, unemployment strain, and more.

A sign points to the new UA Campus Pantry location at the Student Union Memorial Center

UA Campus Pantry still open, serving students and staff

Social distancing prompts move to larger space in Student Union.

Unemployment payments straining Arizona budget

Unemployment payments are up $21 million over the previous week.

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.

UA, state health agency partner on antibody tests

250,000 tests are being developed for medical personnel.

Overlooking the Tucson city skyline at night.

Arizona coronavirus news in brief, April 14

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona: "UV BBQ" for masks, new map of state cases, and more.

Gun shop owners said they saw a lot of first-time buyers in March, and that cheaper handguns and ammunition were particularly popular items.

Gun sales rose to record levels in March, as COVID-19 fears climbed

Arizona saw more than 80,000 firearm background checks in March, more than doubling February's numbers.

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