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Aaron Marquez (right) and his former interpreter Alex (left), reunited at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport in 2015. In the wake of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Biden administration says it plans to resettle tens of thousands of Afghans in the U.S., including many who helped American troops.

As Biden's resettlement plan begins, Arizona aid groups prepare to welcome Afghan families

It's been almost a week since Gov. Doug Ducey announced the first group of Afghan evacuees had arrived in the state.
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 3,802 new COVID-19 cases and 80 more deaths

The CDC has advised that unvaccinated people should not travel during the holiday weekend.
COVID19

Arizona reports 3,470 additional COVID cases, 26 more deaths

The seven-day rolling averages of daily new cases and daily deaths have risen substantially over levels from two weeks earlier.
Mated pair of Great Plains toads (Anaxyrus cognatus) in the floodplain of the Santa Cruz River.

The Desert Blooms in a Bountiful Monsoon.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Why the music of the rock group Fanny is rocking a whole new generation!
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 4,740 new COVID-19 cases, 67 deaths

The number of new cases Wednesday was especially higher due to a data-processing issue the day before.
The Arizona Senate's contractors count ballots from Maricopa County inside the Veterans Memorial Coliseum during May 2021.

State fairgrounds charges Senate $128,074 for election review

Recount occupied coliseum for months.
Vials of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic in Tucson. January 2021.

Hospitalization rare in Pima County for COVID cases in vaccinated population

Hospitalizations for children also remain low.
Tohono O’odham Community College hosted a listening session July 15, 2021, with U.S. Secretary of the Education Dr. Miguel Cardona.

State mask bans face federal civil rights inquiries

Arizona has also banned schools from requiring students to wear masks but law is not yet in effect.
Sports betting in Las Vegas.

Tribe's lawsuit challenges Arizona law on gambling expansion

Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe is asking court to stop sportsbook licenses and sports betting.
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 nearly 3,900 COVID cases as surge continues

The state’s number of virus-related hospitalizations in recent days ranged between 1,900 and 2,000.
The redistricting process will reshape the boundaries of Arizona's congressional and legislative districts, including around Pima County.

After census comes redistricting for battleground state

Independent commission will redraw Arizona's political map.
COVID19

Arizona surpasses milestone of 1 million COVID-19 cases

Health officials on Friday reported 3,707 additional COVID-19 cases on Friday.
The Arizona State Capitol Executive Tower in Phoenix. January 2021.

Governor taps new leader for health department; Carmona to serve as advisor

Dr. Cara Christ, face of state's pandemic response, will step down Aug. 27.
The short story “A White Heron” was written in 1886 by Sarah Orne Jewett, and adapted for radio by Cynthia Meier in 2021.

The Rogue Theatre presents "A White Heron".

Also on Arizona Spotlight: The Bisbee Bloomers' annual garden tour returns; and remembering drumming legend Charlie Watts.
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 3,234 new COVID cases, 10 deaths

The state's seven-day rolling average of daily new cases rose over the past two weeks.
A Border Patrol vehicle drives along a section of fence at the Organ Pipe National Monument, west of Lukeville, Arizona, on Friday, Nov. 2, 2018.

Federal judge says Customs and Border Protection broke environmental law

Lawsuit accused the agency of failing to assess how ramped up border enforcement would impact the borderlands and endangered species that live there.

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