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Arizona Governor Doug Ducey sits for an interview with Arizona 360 in his office at the Arizona Capitol on Jan. 13, 2021.

Congressional Dems ask Ducey to explain use of COVID-19 cash

Ducey used more than 20% of the $1.86 billion the state received in federal CARES Act relief cash to backfill agency budgets
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 COVID-19 death toll tops 14K; caution urged for Super Bowl

Case numbers have been dropping, but health officials remain concerned.
A Mexican gray wolf.

Endangered wolves sent from Arizona to Texas to aid species

The move is designed to help increase the population of these endangered predators
Tucson students head to buses after getting out of class.

Education notebook: State superintendent tackles education funding, educator vaccinations continue

A look back at this week's education stories in Southern Arizona and the state.
With residences in the foreground, the Bighorn Fire burns in the Santa Catalina Mountains on June 10, 2020.

Forecasters: Arizona faces above-normal wildfire threats

Severe drought raises the danger in 2021
Jelani Cobb

Jelani Cobb: "Whose Vote Counts?"

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Chris Dashiell recommends standout shorts from the "What's Up Docs?" online film festival; and the uncertain future of the Chiricahua Leopard Frog.
Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: Changes come to local justice system, health officials answer common vaccine questions

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Feb. 5.
Liz Archuleta, who resigned from the Coconino Board of Supervisors to accept an appointment in the Biden administration

Former Coconino County Supervisor named to USDA senior staff position

Liz Archuleta accepts senior staff position in the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Aerial view of the border wall at the Tinajas Altas Mountains near Yuma, AZ.

Biden halted border wall construction. Now what?

Environmental and human rights advocates hope to steer the administration toward a new vision at the border.
Central Tucson from Sentinel Peak.

News roundup: Border wall vivisects Indigenous communities, report scrutinizes border patrol rescue operations

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Feb. 4.
A sign outside Banner - University Medicine North in Tucson for the hospital's COVID-19 vaccine distribution site. Dec. 17, 2020.

Pima County getting fewer COVID-19 vaccines

The head of the Board of Supervisors is reaching out for more inoculations.
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 steady decline of new COVID-19 hospitalizations

4,417 new virus cases, 176 more deaths reported
Members of Apache Stronghold, its legal team, and witness' in the case pose before the hearing for the preliminary injunction in Apache Stronghold v. United States of America Feb. 3, 2020.

Federal court hears case for preliminary injunction at Oak Flat

The judge said he will decide if he's going to temporarily stop progress on the mine by Feb. 12.
A syringe draws fluid from a vial.

Maricopa county discarded more than 500 doses of virus vaccine

Gov. Ducey characterized vaccine doses being wasted as shocking and unacceptable.
President Joe Biden signs executive orders at his desk in the Oval Office on Jan. 28, 2021.

US ends deal with Arizona designed to restrict Biden on immigration

Deal was reached in the final days of the Trump adminstration
A COVID-19 vaccination record card is received following the administration of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Banner University South.

Arizona wants more people vaccinated against COVID-19

The state wants to increase vaccine outreach efforts.

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