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A sign notifies people masks are required in order to enter a polling site set up at Tucson's Temple Emanu-El on the day of Arizona's primary election, August 4, 2020.

University researchers recommend 3-week shutdown, mask order

UA COVID Modeling Team warn of potential disaster from current surge

A Centers for Disease Control illustration of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

COVID-19 surge continues across the state

All counties have now moved up to the moderate range

A woman stands with her luggage in the baggage claim area of the Tucson International Airport on August 10, 2020.

Passengers head to Tucson airport despite travel warnings

The airport estimates 6,000 to 7,400 passengers passed through the terminal Wednesday.

Students walk near the fountain at Old Main on the University of Arizona campus. From August 2019.

Attorney General Brnovich can challenge ABOR over DACA tuition

The state Supreme Court allows a tuition suit to go forward.

The search for lost loved ones is continuous in and around Brooks County, Texas. Omar Roman-Gonzalez and Michelle Chinos put up flyers in the search for Omar's brother Homero Roman, who had already been missing for two years when the film begins.

"Missing in Brooks County" captures perseverance and tragedy from the U.S. / Mexico border.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Live Theater Worksop's outdoor drive-in stage experience "Having Our Say"; and some intricate acoustic swing from The Django Shredders.

Both a customer and stylists wear face masks during a hair cut at Eclips Cuts Salon in Tucson on May 12, 2020. The salon reopened when Arizona eased COVID-19-related restrictions that had ordered barbers and salons to close.

COVID-19 rules are difficult to enforce

Numbers are rising and officials need the community to buy in.

Gail Kocourek, 69, stands inside an area where migrants are processed on the Mexican side of the port of entry in Sasabe. This fall, Kocourek and other volunteers started making bi-weekly trips to the area to hand out food and water to migrants after they've been expelled by Border Patrol agents.

'No right way': Rapid migrant expulsions transform remote border crossing

Aid groups say Trump administration's pandemic-era expulsions trap migrants in a borderland ill-equipped to care for them.

News roundup: Pandemic at levels not seen since summer, tribal nations hit hard

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Nov. 24.

A sign outside the east entrance to Banner University Medicine directing visitors and patients to the emergency room.

Banner forecast to exceed hospital capacity next week

Officials are urging Arizonans to adjust Thanksgiving plans.

The University of Arizona campus, August 2018.

UA working on plans for spring semester

COVID-19 numbers will determine how the university teaches classes in the spring.

Pima County top health official warns of 'sobering weeks ahead' with pandemic

County puts voluntary curfew in place for the rest of the year.

File image of an empty classroom at Sabino High School in Tucson.

Education notebook: Pandemic pushes students out of traditional schools

A look back at this week's education stories in Southern Arizona and the state.

Cost of a Thanksgiving meal rises

A turkey dinner with all the fixings will cost 10% more this year.

Two shoppers wear masks in a Tucson grocery store.

Democratic Arizona mayors call for statewide mask mandate

The mayors of Tucson, Phoenix, Flagstaff and Tolleson want Gov. Doug Ducey to act.

Jobless claims in Arizona jumped to more than eight times their normal level last week, to 29,000, as the first wave of layoffs from businesses affected by COVID-19 changes hit the state. In a typical week, about 3,500 claims are filed, state officials said.

Arizona unemployment grows for 2nd month in a row

The state’s unemployment rate is higher than the national average.

News roundup: State sees highest COVID case count since July, officials warn against holiday risks

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Nov. 19.

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