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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 1,179 additional COVID-19 cases, 70 deaths

Seven-day rolling averages of daily new cases and daily deaths both declined over the past two weeks
Children at school during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Education notebook: TUSD prepares for reopening, UA faces tragic student death

A look back at this week's education stories in Southern Arizona and the state.
Downtown Tucson, Oct, 23, 2019.

News roundup: Reflecting on year-long pandemic, vaccinating tribal members, arrest made in UA murder case

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Feb. 26.
The Cherry Avenue Garage is beside the University of Arizona McKale Memorial Center.

Tucson police make an arrest in the murder of UA student Forrest Becker Keys

The suspect has been booked into Pima County Jail
A bar in downtown Tucson during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Reflecting on Arizona’s pandemic one year in

Experts weigh in on we've learned since last spring.
Border wall construction near Walker Canyon, east of Nogales.

Customs and Border Protection says wall workers winding down construction

After environmental groups released footage showing construction trucks at work, agency says contractors are only securing site.
The City of Tucson now requires glass for recycling to be placed in bins, not curbside containers.

Economics drives glass recycling

Tucson keeps its used glass local.
A March 2018 photo of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers.

As Biden's deportation moratorium fails in court, advocates look at other options

Immigration attorney in Tucson says the administration still has options for policy change.
Tucson City Hall

Tucson approves minimum wage increase for city workers

The increase could effect more than 2,000 city employees
The view of the Tucson Skyline from A Mountain. Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: UA gives county vaccines, TUSD awaits parent responses for reopening

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Feb. 25.
Outside of the Robert D. Morrow Education Center for Tucson Unified School District.

TUSD prepares to reopen, but number of students remaining online is unclear

41 percent of parents still have not chosen which learning method they want for their students
JaVonte' Marquez dancing in a scene from "Retrograde Lemonade".

"Retrograde Lemonade": Move like no one is judging.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Playwright Elaine Romero is recognized for her body of work; and how the murder mystery podcast "Tucson Heat" came to be.
A COVID-19 vaccination record card is received following the administration of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Banner University South.

UA gives Pima County COVID-19 vaccines

The Moderna doses will allow community outreach.
Downtown Tucson, Oct, 23, 2019.

News roundup: Mobile vaccine clinics return, Navajo Nation surpasses Feb vaccine goal

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Feb. 24.
Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: Ducey pushes for drilling on fed land, flags fly at half mast for COVID victims

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Feb. 23.
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey sits for an interview with Arizona 360 in his office at the Arizona Capitol on Jan. 13, 2021.

Ducey “implores” Biden to allow oil leases on federal land

The governor joined 16 other Republican governors asking for an end to an executive order.

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