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A tent at the University of Arizona where people can confirm their COVID-19 vaccine appointment. January 2021.

UA vaccine site to be expanded

State, county officials differ over vaccine source.
A Tucson Unified School District Bus.

TUSD eyes March reopening

Students could enroll in remote, in-person or hybrid instruction based on grade level
Ga'an Canyon is a place where beings who have been compared to angels live according to the Apache religion. It is near Oak Flat.

Nearly 200 organizations ask Biden to save Oak Flat

A letter calls on the Biden Administration to stop the land transfer of the religious site to Resolution Copper, among other things.
Maricopa County Superior Court

Judge refuses to block Arizona's new education tax

Ruling rejects constitutional challenge to Prop. 208
Health care workers prepare to administer a doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine at a distribution site at Banner - University Medical North in Tucson on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020.

State wants 24/7 COVID-19 vaccine site in Pima County

Vaccine shortage means cuts to local centers.
Downtown Tucson, Oct, 23, 2019.

News roundup: Climate plan seeks community input, UA plans for more in-person classes

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Feb. 9.
Signage inside a building at the University of Arizona promotes mask wearing on campus, July 2020.

UA readies for more in-person classes

Officials are hoping all students are vaccinated by the end of the semester.
Dr. Cara Christ, the head of the Arizona Dept. of Health Services, took the President and Vice President on a virtual tour of State Farm Stadium in Glendale. The facility is a state-run mass vaccination site for COVID-19 that operates around the clock.

Biden and Harris “visit” state COVID-19 vaccination site

The President and Vice President had plenty of praise for Arizona.
Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: Feds send fewer vaccine doses to AZ, Biden takes virtual visit of distribution center

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Feb. 8.
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Arizona reports 1,544 new COVID-19 cases, 37 more deaths

Health officials brace for potential surge from Super Bowl gatherings
A container holds several vials of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine at a distribution event at Tucson Medical Center on Jan. 15, 2021.

Pima County COVID-19 vaccine shortage due to federal government

The state made an error in ordering according to a member of Congress.
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

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