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

Arizona reports 203 more virus deaths as toll passes 13,000

Case numbers are beginning to peak, relieving pressure on hospitals
Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: State distributes 500K vaccines, better communication promised between feds and local health departments

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Jan. 28.
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich in Phoenix, January 2019.

In letter to DHS, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich opposes Biden's deportation moratorium

The letter follows a 14-day stay against the order issued in Texas this week
Flashing lights on top of a police car.

Pima County deputies arrest 48 for illegal street racing

Racers were using a county road near Tucson International Airport as a racing strip
Janine Petty, deputy state elections director, performs logic and accuracy tests on Pima County's vote tabulation machines on Feb. 18, ahead of the 2020 presidential preference election.

Republicans want to change election verification counts

The mandatory hand count number would be raised.
A health care worker holds a vial of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine at a distribution event at Tucson Medical Center on Jan. 15, 2021.

More than a half-million COVID-19 vaccines distributed in AZ

The rate of second dosages is still slow.
Downtown Tucson, Oct, 23, 2019.

News roundup: Health officials say keep up safety measures, UA scientists test Mars drone

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Jan. 27.
Oak Flat, east of Superior, Arizona. A company proposes to build one of the world's largest underground copper mines at this location.

Lauren Redniss on "Oak Flat: A Fight for Sacred Land in the American West".

Also on Arizona Spotlight: The hidden history of Tucson's Barnum Hill; living with dementia during the pandemic; and a short story read by Aurelie Sheehan.
The Bighorn Fire burns in the Santa Catalina Mountains on June 16, 2020.

Arizona's 2020 wildfire season among worst in past decade

2,520 wildfires burned across the state, 82% human caused
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 report 5,918 additional COVID-19 cases, 195 deaths

State remains a national coronavirus hotspot
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Arizona reports 4,748 virus cases one year after 1st case

The Department of Health Services announced the state’s first case on Jan. 26, 2020
A Maricopa County voter turns in an early ballot on Oct. 26, 2020.

Maricopa county to audit machines used in November election

Board hopes to prove the accuracy of the vote count
Downtown Tucson, Oct, 23, 2019.

News roundup: Winter storm hits southern AZ, anniversary of first AZ COVID case

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Jan. 26.
The Arizona State Legislature in Phoenix.

GOP lawmakers take aim at Ducey's pandemic emergency powers

Bill would make it easier for lawmakers to shut down the governor’s powers during a future emergency.
Community members travel by bus during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Arizona begins second year of COVID-19

Arizona’s first case of the virus was reported a year ago.
A COVID-19 vaccination record card is received following the administration of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Banner University South.

UA increasing rate of vaccine rollout

Up to 800 people a day could get vaccinated at the university this week.

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