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

Coronavirus surge continues across Arizona with no slowdown in sight

The reports 5,854 new COVID-19 cases and 35 more deaths
The west facade of United States Supreme Court Building at dusk in Washington, D.C., USA. From October 2011.

US Supreme Court asked to decertify Biden’s win in Arizona

Conservative lawyer challenges vote certification
A row of empty desks inside a classroom at Mesquite Elementary on August 10, 2020. Students began the school year with at-home learning.

Education notebook: Worsening pandemic hurts students' academic performance

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

News roundup: Catching up with Arizona unions, health care during the pandemic

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Dec. 11.
Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: Pima County clarifies COVID-19 alert, election lawsuit dismissed

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Dec. 10.
Agnese Nelms Haury

A Tucson Original: Agnese Haury

Listen to an oral history of Agnese Haury's remarkable life, as told by those who knew and loved her.
Protesters in support of DACA recipients gathered outside Tucson City Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017.

For DACA, new ruling and immigration services notice bring new hope

A Friday order ushers in a new opportunity for hundreds of thousands of young immigrants barred from the program since 2017.
A cyclist wears a bandana over his face as he bikes in Nogales, March 2020.

Santa Cruz County has one of the state's highest COVID-19 positivity rates

The border county has some 46,000 residents.
A Tucson Unified School District Bus.

TUSD sees increase in failing grades, mirroring a nationwide trend

The superintendent called for community cooperation in COVID-19 safety, saying the district will start next semester online.
A news release photo of the Arizona State Courts Building, in Phoenix.

Arizona Supreme Court rejects GOP bid to undo Biden victory

Court says no evidence of illegal votes presented by plaintiffs
Mural on the side of building in Shiprock, New Mexico, in the Nation Nation March 22, 2020.

Navajo Nation: 'uncontrolled spread of COVID-19,' stay-at-home order and plateauing cases

Since late November, the Navajo Nation has been taking steps to flatten a spike of COVID-19 cases.
Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: State breaks case-count record again, UA to require weekly COVID testing

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Dec. 8.
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.

UA to require mandatory COVID-19 testing

The university will roll out a new test in January.
The exterior of Tucson's Casino Del Sol.

Casino del Sol closing for the holidays

The casino, along with Casino of the Sun, will be closed from Dec. 7 to Jan. 2.
A locker door is visible in the foreground as a student walks in the distance at Marana High School in September 2019.

Education notebook: Public school funding jeopardized, UA expands reach

A look back at this week's education stories in Southern Arizona and the state.
The state says health care workers are at the top of the priority list for COVID-19 vaccine distribution.

Pima County preparing for COVID-19 vaccine distribution

The first wave of vaccines could arrive in a few weeks and will go first to health care workers and people on congregate settings.

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