Phoenix-area businessman Jim Lamon declares for Senate
The first Republican has announced a run for Senate.
Save Oak Flat Act has passed out of U.S. House committee
The act has passed through the committee along party lines and will next go to the House floor.
UA shifts all COVID-19 vaccines indoors
The vaccine pod is expected to close by the end of June.
News roundup: Pentagon cancels border wall contracts, Biden raises refugee cap
Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, May 3.
Pentagon cancels border wall contracts funded by Department of Defense, return unused funds
The Trump administration diverted roughly $10 billion from the Department of Defense to fund the wall.
Education notebook: Federal funding comes to Tucson, UA moves toward clean energy
A look back at this week's education stories in Southern Arizona and the state.
TUSD makes plans to replace buses using federal aid
The district will receive over $70 million in ESSER funds
Overdose deaths set record in 2020
Opioids were part of 70% of the deaths.
New report looks into water insecurity in tribal lands across Colorado River Basin
A new report shows when it comes to clean water, its race that best predicts the haves and have nots.
News roundup: Look inside temporary migrant shelter, FEMA vaccine sites coming to Tucson
Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, April 30.
Body-positive initiative grows at UA
The program is responding to increasing issues of self-esteem during the pandemic.
Sonoran shelter at Arizona border aids migrants with active MPP cases
Tony Paniagua visited a facility in Nogales, Sonora
Tour of Tucson’s temporary tent shelter for unaccompanied minors
Customs and Border Protection hosted an open house for the public
Temporary migrant shelters, immigration policies, 2020 census results
Plus, a discussion with the new director of Arizona's Department of Homeland Security
FEMA vaccine sites coming to Pima County next week
Two mobile sites will deploy at various locations.
