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Tumamoc Hill may close if more of its visitors don't wear masks, the university said.

Tumamoc Hill may close if more walkers don't wear masks

At least 60% of people exercising need to cover their faces if the popular walking spot is to stay open.
Steve Roach in his adopted home, the desert.

Composer Steve Roach believes "The music is the medicine".

Also on Arizona Spotlight: How the podcast "Epilogue" tells the story of one woman's suicide, and the family she left behind; plus a very short story about love adrift at sea by Aurelie Sheehan.
Screenshot of Tucson Mayor and City Council July 21, 2020 as they approved the 2020/2021 city budget.

Tucson mayor and City Council approve city budget, leaving police funding nearly flat

During the public hearing the majority of the speakers asked the council to defund the police and use the money for social services.
A sign outside of the Tucson Convention Center.

Tucson OKs convention center as possible COVID-19 field hospital

The City Council approved a standby plan for up to 250 coronavirus patients if hospitals run out of room.
Yvonne Montoya

How the arts survive challenging times.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Meet the new director of the Arts Foundation for Tucson & Southern Arizona; how the mother & son collaboration "Stories from Home: Covid-19 Addendum" came to be; and fostering creativity in a virtual space.
A collected sample undergoes coronavirus testing.

'It's not enough': Pima County Latino communities search for COVID-19 testing, care

Federal health data shows COVID-19 disparities that are mirrored in Arizona.
The sign at the downtown Tucson Police Department station, South Stone Avenue.

TPD releases reports for four in-custody deaths

The reports include a second death this year and three more in the last decade.
A Tucson Police car on patrol.

Tucson repeals controversial ordinance on police crime scenes

Groups like the ACLU opposed the rule, which was widely criticized as an attempt to prevent the recording of police.
A participant of the July 4th March for Justice in Tucson

What Americans need to talk about.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Meet 1A's new host Jenn White; voices from the Tucson March for Justice; and Doug 'Cosmo' Clifford rediscovers a "Magic Window".
Tucson Police Department Chief Chris Magnus, at a June 24, 2020 media briefing.

TPD forms board to review 'critical' incidents

The new board will review the events that lead to the death of Carlos Ingram-Lopez in Tucson police custody in April.
Demonstrators hold signs against police brutality and violence during the Black Lives Matter Tucson: Celebration of Black Lives on the University of Arizona campus on June 6, 2020.

Tucson advocates say there's still time to push for police defunding in city budget

Black Lives Matter Tucson is urging community members to speak up at this week's City Council meeting.
The view of the Tucson Skyline from A Mountain. Oct. 23, 2019.

Daily News Roundup: AZ COVID-19 cases top 100K, primary registration due, cross-border infections

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, July 6
Dancers at the All Souls Procession in Tucson.

All Souls Procession canceled

November event will go virtual "for the health and safety of the community"
A Tucson Unified School District Bus.

TUSD to begin school year online

The district hopes to transition to in-person classes.
Ryan Parker Knox (left) and Joseph McGrath performing "The Mark on the Wall" by Virginia Woolf in the AZPM radio studio.

Rogue Radio presents Virginia Woolf's "The Mark on the Wall"

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Tucson Samaritans' 18 year mission continues; and how the border wall endangers the future of the Sonoyta mud turtle.
A Tucson Police car on patrol.

Tucson police contract extended one year

Council members want early reports on talks toward the next agreement

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