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News roundup: Vaccine rolls out across tribal lands, UA president voices support for basketball coach

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, March 8.

A box holds vails of Johnson & Johnson's Janssen COVID-19 vaccine at the company's manufacturing facility.

Southern Arizona to get more than 60,000 COVID-19 vaccines this week

The vaccines included Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson.

UA basketball coach Sean Miller speaks at a press conference, Thursday, March 1, 2018.

UA president supports basketball coach Sean Miller

President Robbins is backing Miller as NCAA allegations become public.

Coronavirus in Southern Arizona: An Arizona 360 Special

CDC ranks Arizona 8th in the nation for COVID-19 deaths, 22nd in cases

19% of Arizonans have received vaccinations

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

State virus hospitalizations below 1K for 1st time in months

CDC ranks Arizona eighth in the nation for COVID-19 deaths per capita over the last seven days and 22nd in cases

UA releases NCAA's Notice of Allegations

The violations include a lack of institutional control by the men’s basketball and swimming programs, including men's basketball coach Sean Miller

Informal summer camps help children learn the basics about science before they face the subject in the classroom.

Education notebook: Ducey accelerates the return to classrooms

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

Signs advertise a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site outside of Walgreens in Tucson on April 21, 2020.

Pima County wants to know where the money is

Officials say they still haven’t received promised money for COVID-19 testing.

Maj. Gen Michael McGuire, adjutant general and director of the Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs, speaks to reporters during a new conference.

Arizona National Guard adjutant general to retire in April

Maj. Gen.. Michael McGuire became the state’s top military officer in 2013

Some restaurants opened for dine-in service on Monday, while others said they plan to wait until they feel it's safe for staff and customers.

Ducey ends COVID-19 business capacity restrictions

The Governor issued an Executive Order ending many restrictions on businesses.

An empty classroom at Gridley Middle School in Tucson. November 2020.

TUSD is ready for in-person classes

The area’s largest school district isn’t worried about Governor Ducey’s order.

News roundup: City seeks input on transportation, state embraces age-based vaccine distribution

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, March 4.

Superb Minerals imports its items from India and leases a 12,000 square foot warehouse in Tucson where they can be stored and sold. The Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase, a vital annual event, was cancelled in 2021 due to the pandemic.

How gem & mineral dealers are coping with the pandemic's impact.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: How "Blax Friday" is building community to help black-owned businesses thrive; Adiba Nelson versus her 11-year-old's "tween 'tude"; and a song from John Coinman.

Looking upstream Sabino Creek on one of the bridges at the popular recreation site in Tucson in early winter.

Arizona seeks to create surface water protections after Clean Water Act rollback

The legislation aims to fill the gap left by the rollback of federal protections, but not everyone is pleased with the current proposal.

Essential workers are COVID-19 vaccine eligible

The state has changed vaccine phases to age based.

A teacher and students all wear masks while in the classroom at the International School of Tucson. February 2021.

Ducey orders in-person classes by March 15

The order allows schools to continue offering a mix of in-person and virtual classes

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