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An Indigenous demonstrator shakes a rattle during the early morning protest in Coolidge on Aug. 26, 2020.

Indigenous activists protest wall contractor in Coolidge

Demonstrators gathered at Stinger Bridge & Iron to decry border wall construction across ancestral Indigenous border land.

Arizona unemployment continues to grow

The unemployment picture is improving nationally, but not in Arizona.
Signage inside a building at the University of Arizona promotes mask wearing on campus, July 2020.

UA slowing its plan to return to campus

The administration is waiting longer to bring more students back to classrooms.
File photo of a crate containing ballots at the Pima County Elections Department.

Secretary of state: Postal Service ready for Arizona's mail-in ballots

Katie Hobbs says "the capacity is there" to handle an influx of ballots in the upcoming election.
A haze of smoke from wildfires in the West blankets Tucson skies Aug. 25, 2020.

News roundup: More counties could see businesses reopen, Flake endorses Biden

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Aug. 25.
Exhibits at the 2017 SARSEF fair.

Science fair goes completely virtual for 2021

SARSEF plans to put 7,000 displays online.
There are approximately 700,000 DACA recipients around the country.

New Citizenship and Immigration Services memo announces the implementation of new DACA guidance

The announcement follows a series of rule changes outlined by the Trump administration in July.
Then-U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake speaking in Phoenix, 2016.

Former Republican Senator Flake endorses Biden

The former US Senator said, “decency shouldn’t be that hard.”
File image of an empty classroom at Sabino High School in Tucson.

Education notebook: Invest in Ed back on ballot, UA reopens Monday

A look back at this week's education stories in Southern Arizona and the state, Aug. 22.
Central Tucson from Sentinel Peak.

News roundup: Boosting voter participation in AZ, opioid crisis continues in pandemic

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Aug. 21.
An F-35A takes off from Davis-Monthan Air Force base in Tucson during the annual Heritage Flight Training course, Feb. 27, 2020.

Air Force seeking public comment on basing F-35 jets in Tucson

Basing the fighter jets at Davis-Monthan would increase flights in and out of the base.
Newspaper classified listings.

Arizona unemployment rate rises above national average

The hospitality and construction industries lost the most jobs in the state.
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey gives an update on the state's COVID-19 response, Aug. 20, 2020.

News roundup: State grants for shuttered businesses, UA students test positive for COVID-19

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Aug. 20.
A dispensary employee weighing and portioning marijuana.

Arizona Supreme Court: Every county can have a marijuana dispensary despite cap

State law says the maximum number of dispensaries can be exceeded to ensure there is one every county.
A Pima County vote-by-mail envelope.

Arizona’s long history with voting by mail

Arizona voters have cast ballots by mail for nearly three decades.
Gym equipment.

Gov. Ducey offers grants to bars, gyms forced to close

Theaters and water parks also qualify for grants.

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