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Arizona National Guard service members at a COVID-19 drive-thru testing site in the Tohono O'odham Nation in Sells, Arizona, July 6, 2020.

Tribal nations partner with Arizona National Guard for mass COVID-19 testing

This week's events will be in the White Mountain Apache Tribe in Cibecue and Whiteriver.
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 sign indicating a polling place near Fourth Avenue in Tucson, Election Day, Nov. 7, 2018.

Poll workers needed in Pima County

Election Day is less than a month away and training is about to begin.
The Tucson Skyline. October 23, 2019.

Daily news roundup: Health care workers promote mask wearing, school districts prepare for online learning

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, July 15.
The University of Arizona campus.

UA applauds repeal of ICE ban on online study for foreign students

The agency announced the policy last week
Republican Martha McSally, left, and Democrat Mark Kelly.

Kelly continues to lead McSally in polls

Kelly's lead remains strong, but the gap has tightened.
Blanca Sierra Reyes, 27, applied for DACA eight years ago and has renewed every two years since. She graduated with a master's degree in social work from ASU in spring 2019, an achievement she said would not have been possible without DACA.

Despite Supreme Court ruling, DACA slow to be restored

The Supreme Court's ruling to uphold the Obama-era program went into effect Monday
A protester approaches a line of police officers in downtown Phoenix on Sunday, May 31, before the imposition of a statewide curfew to rein in protests over police violence.

Arizona police get millions in military surplus

A Defense Department program allows local law enforcement to get everything from office supplies to guns for free.
The Tucson Skyline. October 23, 2019.

Daily news roundup: Pima County nearing ICU bed capacity, Arizona at 'greatest risk level' for virus

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, July 13.
Gov. Doug Ducey greets Vice President Mike Pence on the tarmac in Phoenix. Pence was in Arizona to discuss the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. July 1, 2020.

Ducey approval rating falls sharply

A new poll puts the Governor’s approval rating in the 30s.
The risk level map of the United States, by the Harvard Global Health Institute, is shown on July 13, 2020. Arizona is shown in red, indicating the highest level of risk for COVID-19.

Arizona among states at greatest risk level for COVID-19

State's infection rate is now the world's highest, according to data by the Harvard Global Health Institute.
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.
University of Arizona Head Football Coach Kevin Sumlin oversees his first spring training practice in 2018.

UA athletic director supports PAC-12 decision to cut schedule to conference-only

Fall sports are still on for now, but the conference commissioner says the move allows for "maximum flexibility."
File image of a health care worker adjusting an IV bag.

Pima County was close to, but still under, ICU bed capacity through much of the week

Only a few dozen ICU beds were available in the county, which saw around 300 ICU beds in use throughout the week.
A signpost designating a segment of the Arizona Trail.

Arizona Trail southern trailhead closed during border wall construction

The trail's start will be closed for months so the Trump administration can install a bollard-style wall in the area.
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.

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