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Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: Pressure mounts to cleanup ‘forever chemicals’, vaccine FAQs answered

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Feb. 19.
Vehicles travel along a highway near Sonoita, Ariz.

Challenges with distributing COVID-19 vaccine in rural Southern Arizona

Tony Paniagua reports.
Maj. Gen. Michael McGuire, who oversees the Arizona National Guard, at the state-run COVID-19 vaccination site at the University of Arizona on Feb. 18, 2021.

Arizona National Guard’s role in state’s pandemic response

Arizona National Guard’s role in state’s pandemic response
COVID-19 vaccine production at Pfizer.

Answers for common COVID-19 vaccine questions

Expertise from Dr. Joshua LaBaer who leads ASU's COVID-19 research.
A container holds several vials of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine at a distribution event at Tucson Medical Center on Jan. 15, 2021.

County vaccine supply should recover next week

Weather delays and decreased allotments led to cancelations this week, but more vaccine should arrive in the coming days.
A guardsman with the Arizona National Guard loads groceries in a cart at a food bank in Sahuarita on Feb. 11, 2021.

COVID-19 vaccine FAQ, Arizona National Guard, mobile vaccinations

Plus, how the vaccine is being distributed in rural communities.

PFAS contamination draws local, national cleanup efforts

The so-called “forever chemicals” accumulate in bodies and can have numerous health impacts.
Pima County COVID-19 testing at the Kino Events Center, July 13.

State releases more COVID-19 testing funds to counties

The state health department announced that $100 million is now available.
An unemployment insurance claims office.

Report: Arizona on track for 11% jobs increase over 2 years

Arizona’s economy lost 155,000 jobs during the two years that ended in the second quarter of 2020, with nearly all of the job losses attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic
People wait to be tested for COVID-19 at the Kino Sports Complex, in this July 13 courtesy photo from Pima County.

Pima County may stop COVID-19 testing

Officials said they don’t have the money to continue.
The Navajo Generating Station, April 2018.

Navajo plant closure to cost Arizona county $40M in taxes

The plant's owners decided to close it as natural gas became a cheaper source of energy.
A bundle of syringes at a COVID-19 vaccination site at Tucson Medical Center. January 2021.

COVID-19 vaccines postponed in Pima County

Winter weather in the rest of the country is causing a vaccine shortage in southern Arizona.
A Tucson Fire Department vehicle and gear.

Research looks for links between COVID-19 and 'forever chemicals'

The chemicals, which have been found in Tucson's groundwater, may impact vaccine efficacy.
A Centers for Disease Control illustration of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

Arizona reports 1,143 virus cases, 213 deaths; shots delayed

Bitter winter weather in much of the country is wreaking havoc with vaccine deliveries
W. Anne Gibson-Esmond Station Library at 10931 E. Mary Ann Cleveland Way.

Vail area gets Pima County public library branch

W. Anne Gibson-Esmond Station Library, near Empire High School, opened Tuesday.
Volunteer tax preparers will take information and file online.

COVID concerns send 2021 volunteer tax assistance online

Almost 14,000 taxpayers used the free service last year.

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