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A COVID-19 vaccination record card is received following the administration of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Banner University South.

UA increasing rate of vaccine rollout

Up to 800 people a day could get vaccinated at the university this week.

A watchtower seen in the distance at the Florence State Prison.

Escaped inmates still on the run

The inmates escaped from a prison in Florence on Saturday.

A heavy monsoon storm over the city of Tucson, 2017.

News roundup: Vaccinations ramp up in Pima County, more doses needed, winter storm brings rain and snow

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Jan. 25.

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

Arizona reports 7,217 new COVID-19 cases and 68 more deaths

State again leads the nation in weekly COVID-19 infection rate

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey sits for an interview with Arizona 360 in his office at the Arizona Capitol on Jan. 13, 2021.

Gov. Ducey says he will not run for senate seat in 2022

Many had expected him to challenge for Mark Kelly's seat two years from now

Language barriers, wariness make vaccinating immigrants hard

Poor communication, misinformation and lack of trust create fear and uncertainty

Deciding whether to return schoolchildren to in-person learning is a major source of stress for parents.

Education notebook: Campaign to vaccinate educators underway, school reopenings remain uncertain

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

Organic marijuana being grown at an Arizona farm for processing into medical marijuana.

Arizona, 15th state with legal pot, begins recreational sales

State issues initial 86 licenses in 9 counties

New border fence going up in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument on Feb. 26, 2020.

Monitors head to the border after order to halt the wall

On his first day in office, President Joe Biden signed an executive order halting all border wall construction

News roundup: Oak Flat mining project draws controversy, number of vaccination distribution sites expand

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Jan. 22.

Dr. Christian Bime, medical director of the ICU at Banner - UMC Tucson, receives a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 17, 2020.

Vaccine appointment error fixed, more vaccines headed to Pima County

The county says 77,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses will be in hand next week, the 'vast majority' going to new appointments.

This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19—isolated from a patient in the U.S.

Arizona pandemic toll tops 12,000 deaths, over 700,000 cases

More than 8,000 new cases reported statewide since yesterday, with nearly 230 new deaths

Oak Flat, east of Superior, Arizona. A company proposes to build one of the world's largest underground copper mines at this location.

Controversial Oak Flat mine moves closer to reality

Oak Flat, sacred to the Apache and other tribes, sits over a huge reserve of copper.

Proposed Tucson Police raise draws objections

Advocacy groups assail proposed double-digit pay increase.

Proposed changes to Arizona citizen initiative process

Republican legislators want to change what can go in a citizen’s initiative.

Unemployment rate drops in Arizona, remains high

The state rate is still higher than the U.S. rate.

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