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New Pima County attorney drops cash bail, some deportations

Laura Conover took office Monday, replacing Barbara LaWall.

An employee for Southwest Airlines helps passengers at the ticket counter inside the Tucson International Airport on August 10, 2020.

Tucson airport has highest passenger count since March

The airport still had less than half the pre-pandemic numbers compared to last year.

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey delivers his 2020 State of the State address, Jan. 13, 2020.

Ducey to deliver 'state of the state' speech virtually

The plan is to limit the spread of COVID-19

News roundup: Pandemic expenses rise, ICU capacity remains low, Ducey 'state of the state' will be virtual

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Jan. 4.

Arizona reports more than 5,100 new COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths

More than 850 news cases in Pima County, nearly 80 in Cochise County

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The Pima County Board of Supervisors meets at the County Administration Building in downtown Tucson.

Pima County's COVID-19 costs keep growing

Federal money for the pandemic has run out.

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 hits new daily high in COVID-19 cases, more than 2,200 in Pima County

Hospital beds also remain in very short supply

Kathy Hoffman won the election for Arizona superintendent for public instruction.

Ducey rejects request for 2-week school 'quarantine'

Governor rejects recommendation of state Superintendent of Public Instruction

Mural on the side of building in Shiprock, New Mexico, in the Nation Nation March 22, 2020.

Fast rollout of virus vaccine trials reveals tribal distrust

Suspicion difficult to overcome

This stretch of the Colorado River near Moab, Utah is currently in extreme drought.

National Weather Service: Dryness defined 2020 in Southwest

Record or near-record dryness across Arizona and the region

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.

Arizona increases minimum wage to $12.15 an hour

AZ one of 21 states with increased minimum wages in 2021

A handout image from Banner Health shows a health care worker in one of the hospital's COVID-19 units.

Health officials: Arizona COVID-19 triage care again likely

Surging Coronavirus cases crowding intensive care units.

Arizona starts 2021 with over 10K virus cases, 151 deaths

Surge continues into the new year with hospital beds in short supply

Coronavirus pandemic is causing prolonged closures for Navajo Nation gaming sites

Navajo Nation casinos to lay off more than 1,100

Lack of revenue caused by prolonged closures

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