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Adults in the Tucson Jewish Community Center's day program for people with disabilities swimming at the J Sept. 3, 2020.

People with disabilities face both unique and common challenges during pandemic

Educators and service providers discuss how the pandemic has impacted community members with disabilities in Arizona.

News roundup: Court extends AZ voter registration, UA to start in-person classes, Indigenous protesters block border crossing

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Oct. 5

File image of an Arizona voter registration form.

Arizona voter registration deadline extended

A late-night ruling moves the deadline to Oct. 23 but appeals were filed.

An O'odham demonstrator stands in front of a pickup truck trying to break through a highway blockade the morning of Oct. 5, 2020.

O'odham-led demonstration blocks highway north of Arizona-Sonora border crossing

Demonstrations against border wall construction on ancestral Indigenous land continue despite Quitobaquito closure.

Sen. Martha McSally takes the oath of office for the U.S. Senate, January 4, 2019. Vice President Mike Pence administered the oath while McSally's niece, Ella, held the bible. McSally borrowed the bible for the University of Arizona Special Collections. The copy of the New Testament was recovered from the body of an unknown sailor killed during the bombing of the U.S.S. Arizona in Pearl Harbor.

McSally looks for win in Senate race

The former House member hopes to avenge her 2018 U.S. Senate loss.

Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Mark Kelly hits the campaign trail in Tucson. February 23, 2019

Candidate wants to go from space to the Capitol

Mark Kelly is hoping to unseat Sen. Martha McSally.

The pandemic has put inequality in the country in stark relief, and education is no exception.

Education notebook: Pandemic worsens inequalities in education

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted inequality pretty much everywhere, from economics to medical care to access to voting. The education system is no exception.

As sales stay flat, independent restaurants looking to Congress for relief

Low summer sales typically rebound with winter travelers, but little tourism is expected this year.

Signage inside a building at the University of Arizona promotes mask wearing on campus, July 2020.

UA ready for more in-person classes

The university will move to Phase Two beginning Oct. 12.

Watch now: Arizona U.S. Senate Debate

Watch the debate between U.S. Senator Martha McSally and Democratic challenger Mark Kelly from Tuesday, October 6, 2020.

Republican Martha McSally, left, and Democrat Mark Kelly.

Your Vote 2020 - Arizona U.S. Senate Debate

FRIDAY at 9

Art detail from Jaime Black's "REDress Project", shown at the Tucson Desert Art Museum.

Different perspectives at the Tucson Desert Art Museum.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: An essay about mortality in the time of COVID-19; and a dash of audio madness from the youth of the Scamp Radio (1/2) Hour.