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A flag for the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Department outside of the department's headquarters in Nogales, Arizona.

Race for Santa Cruz County sheriff, Latino vote, debate preview

Plus, a look at the race for Pima County sheriff ahead of a debate between the candidates hosted by Arizona 360.
The Pima County Services Building in downtown Tucson.

Races for Pima County recorder and Santa Cruz County sheriff

Longtime public servants are leaving the roles, leaving those races wide open.

Episode 250: Researching communities most at-risk from the threat of COVID-19

Researchers are studying how COVID-19 grows within the population.
The Tucson Skyline. October 23, 2019.

News roundup: High daily case count due to new reporting methods, apartments near UA to close pools, gyms

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Sept. 17.
The entrance to the U.S. Census Bureau's office in Tucson.

Arizona in final push for census

Census officials will stop counting in less than two weeks.
Newspaper classified listings.

AZ unemployment numbers a mixed bag

The unemployment picture is not so rosy as the numbers say.
Robert Taylor as novelist Craig Johnson's hero Sheriff Walt Longmire in the television series "Longmire".

Author Craig Johnson talks about Sheriff Walt Longmire's "Next to Last Stand".

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Real talk about living with autism, from some folks in our community who have first-hand experience.
A view of downtown Tucson.

News roundup: Study traces initial COVID-19 spread in AZ; Pima County tops 600,000 registered voters

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Sept. 16.
Students on the University of Arizona campus, Aug. 25, 2020.

Pima County directs apartment complexes near UA to close pools, gyms

The order is part of an attempt to slow a COVID-19 surge on campus.
FRONTLINE "The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden"

FRONTLINE: The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden

FRIDAY at 9
The Colorado River near Kremmling, Colorado, on Sept. 15, 2018.

Climate change likely to keep hammering Colorado River's biggest reservoirs, model shows

Projections show an increasing likelihood of official shortage declaration before 2026.
Suffragist, "Mrs. Suffern," holding sign; crowd of boys and men behind. New York, 1914.

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE The Vote: Hour Two

MONDAY at 10
Arizona officials are urging people to get flu shots this fall to avoid the double threat of flu and COVID-19, which they fear could overburden state hospitals. But the state’s vaccination track record is not great, with just 42.6% of adults getting flu shots last year.

Arizona pushes flu vaccinations to avert flu-and-COVID-19 ‘perfect storm’

Health officials are hoping to head off the possibility of a surge in hospitalizations from one or both of the viruses.
Lumiere R. goes on a walk with Bobby P., their 79 year old grandfather who has been battling dementia for the past 10 years.

PBS American Portrait: Family of Us: A PBS American Portrait Story

MONDAY at 9:30
An envelope containing Pima County's vote-by-mail ballot.

Pima Board of Supervisors supports Pascua Yaqui early voting site

The board calls on the Pima County Recorder's Office to enact the changes authorized in the resolution it passed.
A Centers for Disease Control illustration of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

Arizona researchers dive into novel coronavirus

The team from the three state universities and T-Gen are trying to unlock the coronavirus.

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