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DACA supporters gathered outside ICE in Phoenix on June 18, 2020, to celebrate the Supreme Court's ruling to continue the DACA program for now.

Arizona DACA recipients celebrate US Supreme Court ruling

The ruling has brought some temporary relief to thousands of immigrants in Arizona who were brought to the country as children.
Patrons at the Pima County Public Library's downtown Tucson branch use social distancing while waiting in line to use the library's computers on May 29, 2020.

Arizona sets another record for increases in COVID-19 cases

The state set a third record in four days for daily high numbers of reported new cases.

Arizona Illustrated Episode 629

Tucson Development; Wildland Firefighter Linda Strader; Jewish History Museum; Eggshell Organizing Factor 1

Episode 237: The importance of scientific modelling in the effort to tackle COVID-19

Predicting coronavirus outcomes with advanced modelling.

Daily News Roundup: Tucson mask mandate, DACA decision

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, June 18.
A photo accompanying a UANews release about the university's antibody testing effort in partnership with the state.

How testing and tracing can help combat COVID-19

As cases rise dramatically in the state, public health experts look to expand virus detection.
A city of Tucson proclamation makes masks mandatory in public settings starting June 20.

Tucson Mayor Romero makes masks mandatory in public

A city proclamation requires face coverings in settings where physical distancing is "difficult or impossible" starting Saturday morning.
The University of Arizona campus.

UA still grappling with how to 'return' in August

Officials are still working to figure out how to bring students safely back to campus.
File photo of a highway sign to Hermosillo, Mexico.

Sonoran capital tightening COVID-19 restrictions

Sonora, Arizona's neighbor to the south, has also entered a "worrying" phase of the pandemic.
A screengrab of a Pima County interactive map of the Bighorn Fire and evacuation area as of Thursday morning, June 18.

Bighorn Fire evacuation area expands

Residents were told to evacuate immediately to a shelter or with family or friends.
Screen shot of map showing positive percent of coronavirus tests, one-week snapshot as of June 17, 2020.

Daily News Roundup: Ducey OKs local mask rules, border county surge

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, June 17.
There are approximately 700,000 DACA recipients around the country.

Supreme Court rules against Trump administration bid to cancel DACA

Hundreds of thousands of young immigrants around the country are DACA recipients.
Workers harvest greens alongside farm equipment in the Yuma area in this file photo.

Coronavirus cases surge in Arizona's border counties

Two Arizona counties along the border have experienced dramatic upticks in the last month.
ADHS Director Cara Christ, Gov. Doug Ducey and Maj. Gen. Michael McGuire show up to a June 17 meeting wearing masks. They removed the masks after sitting down.

Ducey: Local governments can implement their own COVID-19 mask policies

The announcement comes amid calls for local control over mask requirements and a continuing surge in cases.
Georgia’s Stacey Abrams campaigns to become America’s first black woman governor.

POV: And She Could Be Next "Building the Movement"

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Life casts can be a powerful tool for self-exploration, says Paul Weir, a key organizer of Tucson's annual All Souls Procession.

Behind the Mask

Also on Arizona Spotlight: A plea on behalf of sacred lands threatened by border wall construction; and a sincere thank you to comic book legend Dennis J. O'Neil.

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