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Kino Border Initiative staffers Josefina Bejarano Padilla and Tracy Hogan read messages sent from across the country for Mother's Day, in this still image from the shelter's Facebook Live event.

Mother's Day goes virtual at migrant aid center in Nogales

The Kino Border Initiative shifted its usual in-person celebration in the wake of COVID-19.

An Artist in Isolation

We visit with MOCA's artist-in-residence, Matthew Cole, to see his work and find out how he is coping with isolation.

Tumamoc Biodiversity

A team of researchers from the University of Arizona has been quietly studying the area's wide diversity of flora and fauna.

The Instrument Repair Shop

An intimate look behind the scenes of Bookmans’ musical instrument repair shop.

Open sign at an Arizona restaurant. Gov. Doug Ducey has extended a stay-at-home order but expressed hope that restaurants could offer dine-in service as early as May 12.

Some Arizona businesses starting process of reopening

A group of business owners say the move to reopen is coming too soon.

File image of a health care worker adjusting an IV bag.

Arizona coronavirus news in brief, May 8

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona: "Sanitation tunnels" in Sonora, hair salons reopening, 'testing blitz' part 2.

Arizona Illustrated Episode 623

An artist in isolation; MOCA director Laura Copelin; Bookman's instrument repair shop; Tumamoc biodiversity

Banner Health workers seal a collection kit at a drive-thru testing site, in this undated still image from video. Banner says the testing is by <a href="https://www.bannerhealth.com/patients/patient-resources/covid-19" target="_blank">appointment only</a>.

Arizona enters second weekend of COVID-19 'testing blitz'

Pima County's numbers for the increased testing effort came in below expectations last week.

The Expediting Government Regulations Subcommittee meeting May 7, 2020, reviewed best practices to operate during the pandemic from different industries task forces in this still image from a Facebook Live video. Some members of the groups attended in-person, others called in.

Pima County shares suggestions for businesses planning to reopen

State-level orders mean the county cannot currently require businesses to comply with its COVID-19 guidelines.

File image shows a closeup of a hair stylist cutting a customer's hair.

Recommended or required? Ducey issues guidelines for barbershops and salons to reopen

Some business owners have struggled to interpret the guidance coming from the governor's office.

The Nogales, Sonora, city government installed a "sanitation tunnel" at the Mariposa Port Of Entry on May 6, 2020, and plans to install four other tunnels in an effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

Nogales, Sonora, installs 'sanitation tunnels' at the border

Southbound travelers are being required to walk through the inflatable plastic tunnel and sprayed with disinfectant.

File image of an empty classroom at Sabino High School in Tucson.

Challenges facing educators during COVID-19 pandemic

A discussion with Tucson Education Association president Margaret Chaney.

Workers harvest greens alongside farm equipment in the Yuma area in this file photo.

Senators seek suspension of new guest-worker visas

They're using the same reasoning Trump gave the initial order pausing certain immigration.

File image of students using school-provided laptops in the Sunnyside Unified School District.

Time away from school means uncertainty about students' return to classrooms

A discussion with UA College of Education assistant dean Francesca Lopez.

An empty gallery at the Tucson Museum of Art in May 2020. The museum closed to visitors as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Financial impacts of pandemic vary among Southern Arizona nonprofits

Safety-net groups are faring better than cultural attractions.

File image of the exterior of Tucson Medical Center's ER entrance.

After furloughs and pay cuts, TMC welcomes return of elective procedures

A discussion with hospital COO Mimi Coomler.

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