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Indigenous protester arrested at border wall site set to head to trial

Amber Ortega was arrested for physically blocking construction machinery at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument last September
A group of migrants and Border Patrol agents along the border fence in Yuma County. June 2021.

As Biden continues to use Title 42, ACLU resumes lawsuit against it

The controversial protocol allows border officers to turn migrants back across the border into Mexico without processing.
An aerial view of downtown Phoenix.

US to probe Phoenix police over excessive force allegations

Dept. of Justice will also examine whether officers have engaged in discriminatory policing, retaliation
Lake Pleasant, north of Phoenix, is a major reservoir for Colorado River water. Each summer the lake is pumped down to send water to Maricopa, Pinal, and Pima counties. July 2021

Water cutbacks coming to Arizona

A decades-long drought means less water from the Colorado River.
Illustration of coronavirus structure.

Arizona health officials report 2,289 new cases of COVID-19, 11 deaths

Hospitalizations at highest level since February
Guns on display in a Tucson store.

Tucson homicide rate soars

The increase is part of a national trend.
More than one-third of households in Tucson are considered housing cost burdened.

All Arizona counties covered by new eviction moratorium

Narrower 60-day ban announced Tuesday after previous federal moratorium expired
COVID-19 signage at Davidson Elementary. March 2021.

TUSD board votes to require masks on campuses

Decision comes as Arizona sees a rising number of COVID-19 cases
Dan South, Chief Criminal Deputy at the Pima County Attorney's Office, at a news conference. August 3, 2021

TPD officer cleared in fatal shooting

Investigators found no wrongdoing in July 18th shooting.
A Tucson Unified School District Bus.

TUSD board calls emergency meeting on COVID-19

District may sue over state ban on schools requiring masks
Juan Ciscomani talks about the Arizona-Mexico Commission's 60th Anniversary during a press conference in Hermosillo, Sonora, on April 29, 2019.

Juan Ciscomani announces run for Congress

Governor's advisor seeking GOP nomination in 2nd Congressional District
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 reports 1,974 new COVID-19 cases, 30 deaths

Hospitalizations reach highest level in about five months
Children at school during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A second Arizona school district says it will require masks

Decision by Phoenix district comes after new guidance from CDC
A decal on a sidewalk in Tucson reminds pedestrians to follow social distancing guidelines. November 2020.

Arizona reports 1,846 virus cases after 2 days of 2,000-plus

CDC: Transmission of COVID-19 substantial or high in all Arizona counties
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez said the "Stay home, stay safe" message from the tribal government guarantees that businesses in the nation have the "the safest environment" compared to those outside its tribal lands during the pandemic.

Arizona reports 2,306 new COVID-19 cases and 5 more deaths

State sees more than 2,000 new cases for second consecutive day
Auditors examine ballots in Maricopa County vote audit

'Botched': Arizona GOP's ballot count ends, troubles persist

So-called audit was funded mostly by supporters of former President Donald Trump

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