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The short story “A White Heron” was written in 1886 by Sarah Orne Jewett, and adapted for radio by Cynthia Meier in 2021.

The Rogue Theatre presents "A White Heron".

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Students walking through campus on August 23, 2021 — the first day of school for the fall semester.

UA welcomes largest incoming class yet

Monday is the first day of the semester from UA students and with it comes a few record breaking statistics.
Pima County Superior Court

Tucson vaccination mandate upheld by county judge

Police officers association argued the new policy is against state law and that Tucson violated its contract with the union.
The radio station in the Pascua Yaqui Tribe's reservation, which formerly housed the tribe's early voting site.

Legal settlement is a win for Pascua Yaqui voting rights.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Understanding Lewy Body Dementia; and remembering NPR broadcaster Neal Conan through his love of comic books.
Parked Tucson Police Department cars.

Tucson police union challenges city’s vaccine requirement

The Tucson Police Officers Association alleges the policy breaches its labor contract.
University of Arizona students wearing masks on campus.

Ducey, local governments continue to spar over mandates

Tucson, Pima County, UA leaders all push back.
A vial of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

City to employees: get the shot, or get suspended

Tucson council approves incentives for COVID-19 vaccination
The radio station in the Pascua Yaqui Tribe's reservation, which formerly housed the tribe's early voting site.

Pascua Yaqui Tribe to receive early voting site till 2024

The tribe and Pima County Recorder's Office announced a settlement to the 2020 lawsuit seeking to reinstate an early voting site in the reservation.
Grass mitigation efforts on A Mountain.

A Mountain closed for buffelgrass maintenance

Buffelgrass on the southern slope with be sprayed with herbicides Friday and Monday to reduce fire danger.
A health care worker prepares doses of the COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination event in Globe on March 13, 2021.

Banner leader says hospitals seeing sharp rise in COVID cases, especially among children

Banner Chief Clinical Officer Dr. Marjorie Bessel urged the public to get vaccinated to protect those who are too young.
Tucson City Hall seen from El Presidio Plaza.

Tucson voters will decide on raise for mayor, city council

Voters last approved a raise for the city's leaders in 1999.

Pima County overdose deaths on pace to surpass last year's record

Nearly 450 people died from overdoses across the county last year, county officials say this year that number could surpass 500.
File photo of walkers on Tumamoc Hill.

Tumamoc Hill closed next week for maintenance

The popular recreation spot will close Monday night and reopen next weekend.
A credit card reader belonging to a business inside American Eat Company in Tucson.

Opponents: prop raising Tucson’s min wage would burden small businesses

The Tucson Metro Chamber has come out against the Tucson Minimum Wage Act.
A server carries a tray with food at the Cup Cafe at Hotel Congress in Tucson.

Proponents: raising Tucson’s min wage to $15 about offering living wage

The group Tucson Fight for $15 is leading the charge.
An empty chair outside of a former motel on North Oracle Road that the city of Tucson purchased and transformed into bridge housing for people experiencing homelessness. August 2021.

City of Tucson buying properties to expand transitional housing

Tony Paniagua spoke to one mother who is utilizing the new program.

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