Pima County has announced new grant funding that will be distributed to child care providers to reimburse them for costs associated with reopening during the COVID-19 pandemic.According to a county press release, certain providers can each receive up to $10,000 to cover eligible expenses suc…
The latest police data show reported crimes fell in Phoenix and Tucson during the second quarter of the year, a period in which Arizonans were largely confined to their homes by the governor’s COVID-19 stay-at-home order.
The number of Arizona’s confirmed novel coronavirus cases topped 187,000 as of Monday, Aug. 10, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services.
WASHINGTON – Arizona renters may have breathed a sigh of relief last month when Gov. Doug Ducey extended the state moratorium on residential evictions to Oct. 31.
As of this morning, Pima County has just a few thousand ballots left to count.
The Pima County Health Department today announced new drive-thru COVID-19 testing events beginning next week that will be available in areas of the county that have had limited testing availability.Through their partnership with the Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs, Pima …
The number of Arizona’s confirmed novel coronavirus cases topped 185,000 as of Friday, Aug. 7, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services.
The Arizona Interscholastic Association’s executive board approved the fall 2020 interscholastic athletics calendar during a special meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 5.
The number of Arizona’s confirmed novel coronavirus cases topped 183,000 as of Thursday, Aug. 5, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services.
The number of Arizona’s confirmed novel coronavirus cases topped 182,000 as of Wednesday, Aug. 5, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services.
On July 30, the Pima County Department of Transportation announced that the Mount Lemmon Highway would reopen beginning Saturday, Aug. 1.
The number of Arizona’s confirmed novel coronavirus cases topped 179,000 as of Monday, Aug. 3, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services. Pima County had seen 16,741 of the state’s 179,497 confirmed cases. A total of 3,779 Arizonans had died after contracting COVID-19, according…
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Following Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry’s announcement that it was not safe to reopen schools for in-person classes, the Amphi School District announced it would continue its plan to launch the school year remotely on Monday, Aug. 10.
For more than 30 years the Screening Room brought the Tucson community together through independent film festivals and events – the Arizona International Film Festival, Arizona Underground Film Festival, Terrorfest and Keep Tucson Sketchy comedy show to name a few. Now suffering from the pan…
Receiving a COVID-19 test in Tucson is now as simple as scheduling an appointment online, driving to a local center and taking 10 minutes to administer the test.
While live concerts are constricted by an indefinite hiatus, Tucsonans still have a way to support and enjoy local music and venues.
Six days before the statewide eviction moratorium was set to expire on July 22, Governor Doug Ducey announced an executive order extending it to October 31. While this buys precious time for renters who are dealing with the effects of COVID-19, some advocates say Ducey could do more to fully…
It’s still possible to exercise, stay engaged, and connect with friends while staying safe during the Coronavirus pandemic —and that is especially true for those in Life Plan Communities like Splendido, an all-inclusive community in Oro Valley for those 55 and better.
In the competitive primaries in state legislative districts, incumbents held off challengers.
Long-time Marana Mayor Ed Honea is unopposed as he seeks another term but a political newcomer has jumped out to a lead in the race for two council seats.
In what could be the local upset of the night, Pima County Supervisor Ramon Valadez is losing to challenger Matt Heinz, a former state lawmaker and current emergency room doctor. In early returns, Heinz has 54 percent of the vote over Valadez, who is in second with 33 percent of the vote. Po…
In the three-way Democratic primary that will decide who takes control of the Pima County Attorney's Office as Barbara LaWall retires after 24 years as the county's top prosecutor, defense attorney Laura Conover was out ahead with 57 percent of the vote.
Sen. Martha McSally is on her way to easily dispatching GOP challenger “Demand” Daniel McCarthy, with more than 78 percent of the vote in early returns.
The National Science Foundation recently awarded the University of Arizona a $26 million grant to establish and lead the Center for Quantum Networks. CQN will be an engineering research center of the National Science Foundation and aims to lay the foundations of the quantum internet by “crea…
The number of Arizona’s confirmed novel coronavirus cases topped 180,000 as of Tuesday, Aug. 4, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services.
Arizona voters will decide a variety of primaries at the town, county, state and federal level today, all the way from Oro Valley Town Council to U.S. Senate.
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The Marana Town Council unanimously voted to rezone more than 10 acres at the southwest corner of Thornydale Road and Aerie Drive for a future mixed-use development with multi-family housing and commercial businesses.
Editor’s Note: Coronavirus has devastated Native American communities and put a spotlight on some long-standing problems in Indian Country that have made this pandemic that much worse. But at the grassroots level, everyday heroes have stepped up to help. Part of a series.
The Oro Valley Town Council debated an update to their economic development strategy on July 15, but was ultimately unsuccessful in passing the measure due to a dispute over preliminary grading of desert land.
The number of Arizona’s confirmed novel coronavirus cases topped 179,000 as of Monday, Aug. 3, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services.
Congressman Raul Grijalva, a Democrat who was first elected to serve Southern Arizona in Congress in 2002, announced today that he had tested positive for COVID-19.
Editor’s Note: Coronavirus has devastated Native American communities and put a spotlight on some long-standing problems in Indian Country that have made this pandemic that much worse. But at the grassroots level, everyday heroes have stepped up to help.
Pima County Sheriff candidate Kevin Kubitskey was accused of committing sexual, physical and emotional abuse against his estranged daughter earlier this month on social media.
Late-July monsoon weather offers our community a much-needed break from triple-digit temperatures. It also usually signals the last few weeks of summer vacation and the impending start of a new school year. While 2020 is far from a typical year, Pima County residents continue to persevere in…
• The number of Arizona’s confirmed novel coronavirus cases topped 163,000 as of Monday, July 27, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services. That’s up from roughly 150,000 on the previous Monday, July 20. Pima County had seen 15,109 of the state’s 163,827 confirmed cases. A tota…
When Dan Post joined the Marana Unified School District Governing Board, MUSD was only four schools strong. Thirty-nine years later, Post still serves on the governing board, but for a very different school district. Over the past four decades, MUSD quadrupled in size to 18 schools, and Post…
