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Arizona National Guard service members at a COVID-19 drive-thru testing site in the Tohono O'odham Nation in Sells, Arizona, July 6, 2020.

Tohono O'odham Nation removes curfew, and amends other guidelines

The nation is now allowing funeral and wake services to occur after dark.
Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: State nixes FEMA vaccination site plans, planetary scientists look ahead

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, April 21.
A U.S. flag on the uniform of a member of the National Guard.

Ducey sends National Guard to the border

The Governor issued an emergency declaration for Arizona’s border counties.
A bundle of syringes at a COVID-19 vaccination site at Tucson Medical Center. January 2021.

No FEMA vaccination pod for Pima County

County plans six smaller mobile sites instead.
Downtown Tucson, Oct, 23, 2019.

News roundup: TUSD could end desegregation order, UA moves vaccination pods indoors

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, April 20.
The Dragonfly helicopter could become the first spacecraft to fly in the atmosphere of one of Saturn's moons.

Planetary scientists look ahead to new airborne explorers

They say the historic Mars Ingenuity helicopter flight is only the beginning.
Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: Biden administration responds to refugee backlash, Ducey bans vaccine passports

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, April 19.
A COVID-19 vaccination site set up on the University of Arizona Mall. January 2021.

UA moving vaccination POD indoors

Heat is forcing the shutdown of drive-through vaccinations.
A COVID-19 vaccination record card is received following the administration of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Banner University South.

Ducey bans vaccine passports

Ducey issued an order banning government use of vaccine passports.
Immigrant children rest at a detention facility in Nogales, Arizona in 2014.

New migrant facilities crop up to ease crowding, again

U.S. officials are scrambling to handle a dramatic spike in children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border alone
Lake Mead, 2016.

US West prepares for possible 1st water shortage declaration

Projections say by late next year Lake Mead could drop to levels that could threaten the ability to generate electricity at Hoover Dam
The shadows of children playing outside at a school in Tucson.

TUSD prepares for ‘full house’ during summer

Citing concerns over learning losses, TUSD expands its summer offerings
A Syrian man carries his baby at a makeshift camp for families displaced from Idlib countryside as a result of the bombing and military operations on Feb. 18, 2020.

Biden administration walks back plan to keep Trump's refugee admissions cap amid backlash

The administration received major blowback after failing to raise a historically=low refugee admissions cap put in place by Trump.
Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: New administration brings changes to tribal nations, expert explains COVID variants

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, April 16.
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.

Navajo Nation reports almost half of its adult residents fully vaccinated

The nation says 91,278 people are fully vaccinated and Thursday was it's fifth day with no new deaths.
Students follow a lecture at the University of Arizona.

Tuition costs hold steady for most Arizona college students.

Regents hold the line during pandemic disruption.

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