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Front-line health care workers will be the first to receive the vaccine.

Arizona health director outlines state vaccine plans

Front-line health care workers will be first in line.

News roundup: Catching up with Arizona unions, health care during the pandemic

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Dec. 11.
Mural on the side of building in Shiprock, New Mexico, in the Nation Nation March 22, 2020.

Navajo Nation prepares for vaccine deliveries

Officials are assuming the Pfizer vaccine will be approved this weekend, with shipments expected to arrive Monday.
A key in a door lock.

Eviction protections for renters set to expire at the end of the year

Two dozen Southern Arizona homelessness service organizations have asked Gov. Doug Ducey to protect renters facing eviction.
John Farley, director of fire test operations at the Naval Research Laboratory, tests the effectiveness of aqueous film-forming foam by spraying it on a gasoline fire. The test took place at the laboratory in Chesapeake Beach, Md. Oct. 25, 2019.

State works to clean up chemical pollutants in Tucson water supply

ADEQ is addressing PFAS contamination of Tucson backup groundwater wells.
Tohono O’odham Chairman Ned Norris Jr. during congressional testimony in February. Norris is one of three tribal leaders, with Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Gila River Indian Community Gov. Stephen Roe Lewis, on the slate of 11 diverse electors who will cast the state’s Electoral College votes December 14, 2020, for President-elect Joe Biden.

Three Arizona tribal leaders on diverse slate of 11 electoral voters

What one former Arizona elector called a "sweet irony" was no accident.
Old Main on the University of Arizona campus.

UA receives gift to promote medical knowledge of other cultures

The $50,000 donation aims to support education pairing mainstream medicine with alternative healing traditions.
A Dec. 11 screenshot of Arizona's COVID-19 cases by day. The date a case is reported does not represent the day the test was conducted.

Arizona reports 3rd highest rise in daily COVID-19 cases

Virus-related hospitalizations have continued to climb during the current surge
Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly during an interview with Arizona 360 from his office in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 10, 2020.

US Sen Mark Kelly on first week in office, COVID-19 relief

The Democrat discussed how he's settling into his new role.
A masked server takes an order at LaCo Tucson. December 2020.

Pandemic sets back Tucson restaurants, owners urge additional aid

Tony Paniagua reports.
The exterior of El Rio Health's clinic on West Congress Street. 2018.

El Rio’s approach to health care during the pandemic

A discussion with CEO Nancy Johnson.
The empty courtyard at LaCo Tucson. December 2020.

Health care during COVID, restaurants and real estate, US Sen Mark Kelly

Plus, a former Tucson mayor explains city's authority to enact mandates such as its current curfew order.
A view of the mall at the University of Arizona taken from the Student Union.

Exploring unions in Arizona

A growing number of white-collar workers are forming unions in industries like higher education and journalism.
Various denominations of U.S. currency.

Utilities can't shut off power without offering a payment plan, regulator says

The Arizona Corporation Commission is requiring utilities to provide a payment plan starting Jan. 1 for customers behind on bills.
Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: Pima County clarifies COVID-19 alert, election lawsuit dismissed

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Dec. 10.
Demonstrators at the 2019 Tucson Women's March carry signs reading "MMIW" ("missing and murdered Indigenous women") and "no more stolen sisters."

New Mexico task force submits report on missing and murdered Indigenous peoples

After collecting data and testimonies, the group made recommendations to the state to better address the crisis.

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