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Central Tucson from Sentinel Peak.

News roundup: Boosting voter participation in AZ, opioid crisis continues in pandemic

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Aug. 21.
Drug paraphernalia confiscated from a man stopped by the Tucson Police Department's deflection unit on March 10, 2020.

UA professor: Pandemic fueling rise in substance misuse, relapses

A discussion with Todd Vanderah, director of the UA's Comprehensive Pain and Addiction Center.
In lieu of a new aid package, the hotel industry is rallying around the Helping Open Properties Endeavor (HOPE) Act.

Arizona hotels look to aid from HOPE Act to stay open

Nearly 50 million people traveled to Arizona last year. That won't be the case this year.
Newspaper classified listings.

Arizona unemployment rate rises above national average

The hospitality and construction industries lost the most jobs in the state.
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey gives an update on the state's COVID-19 response, Aug. 20, 2020.

News roundup: State grants for shuttered businesses, UA students test positive for COVID-19

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Aug. 20.
Gym equipment.

Gov. Ducey offers grants to bars, gyms forced to close

Theaters and water parks also qualify for grants.
An image of the group of Cuban asylum seekers and the letter they sent from the La Palma Correctional Center in Eloy.

Asylum seekers describe self-harm, faulty COVID-19 response at ICE detention center

As a federal report faults ICE's complaint-handling process in detention, a letter from Eloy describes a facility on the brink.
A wildcat statue at the University of Arizona sports a custom mask. July 2020.

UA: At least nine students test positive for COVID-19 on return to campus

Students must be tested before moving into on-campus dorms.
A sign directs voters where to cast their ballots at a polling place in Tucson.

News roundup: Ed funding initiative back, USPS complaint dismissed

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Aug. 19.
This courtesy image shows an example notification of the Covid Watch Arizona app.

UA launches Covid Watch Arizona app

Developers hope to push it statewide soon.
The search for the cause of Alzheimer's has so far come up dry. Some researchers are now asking if germs play a role.

Living with Alzheimer's, during a pandemic.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: How a Tucson artist's meticulous style brings solace; and Part 2 of Youth Crossing Gender Borders, "Changing Expectations".

AZ weekly unemployment shows slight increase

After a few weeks of dropping, the unemployment numbers are on the rise.
File image of razor wire lining a fence at a state prison in Arizona.

'We are not animals': Letter details how Tucson prison became COVID-19 hot spot

In a 22-page letter, a military veteran incarcerated at ASPC-Tucson describes a chaotic pandemic behind bars.
Central Tucson from Sentinel Peak.

News roundup: 'Historic' primary turnout, gym's challenge to Ducey denied, USPS halts changes

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Aug. 18.
Arizona National Guard service member directs visitor traffic at COVID-19 testing site in Tonalea, Arizona, in the Navajo Nation May 19, 2020.

Stay-at-home order lifted as Navajo Nation starts reopening

Much of the Navajo Nation has been closed since March as the coronavirus swept through the reservation.
Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: No new coronavirus deaths reported in state, Pima County cases stabilize

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Aug. 17.

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