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Construction trucks drive along the border wall in Sasabe on July 13, 2020.

Senate proposes budget with almost $2B in border wall funding

The Senate and House have until next month to agree on a short- or long-term budget.

The city of Tucson is using CARES Act funding to provide scholarships for child care during the pandemic.

Child care scholarships available for Tucson and South Tucson families

The scholarships can be applied to past due child care bills, registration fees and ongoing tuition.

A screenshot of COVID-19 cases by day in Pima County as tracked by the Arizona Department of Health Services, as of Nov. 13, 2020. Previous numbers may change as cases are confirmed or investigated.

Pima County seeing 'alarming' rise in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations

The county health department is urging the public to follow precautions, especially with the holidays approaching.

Republican Martha McSally, left, and Democrat Mark Kelly.

McSally concedes to Kelly in Arizona Senate race

The Republican called her Democratic opponent on Friday morning and offered to help with the transition, according to a statement.

Thirty-foot-high border wall was installed along the border near Sasabe, Arizona, and Mexico in the summer of 2020.

Joe Biden inherits Trump's border wall — and its lawsuits

Candidate Biden said he would stop construction but never said he would tear down the new border wall.

A construction site at Tucson's historic Benedictine Monastery on June 11, 2020.

A look at how zoning shapes Tucson development

Zoning is increasingly at the heart of conversations around housing affordability and environmental sustainability.

A Centers for Disease Control image of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

Pima County, state preparing COVID-19 vaccine plans

The Pfizer announcement that a vaccine may soon be available has put public focus on distribution.

TUSD: Hybrid classes won't start until virus transmission is ‘moderate’

District officials will focus on state of public health, not a specific date to bring back classes

Palm trees reflect off the storefront of a business in midtown Tucson that certifies medical marijuana cards.

Differences between Arizona’s new recreational pot law and medicinal use rules

Tony Paniagua reports on how cannabis industry members are preparing for the changes.

American flags planted at the graves of veterans at the Arizona Veterans' Memorial Cemetery at Marana. The flags were placed ahead of Veterans Day on Nov. 10, 2020.

Election analysis, recreational marijuana legalized, honoring veterans

The leaders of Arizona's political parties also discuss their takeaways from the election.

News roundup: AZ Indigenous voters' priorities in election, new hospital coming to southeast Tucson

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Nov. 12.

Allie Young, the founder of Protect the Sacred, leads voters to the polls within the Navajo Nation on Election Day 2020.

Voters in tribal lands 'reclaimed' Arizona in this election, advocate says

Pandemic experience key to getting out the Indigenous vote, activists said.

Gov. Ducey urges caution as COVID-19 numbers surge

The governor reminds people to wear masks and social distance, but announces no business restrictions

Approximate area of the planned Rincon Neighborhood Hospital at the corner of Drexel and Houghton, scheduled to be completed in 2023.

TMC to build new hospital on Tucson's southeast side

The 60-bed facility is scheduled to open in 2023.

News roundup: COVID-19 cases surging, Biden win a relief to some 'Dreamers'

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Nov. 10.

A proposed pipeline project in southern Utah would transport water from Lake Powell to fast-growing communities in the state's southwest corner. The proposal hit political headwinds this year, as other Colorado River users objected to it.

2020 delivers setbacks for some long-planned Western water projects

Long-planned projects have run into roadblocks.

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