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The sign at the downtown Tucson Police Department station, South Stone Avenue.

Review of deaths in Tucson police custody leads to 53 recommendations for department

A panel reviewed the deaths of Damien Alvarado, 29, and Carlos Ingram-Lopez, 27, earlier this year.

File image of a row of lockers in a school.

Education notebook: Teacher shortage worsens amid pandemic, UA and county address rising cases

A look back at this week's education stories in Southern Arizona and the state.

News roundup: Local candidates make their case, data shows racial disparities in TPD use of force

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Sept. 18.

The McLean family, photographed through a window, spends the afternoon together in their Phoenix home earlier this month. After mom Katie and dad Reese tested positive for COVID-19, they took baby Jay for a swab test. It was negative, but they’re convinced he had the disease.

As schools reopen, Arizona confronts high rates of COVID-19 in youth

The state’s youth case rate was the third-highest among 48 states reporting, according to a report.

A file image of a patient receiving a vaccine.

Pima County opening free flu shot clinic

No insurance is needed.

Seeking to increase transparency, TPD releases data showing disproportionate use of force against Black people

Data from the department reveal officers use force against Black people at four times the rate used against white people.

File image of a voter registration form for Arizona.

Key issues energizing the Latino vote in Southern Arizona

Tony Paniagua heard from first-time voters in this growing demographic.

A flag for the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Department outside of the department's headquarters in Nogales, Arizona.

Race for Santa Cruz County sheriff, Latino vote, debate preview

Plus, a look at the race for Pima County sheriff ahead of a debate between the candidates hosted by Arizona 360.

The Pima County Services Building in downtown Tucson.

Races for Pima County recorder and Santa Cruz County sheriff

Longtime public servants are leaving the roles, leaving those races wide open.

News roundup: High daily case count due to new reporting methods, apartments near UA to close pools, gyms

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Sept. 17.

The entrance to the U.S. Census Bureau's office in Tucson.

Arizona in final push for census

Census officials will stop counting in less than two weeks.

AZ unemployment numbers a mixed bag

The unemployment picture is not so rosy as the numbers say.

News roundup: Study traces initial COVID-19 spread in AZ; Pima County tops 600,000 registered voters

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Sept. 16.

Students on the University of Arizona campus, Aug. 25, 2020.

Pima County directs apartment complexes near UA to close pools, gyms

The order is part of an attempt to slow a COVID-19 surge on campus.

The Colorado River near Kremmling, Colorado, on Sept. 15, 2018.

Climate change likely to keep hammering Colorado River's biggest reservoirs, model shows

Projections show an increasing likelihood of official shortage declaration before 2026.

Arizona officials are urging people to get flu shots this fall to avoid the double threat of flu and COVID-19, which they fear could overburden state hospitals. But the state’s vaccination track record is not great, with just 42.6% of adults getting flu shots last year.

Arizona pushes flu vaccinations to avert flu-and-COVID-19 ‘perfect storm’

Health officials are hoping to head off the possibility of a surge in hospitalizations from one or both of the viruses.

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