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TPD releases reports for four in-custody deaths

The reports include a second death this year and three more in the last decade.

Ducey allows restaurants to stay open at reduced capacity amid calls for stricter measures

The governor repeated his appeal to Arizonans to be safe and promised "prescriptive" guidance, as COVID-19 cases continue to rise.

Sonoyta protesters allow travelers through border blockade for now

Demonstrators had blocked the road outside the port of entry over coronavirus concerns and turned away beach-bound tourists trying to enter.

'We are nowhere near having this under control,' UA epidemiologist says

Arizona's high COVID-19 percent positivity rate indicates the virus is uncontained.

Daily news roundup: Arizona COVID-19 cases, educators on reopening calls

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, July 8.

White House calls for quick return to school; some Arizona parents, educators balk

Some teachers and parents in Arizona said they worry that schools here will not be able to find safe ways to reopen.

Tucson repeals controversial ordinance on police crime scenes

Groups like the ACLU opposed the rule, which was widely criticized as an attempt to prevent the recording of police.

Arizona weekly unemployment claims close to a record

Claims are within a few thousand of the highest since the pandemic began.

Pima County moves to 'dramatically' expand contact tracing

The county signed with a health care contractor to ramp up its efforts.

TPD forms board to review 'critical' incidents

The new board will review the events that lead to the death of Carlos Ingram-Lopez in Tucson police custody in April.

Tucson advocates say there's still time to push for police defunding in city budget

Black Lives Matter Tucson is urging community members to speak up at this week's City Council meeting.

Arizona employers received more than $7 billion in PPP loans. But what’s next?

Record case counts and the return of mandated closures threaten to erase the program’s gains.

ASU researchers develop cheaper, faster saliva test for COVID-19

Saliva tests may be even more accurate than nasal tests, the director of ASU's Biodesign Institute says.

Sonora border town residents block U.S. citizens from entering Mexico

Exceptions for some Rocky Point-bound travelers prompted residents of Sonoyta to block the port of entry over the weekend.

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