The spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak has put a growing number of people out of work and Gov. Doug Ducey has extended school closures through at last April 10.
By Kathleen B. Kunz
Mar 26, 2020
Dr. James Galloway is a former assistant U.S. Surgeon General, a cardiovascular medical doctor and a public health expert.
By Kathleen B. Kunz
Mar 26, 2020
Local child care is on shaky ground as more Tucson families are staying home to fight the spread of coronavirus after Gov. Doug Ducey’s order that school closures would continue through at least April 10.
By Austin Counts
Mar 26, 2020
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and Superintendent of Public Education Kathy Hoffman announced Sunday afternoon that all Arizona public schools are closing at least through March 27.
By Logan Burtch-Buus
Mar 19, 2020
What a difference four days can make.
By Logan Burtch-Buus
Mar 19, 2020
Tucson Weekly columnist Brian Smith and his wife, Maggie, are rolling out an independent publishing company, R&R Press.
By Jeff Gardner
Mar 12, 2020
Hours after local organizers canceled this weekend’s Tucson Festival of Books over coronavirus concerns, the Pima County Health Department announced the first “presumptive” case of coronavirus in unincorporated Pima County.
By Jeff Gardner
Mar 12, 2020
U.S. Representative Ann Kirkpatrick met with constituents during a one-on-one event, Congress On Your Corner, at the Murphy-Wilmot Public Library on Saturday, Feb. 29.
By Austin Counts
Mar 5, 2020
Researchers at the University of Arizona are developing wearable technology to analyze sweat, which may remove the need to draw blood to learn about the body’s functions in certain situations.
By Jeff Gardner
Mar 5, 2020
Steve Farley became the newest CEO of The Humane Society of Southern Arizona on Wednesday, Feb. 19, and hopes to use the lessons he’s learned in his numerous previous roles to continue the organization’s “vision of a community in which all pets are cared for and loved.” Farley views leading the Humane Society as the next step in his public service.
By Jeff Gardner
Mar 5, 2020
Peggy Johnson grew up loving film, but it wouldn’t be until after a 25-year career as a reporter with Arizona Public Media that she would helm the celebrated role she’s known for today: executive director of The Loft Cinema.
Johnson will be awarded with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Tucson Local Media Women of Influence awards on March 4.
By Jeff Gardner
Feb 27, 2020
On Sunday, Jan. 26, a crowd of more than 1,000 gathered on a remote bridge in rural Arizona to protest the construction of a border wall across the San Pedro River, the last major undammed river in the Southwest.
By Jeff Gardner
Feb 20, 2020
Tohono O’odham nation Chairman Ned Norris said the “controlled blasting” for a border wall that will ultimately cut through his reservation is just the latest example of the federal government ignoring its duty to consult with tribes.
By MacKinley Lutes-Adlhoch, Cronkite News
Feb 20, 2020
The city of Tucson’s Transportation and Mobility Department announced the start of its 20-year transportation plan called Move Tucson during a public meeting Wednesday evening at the Fox Theatre.
By Austin Counts
Feb 13, 2020
University of Arizona hockey is no longer on thin ice.
After years of decline and near collapse, the team has re-emerged stronger because of re-energized organizers, increased media exposure and more wins.
By Sebastian Janik
Feb 13, 2020
Several lawmakers and community leaders last Thursday said the state needs a law to protect Arizonans from being fired, denied housing or refused service because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
By Luis Torres and Jamie Landers Cronkite News
Feb 6, 2020
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