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Janine Petty, deputy state elections director, performs logic and accuracy tests on Pima County's vote tabulation machines on Feb. 18, ahead of the 2020 presidential preference election.

Republicans want to change election verification counts

The mandatory hand count number would be raised.
A health care worker holds a vial of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine at a distribution event at Tucson Medical Center on Jan. 15, 2021.

More than a half-million COVID-19 vaccines distributed in AZ

The rate of second dosages is still slow.
Downtown Tucson, Oct, 23, 2019.

News roundup: Health officials say keep up safety measures, UA scientists test Mars drone

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Jan. 27.
Oak Flat, east of Superior, Arizona. A company proposes to build one of the world's largest underground copper mines at this location.

Lauren Redniss on "Oak Flat: A Fight for Sacred Land in the American West".

Also on Arizona Spotlight: The hidden history of Tucson's Barnum Hill; living with dementia during the pandemic; and a short story read by Aurelie Sheehan.
The Bighorn Fire burns in the Santa Catalina Mountains on June 16, 2020.

Arizona's 2020 wildfire season among worst in past decade

2,520 wildfires burned across the state, 82% human caused
This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19—isolated from a patient in the U.S.

Arizona report 5,918 additional COVID-19 cases, 195 deaths

State remains a national coronavirus hotspot
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Arizona reports 4,748 virus cases one year after 1st case

The Department of Health Services announced the state’s first case on Jan. 26, 2020
Downtown Tucson, Oct, 23, 2019.

News roundup: Winter storm hits southern AZ, anniversary of first AZ COVID case

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Jan. 26.
The Arizona State Legislature in Phoenix.

GOP lawmakers take aim at Ducey's pandemic emergency powers

Bill would make it easier for lawmakers to shut down the governor’s powers during a future emergency.
Community members travel by bus during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Arizona begins second year of COVID-19

Arizona’s first case of the virus was reported a year ago.
A COVID-19 vaccination record card is received following the administration of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Banner University South.

UA increasing rate of vaccine rollout

Up to 800 people a day could get vaccinated at the university this week.
A watchtower seen in the distance at the Florence State Prison.

Escaped inmates still on the run

The inmates escaped from a prison in Florence on Saturday.
A heavy monsoon storm over the city of Tucson, 2017.

News roundup: Vaccinations ramp up in Pima County, more doses needed, winter storm brings rain and snow

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Jan. 25.
A Centers for Disease Control illustration of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

Arizona reports 7,217 new COVID-19 cases and 68 more deaths

State again leads the nation in weekly COVID-19 infection rate
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey sits for an interview with Arizona 360 in his office at the Arizona Capitol on Jan. 13, 2021.

Gov. Ducey says he will not run for senate seat in 2022

Many had expected him to challenge for Mark Kelly's seat two years from now

Language barriers, wariness make vaccinating immigrants hard

Poor communication, misinformation and lack of trust create fear and uncertainty

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