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TUSD approves updated sex education curriculum

One board member called the curriculum "inclusive, medically accurate and comprehensive."

Ducey: Arizona stay-at-home order expires Friday

The governor and the state's health director touted the state's pandemic response while outlining further steps to reopen.

Swings in daily reported COVID-19 deaths potentially misleading, health official says

Pima County's health director says daily reports of deaths in the state don't necessarily reflect recent days.

Worry, caution likely to linger for many shoppers despite reopening, professor says

A UA consumer sciences professor expects consumers will need to see certain precautions from retailers before feeling safe.

Arizona enters second weekend of COVID-19 'testing blitz'

Pima County's numbers for the increased testing effort came in below expectations last week.

Border residents: Border Patrol agents not wearing protective gear at checkpoints

The agency says front-line agents are provided with masks, but federal guidelines don't require them.

As blood donations fell, FDA eased rules to roll up a sleeve and give

An agency official says the coronavirus pandemic accelerated the implementation of changes that were already in the works.

COVID-19 survivor seeks to help others by donating plasma

Blood plasma donations can help doctors identify antibodies.

First weekend 'testing blitz' numbers fall short for Pima County

The county administrator says a COVID-19 testing push that started over the weekend was "not ... what was anticipated."

Watchdogs scramble to keep up with COVID-19 scams, fraud

Groups say scammers are getting creative about spreading false information, like fake, miracle COVID-19 cures.

Arizona still at home, but taking first steps toward reopening

As the stay-at-home order continues, elected officials and medical professionals consider what it will take to reopen the state.

Pascua Yaqui Tribe to receive COVID-19 tests from UA

The additional tests add 1,500 to the tribe's supply, which was fewer than 100.

ICE data: Nearly half of detainees tested are positive for COVID-19

The agency has tested more than 1,000 detainees so far.

Advocates plead with Arizona to release vulnerable inmates amid COVID-19

A new predictive model shows nearly all of the almost 42,000 incarcerated people in Arizona will contract the virus.

Poison center calls rise in first quarter of year

The No. 1 type of call to the Arizona center was accidental ingestion of household cleaners.

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