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A University of Arizona briefing on plans for the fall semester, July 23.

University of Arizona officially announces in-person classes

Officials said that could change if COVID-19 spikes.
A photo accompanying a UANews release about the university's antibody testing effort in partnership with the state.

UA expands antibody test

Participants can also opt in to yearlong immunity study.
Central Tucson from Sentinel Peak.

Daily news roundup: Tucson approves budget, police funding, state sets unemployment record

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, July 22.
Pima County COVID-19 testing at the Kino Events Center, July 13.

Epidemiologist: The goal for COVID-19 testing is speed and access, not absolute numbers

Delays to Arizonans getting test results make it hard to conduct effective contact tracing.
Newspaper classified listings.

Weekly Arizona unemployment numbers set another record

First-time and continuing claims maintain their climb in Arizona.
A sign outside of the Tucson Convention Center.

Tucson OKs convention center as possible COVID-19 field hospital

The City Council approved a standby plan for up to 250 coronavirus patients if hospitals run out of room.

Daily news roundup: Coronavirus hospitalizations down, teachers protest school reopenings

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, July 21.

Arizona records 134 more deaths from coronavirus, hospitalizations go down

ICU bed occupancy and ventilator use due to COVID-19 was about the same or slightly lower than the day before, the state said.
Teachers are protesting the return to in-person instruction due to what they say is inadequate guidance or consideration of risk by state officials.

Tucson educators protest school reopening during pandemic

Organizers say it's not safe to return to the classroom.
Studies show pets help people maintain good mental health during periods of isolation.

Pets play special role for people coping with pandemic

Experts say people living with pets cope better with feelings of isolation and loneliness.

Daily news roundup: Federal unemployment set to run out, immigration issues loom over Washington

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, July 20.
U.S. currency in various denominations.

Loss of federal unemployment dollars will hurt Arizona economy

The federal benefits will run out this month if not renewed.
File photo of a highway sign to Hermosillo, Mexico.

COVID-19 cases In Sonoran capital expected to peak soon

Hermosillo may be near a "maximum level of transmission," a health official said.
A woman and child embrace along the border in San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora where migrants seeking asylum formed an encampment along the sidewalk as they waited to make formal requests with U.S. Customs officers at the San Luis Port of Entry in December 2018.

COVID-19 closures hit already-backlogged immigration courts

More than a million people are awaiting immigration court hearings nationwide, according to estimates.
Patrons at the Pima County Public Library's downtown Tucson branch use social distancing while waiting in line to use the library's computers on May 29, 2020.

Daily news roundup: Hospital workers on COVID-19 surge, challenges for school districts

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, July 17.
A man wears a face mask while standing outdoors in the town of Guadalupe on July 7, 2020.

Guadalupe: A town hit hard by COVID-19

Locals say families have been struggling in the small town, which recently had one of the highest COVID-19 case rates in Maricopa County.

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