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

Trump administration faces lawsuit to stop land transfer of Indigenous religious site to mining company

The lawsuit says the destruction of Oak Flat violates the Apaches' right to religious freedom.
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 reports 5,269 additional COVID-19 cases, 191 deaths

Arizona had the worst state COVID-19 diagnosis rate over the past week
President Donald Trump stands at a section of border wall on the southern border near Yuma, June 23, 2020.

New letter asks Mexican officials to help stop border wall construction

As Trump visits the border for the last time in his presidency, groups say they want Mexico to stand against more wall.
Oak Flat, east of Superior, Arizona. A company proposes to build one of the world's largest underground copper mines at this location.

Land swap of Oak Flat due to start Friday

The transfer is opposed by San Carlos Apache tribal members who do not want it become a copper mine.
Downtown Tucson, Oct, 23, 2019.

News roundup: Tucson nurses fight for better conditions, daily death toll again breaks record

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Jan. 12.
Calvin C. Good - Arizona civil rights leader and former councilman

Racist slurs interrupt online funeral for Arizona civil rights icon

Memorial service for civil rights and city leader Calvin Coolidge Goode disrupted
A Centers for Disease Control illustration of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

Arizona sets virus deaths record, hospitalizations top 5,000

Virus surge shows no signs of slowing
The University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, has a retractable roof.

Arizona stadium opens as mass vaccination site as cases soar

Hospitals struggle to meet the demand of COVID-19 patients
Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: Vaccine rollout reaches next phase, Ducey discusses pandemic, education and tax cuts

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Jan. 11.
Gov. Doug Ducey delivers the annual State of the State address online due to COVID-19. Jan. 11, 2021

Gov. Ducey touts pandemic response, promises focus on education and tax cuts in annual address

The governor delivered his address virtually rather than in front of the state legislature.
Dr. Christian Bime, medical director of the ICU at Banner - UMC Tucson, receives a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 17, 2020.

UA to start vaccinations Jan. 22

The university will be the primary place for educators to get vaccines in Pima County.
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Arizona COVID-19 deaths exceed 10,000, cases pass 600,000

Arizona and Rhode Island are tied for the worst COVID-19 diagnosis rate in the country
A health care worker holds a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination event at Banner - University Medicine North on Dec. 17, 2020.

Half of Arizona counties in phase 1B for vaccines

About 2% of the residents have been vaccinated.
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 reports 11,021 new COVID-19 cases, 105 more deaths

Pima County reported 1,555 new cases with 44 deaths
Cindy McCain at the casket of Sen. John McCain, lying in state in Phoenix, Aug. 29, 2018.

Arizona GOP to vote on resolution to censure Cindy McCain

The move is in reaction to McCain's support of Joe Biden for president over Donald Trump
Mural on the side of building in Shiprock, New Mexico, in the Nation Nation March 22, 2020.

Navajo Nation reports 237 new COVID-19 cases, 22 more deaths

Weekend lockdowns extend through Jan. 25

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