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A police line around a crime scene.

Crimes in Tucson, Phoenix fell in second quarter, as COVID-19 took hold

While property crimes fell, both cities saw an increase in aggravated assaults.
The University of Arizona campus, August 2018.

UA will start furloughs Monday, despite pushback

President Robbins said other cost-cutting measures will be explored to deal with a potential $250 million deficit.
Central Tucson from Sentinel Peak.

News roundup: SB 1070 retrospective, pandemic and public transit, pop-up COVID-19 testing

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Aug. 7.

Poll: Majority of Arizonans uncomfortable sending kids back to school

A new poll shows most people in the state are not comfortable with a return to school.
Arizona National Guard service members at a COVID-19 drive-thru testing site in the Tohono O'odham Nation in Sells, Arizona, July 6, 2020.

Pima County to open free pop-up testing sites

The one-day sites are supposed to help underserved areas of the community.
Arizona National Guard service member directs visitor traffic at COVID-19 testing site in Tonalea, Arizona, in the Navajo Nation May 19, 2020.

Feds to cover full cost of AZ's National Guard pandemic work

The Trump administration will increase the amount Arizona receives.
File photo of the Rialto Theatre, a Tucson venue that has canceled events to limit the spread of COVID-19.

Tucson music venues calling on Congress to help

As many as 90% of independent music venues around the country could disappear without aid.
A sign notifies people masks are required in order to enter a polling site set up at Tucson's Temple Emanu-El on the day of Arizona's primary election, August 4, 2020.

Balancing personal freedoms with pandemic safety mandates

An essay by three University of Arizona professors says the U.S. Constitution offers guidance.
The shadows of children playing outside at a school in Tucson.

Pima County COVID-19 trends improve, but risk remains too high for schools

A recent memo recommended schools wait until after Labor Day to offer traditional in-person learning.
A poster taped to a vehicle protests returning to in-person learning too soon during the pandemic. Demonstrators staged a motorcade and decorated their vehicles beforehand outside Hi Corbett Field on July 22, 2020.

Arizona schools chief anticipates delays to in-person learning

State Superintendent Kathy Hoffman supports schools providing targeted services for vulnerable students.
Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: Fraud in Arizona unemployment claims, benchmarks released for school return

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Aug. 6.
The Ronstadt Transit Center on August 1, 2020.

Sun Tran regains riders, but faces an uncertain future

Transit advocates say federal funding is key to the agency's future.
Pima County COVID-19 testing at the Kino Events Center, July 13.

Pima County opens another free COVID-19 testing site

The county is opening its third, free site at the Morris K. Udall Center.

DES: State investigating hundreds of thousands of fraudulent unemployment claims

A new anti-fraud procedure led to a major drop in state unemployment numbers.
File image of an empty classroom at Sabino High School in Tucson.

Arizona releases guidance for returning to classrooms

The promised benchmarks for returning to in-person learning outline county COVID-19 targets.
Newspaper classified listings.

Agency: Anti-fraud measures lead to drop in Arizona unemployment numbers

The state says fraudulent activity in a benefit program for the self-employed was driving numbers up.

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