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An eye exam hangs on the wall of a health clinic.

Pima County calls for medical volunteers

The county is building database of volunteers with specific skills to help amid an expected surge in COVID-19 patients..
Pima County Supervisor Richard Elias.

County Supervisor Richard Elías dies

The long-time local official died early Saturday morning.
The Pima County Board of Supervisors meets at the County Administration Building in downtown Tucson.

Pima County supervisors extend closures to April 10

Businesses won't face a criminal penalty but can now be fined for violating the closure order.
A construction worker works on installing 30-foot bollard fencing along Arizona's border with Mexico in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, February 2020.

Environmental advocates say planned border construction threatens jaguar corridors

CBP announced plans to build more than 90 miles of border wall in an area advocates say is predominantly remote wilderness.
Workers break down tents only recently set up for the Tucson Festival of Books, on Monday, March 9, following the announcement the festival was being canceled.

Tucson Festival of Books canceled over coronavirus concerns

Organizers said around a third of authors had canceled their attendance at the annual festival.
An illustration from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses.

Pima County resident diagnosed with 'presumptive' COVID-19

The person traveled to an area with community spread of the new coronavirus, according to a release.
An illustration from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses.

Pima County works to assuage fears over COVID-19

The Health Department released a statement following a possible community transmission of the new coronavirus in another county.
The Pima County Attorney's Office in downtown Tucson.

Diversion programs aimed at lowering drug-related incarcerations in Pima County

The county attorney's office says its approach is unique in Arizona.
A Pima County correctional officer glances inside a cell at the county jail.

How Pima County treats inmates with addiction, behavioral health issues

Lorraine Rivera toured the jail with correctional officers and health care staff.
Road construction and repair signs in Pima County.

Tucson Council members call on Pima County to leave city out of road-repair plan

The $387 million pay-go program is funded by property taxes from all Pima County residents.
Law enforcement with the Pima County Sheriff's Department at a Pima County Board of Supervisors meeting in May 2019.

Pima County Supervisors reject Operation Stonegarden funds

The federal grants totaled nearly $2 million.
File photo of a crate containing ballots at the Pima County Elections Department.

How Pima County processes mail ballots

Elections officials want to reassure voters the process is secure.
The Pima County Board of Supervisors meets at the County Administration Building in downtown Tucson.

Pima County supervisors reject federal Operation Stonegarden money

Sheriff Mark Napier says the aid, which is tied to immigration-related law enforcement, helps fight drug trafficking.
A construction worker at the site of a home build in Red Rock, Arizona.

Pima County sees growing demand for affordable housing

A county official discusses factors that contribute to a lack of access.
Pima County Superintendent of Schools Dustin Williams sits for an interview with Arizona 360 host Lorraine Rivera on Jan. 24, 2020.

Teacher shortages, minimum wage increase straining school districts

A discussion with Pima County Schools Superintendent Dustin Williams.
A group hangs out in the shade in Santa Rita Park in Tucson.

Local group receives $2.5 million to reduce homelessness

Our Family Services says the grant will help approximately 250 families find housing in the next five years.

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