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A health care worker handles supplies needed to collect saliva to test for COVID-19 as part of Arizona State University's testing initiative.

Pima County to open second free COVID-19 testing site

The new site will offer the ASU-developed saliva test.
The University of Arizona campus.

UA announces phased plan for bringing students back to campus

Students will return to the classroom in 4 stages
Downtown Tucson, Oct, 23, 2019.

Daily news roundup: No new coronavirus deaths reported by state, impact of census strong in AZ

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, July 25.
File image of an empty classroom at Sabino High School in Tucson.

Education notebook: 'Flexibility' in return to AZ classrooms, on-site learning spaces required

A look back at this week's education stories in Southern Arizona and the state.
Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

Daily news roundup: Partisanship and COVID-19, stakeholders discuss coming school year

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, July 24.
Census Day is April 1, and the snapshot of where Americans live impacts billions of dollars of funding each year.

Analysis shows how Trump's census change would impact Congress

The Pew Research Center used 2017 data to estimate how many undocumented people are in each state.
Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge encompasses nearly 118,000 acres southwest of Tucson and includes a stretch of the border with Mexico.

Work starts on new section of border wall in national wildlife refuge

North-Dakota-based Fisher Sand and Gravel has broken ground on a $1.3 billion project in southeast Arizona.
A voter displays their "I Voted Early in Pima County" sticker.

Voting deadlines approaching in Pima County

Time is limited to cast an early ballot for the Aug. 4 primary election.
Tucson teachers led a car rally on July 22, 2020 to protest reopening schools without sufficient state guidance and safety benchmarks.

Back to school, one step at a time

Teachers, school administrators and elected officials weigh how to safely return to school.
Quitobaquito pond, July 18, 2020.

'A worst-case scenario': Leaks, dust, water pumping and drought plague Quitobaquito

Border-hugging spring and its pond are sacred to Hia C-ed O'odham and the Tohono O'odham communities
People stand under the Campbell Avenue bridge to watch the Rillito run after a monsoon storm, July 23, 2020. Rains cooled the city, and helped finish the job putting out the Bighorn Fire.

Daily news roundup: Back-to-school plans, Arizona COVID-19 deaths pass 3,000

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, July 23.
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.
Steve Roach in his adopted home, the desert.

Composer Steve Roach believes "The music is the medicine".

Also on Arizona Spotlight: How the podcast "Epilogue" tells the story of one woman's suicide, and the family she left behind; plus a very short story about love adrift at sea by Aurelie Sheehan.
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.

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