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The entrance to the Pima County Juvenile Courts.

Pima County Attorney's office goes virtual after COVID outbreak

Staff rushed to make the move over the weekend.
A photo composite shows former Pima County Recorder F. Ann Rodriguez (left) and former Pima County Attorney Barbara LaWall (right).

Pima County’s F. Ann Rodriguez, Barbara LaWall reflect on public service careers

Each served in their rolls as county recorder and county prosecutor for over 20 years.
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.

Pima County leads state in vaccinations

County health officials hope to move into Phase 1B by late next week.
The Pima County Board of Supervisors meets at the County Administration Building in downtown Tucson.

Pima County's COVID-19 costs keep growing

Federal money for the pandemic has run out.
Pima County Board of Supervisors Chairman Richard Elías speaks during a press conference with county and city of Tucson leaders about COVID-19 precautions on March 9, 2020.

Mission Library renamed in honor of Richard Elías

The longtime Pima County supervisor died in March.

Pima County residents can now text 911 for help

Messages to 911 sent via text will be handled with the same priority as phone calls.
Parishioners attend mass at St. Mary's Church in Chandler on May 19, 2020. The Catholic Diocese of Phoenix gave pastors the option to resume public mass with limited capacity and face masks as added safety precautions. Photos of the congregation's members fastened to the pews indicate spaces where people cannot sit.

Masks mandatory in public in Pima County

The Board of Supervisors met in emergency session to pass the ordinance.
The Tucson Skyline. October 23, 2019.

Daily News Roundup: Fire evacuations, Ducey on rise in cases, detention center accused of abuse

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, June 11.
The Expediting Government Regulations Subcommittee meeting May 7, 2020, reviewed best practices to operate during the pandemic from different industries task forces in this still image from a Facebook Live video. Some members of the groups attended in-person, others called in.

Pima County shares suggestions for businesses planning to reopen

State-level orders mean the county cannot currently require businesses to comply with its COVID-19 guidelines.
April 14 screen shot of an Arizona Department of Health Services web map showing COVID-19 cases by ZIP code.

State map showing coronavirus cases by ZIP 'pretty much meaningless,' Pima County Health director says

Bob England says the map mostly shows where some limited groups have been tested, not the spread of the virus.
Pima County Supervisor Betty Villegas is sworn into office by Supervisors Chairman Ramon Valadez at the April 9, 2020 board meeting. Villegas was appointed to fill the District 5 seat vacated by the death of Supervisor Richard Elías.

Betty Villegas sworn in to fill Richard Elías' seat on Pima County Board of Supervisors

The former housing official will serve until the November 2020 election.
Pima County Supervisor Richard Elias.

County Supervisor Richard Elías dies

The long-time local official died early Saturday morning.
Smoke from a cigarette.

County puts off vote to raise tobacco age to 21

The delay caused the city to postpone its vote, and council members say they may try to pass an ordinance on their own.
The Board of Supervisors hears public comment on the proposed plan to allow Catholic Community Services to use a portion of the county's juvenile detention center as a shelter for asylum seekers, July 22, 2019.

Catholic Community Services secures new space for immigrant shelter at juvenile detention center

The Pima County Board of Supervisors approved the lease Monday.
"A" Mountain, or Sentinel Peak, stands above the dry riverbed of the Santa Cruz River near Tucson's birthplace. Feb. 22, 2018.

Supervisor Elias stresses importance of Clean Water Act to Senate committee

Pima County Supervisor Richard Elias about the importance of the Clean Water Act in the desert Southwest.
Pima County Sheriff Mark Napier addressing the Pima County Board of Supervisors. (May 7, 2019)

Pima County Approves Federal Funds For Border Enforcement

Opponents say $1.5 million will be used to help immigration officials with deportations.

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