Pima County employees are concerned by a move to end coronavirus telecommuting, but County Administrator Huckelberry retreated a bit from his firm stance under pressure from the Board of Supervisors and workers....
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The 'stay at home' order issued by Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey will expire at the end of the week, with the governor saying "we're clearly on the other side of this pandemic" even as more coronavirus deaths are reported....
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As Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf toured the borderlands of Arizona on Tuesday, the Tucson-based Center for Biological Diversity launched a new lawsuit arguing the Trump administration unlawfully transferred an additional $7.2 billion from defense funding to the border wall....
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Now that commerce is resuming across Arizona, business owners are entering into uncharted territory taking a risk that customers and employees will catch COVID-19 at the business. If that happens, who is responsible?...
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Three environmental groups challenging the border wall between the United States and Mexico argued Tuesday in a federal complaint that the plan will completely kill off a population of jaguar....
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If I’m honest, it started Sunday afternoon. I was putting away clothes in my daughter’s room at the peak of the afternoon heat, and the air conditioning was giving me chills. A low-grade fever for days has never been so terrifying....
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At the Tucson Speedway on Thursday night, hundreds parked along the track to watch "Days of Thunder," one of the first public events in Pima County since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak....
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What is COVID-19? What is SARS-CoV-2? Why is it called a "novel coronavirus? Get the facts about the virus behind the pandemic....
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In observing World Press Freedom Day, the publisher of the New York Times is urging people to donate and subscribe to local news organizations — including TucsonSentinel.com....
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If you want to see a mesmerizing combination of desperation and ineptitude on display, just take a look at Sen. Martha McSally. Her absurd (and wildly untrue) response to a column about COVID-19 aid is "You weren't supposed to hear that!"...
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Pima County employees are concerned by a move to end coronavirus telecommuting, but County Administrator Huckelberry retreated a bit from his firm stance under pressure from the Board of Supervisors and workers.... Read more»
Arizona parents who pay child support have received hardly any of the state and federal unemployment aid that they are entitled to because the Arizona Department of Economic Security overcharged them for their child support obligation, according to the state agency.... Read more»
Odalys and Leo from Mudpuppy on reinventing the band, missing the live DIY scene and graduating during quarantine. New stuff from Weekend Lovers and the Tucson Vibe, Louise Le Hir gets "TV famous" and Groundworks goes virtual. Plus, live music streams and musician resources in your Sentinel local music roundup.
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I’m not the only one who flashed back to 9/11 when the idea of planes flying low over Manhattan was proposed to honor frontline workers during this pandemic. Now, Davis-Monthan announced they will do a flyover of Tucson on Thursday to “salute our local heroes fighting COVID-19.”... Read more»
Eighty thousand Americans have died from Covid-19 in just over 70 days, but things will only get worse, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday in remarks to the Senate, if the country rushes its return to normalcy. ... Read more»
Pima Community College cross country co-head coach and track & field assistant coach Alfred Shirley just started his Pima coaching career but he’s bringing a wealth of experience that has been recognized by the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference.... Read more»
University of Arizona classrooms should be back in action for the fall semester, which starts in August, school President Robert Robbins said Thursday, but he stopped short of making a formal commitment to holding live courses.... Read more»2
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