Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey yesterday issued a series of Executive Orders that included activating the National Guard to help grocery stores and food banks restock shelves in the face of heightened demand. One order also halts all elective surgeries in Arizona to free up medical resources and
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RESPONDING TO 2020 CENSUS ONLINE HELPS PROTECT WORKERS – Most households should have received invitations to respond to the U.S. Census. More than 5 million people have already responded. Responding online, over the phone, or by mail means that census takers will not have to visit locations to help ensure an accurate count. The Census […]
PIMA COUNTY, March 18, 2020 — The Pima County Health Department today confirmed the death of a child due to complications related to the flu virus. It is the first such case in Pima County this season and is not related to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. The elementary school-aged child became ill and passed away in late […]
Sabemos que la fuerza laboral del siglo XXI depende de personas que tienen una combinación única de habilidades técnicas y analíticas. El Distrito Escolar Unificado de Sunnyside se compromete a garantizar que los estudiantes de nuestra comunidad estén preparados para la universidad y la fuerza laboral con una amplia gama de habilidades transferibles para tener […]
Tucson, AZ, March 11, 2020– Amid the current global situation with the COVID-19, We have been decided to postpone this event for the safety of our attendees and all parties involved in the event. We are currently working in joint with the Tucson Convention Center team to decide on a new date, but in the meantime, […]
Raised by immigrant farmworkers in Somerton, Arizona, Regina is the youngest of six children and began breaking barriers early on as the first member of her family to vote and the first to graduate from college. She is a proud graduate of the University of Arizona and holds a post-graduate certificate from the Harvard Kennedy […]
Rodney S. Scott, a 27-year veteran of the U.S. Border Patrol with ties to the local area, has been selected as the agency’s new chief. Scott’s selection was announced on Friday by Mark A. Morgan, acting commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, who said in a news release that Scott “brings an exceptional depth […]
A mining company with big plans for mineral deposits near Patagonia has finished a clean-up project that sealed off waste from an old mine in the area. Australia-based South32 said in a Jan. 17 news release that more than $30 million had been spent on remediation work at the former Trench Camp Mine since 2017. […]
A former Nogales mayoral candidate and businessman agreed this week to plead guilty to federal drug-smuggling charges. Ramon Alberto “Beto” Fuentes, 52, who ran unsuccessfully for mayor in 2014 and published the now-defunct Spanish-language newspaper El Heraldo, signed a deal with prosecutors on Wednesday in which he agreed to plea guilty to illegally importing cocaine
Another metro Phoenix city is considering a ban on where residents can vape. The Buckeye City Council decided at a January work session to vote on regulating vaping at a future meeting, which would make it the third Valley city to do so. Goodyear in September raised the smoking and vaping age to 21 and […]
