Several community providers are participating in the Arizona Testing Blitz for COVID-19, as part of an effort from Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and the Arizona Department of Health Services (AZDHS). Policies and procedures for patient criteria, billing, and preregistration requirements vary by site,
Tucson Mayor Regina Romero and the Pima County Health Department are urging people to wear masks when around others in public during the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s not necessarily for your protection, but to keep others safe. People can spread COVID-19 before they ever show symptoms, or even if they show no symptoms at all. Masks […]
WE ARE ONE | SOMOS UNO RESILIENCY LOAN PROGRAM ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS THROUGH MAY 26The Tucson Mayor and City Council authorized $1 million for small business loans to mitigate the financial impacts of COVID-19. Business Development Finance Corporation administers the City’s loan program and is taking applications until midnight May 26 at www.bdfc.com. Since the loan
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Raytheon Technologies Corp. is shutting down operations at the Sandia Science and Technologies Park in southeast Albuquerque, where the company employs about 200 people. Raytheon’s Albuquerque operations will be transferred to other company facilities outside of New Mexico, company spokeswoman Heather Uberuaga told the media on Tuesday morning. “After
Notification of Temporary Travel Restrictions Applicable to Land Ports of Entry and Ferries Service Between the United States and Canada AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.ACTION: Notification of continuation of temporary travel restrictions.SUMMARY: This document
Tucson’s Reid Park Zoo remains closed due to COVID-19 concerns, but management is planning a way to reopen once it’s safe enough to do so. Part of the planning process is a community survey (link below) to see what will make people feel safe about returning. The short survey asks Zoo visitors how they feel […]
Good afternoon, Tucson. I’m Mayor Regina Romero here with your Monday updates. We have extended the local emergency declaration through June 8th to align with Governor Ducey’s new executive order ” and with the Pima County Board of Supervisors’ guidelines to safely operate restaurants, bars, resorts, gyms, and other facilities. The
Tumamoc Hill will reopen to walkers next Monday, May 25, Memorial Day, more than two months after it was closed because of COVID-19 concerns. When it reopens, Tumamoc will have a tightened set of guidelines for those who use it. Group sizes will be limited to three, and walkers will be expected to stay at […]
The U.S. government today took another step to protect U.S. national security and the integrity of 5G networks by expanding the Commerce Department’s foreign direct product rule to restrict Huawei from circumventing U.S. law. We will not tolerate efforts by the Chinese Communist Party to undermine the privacy of our citizens or the integrity of […]
The department store chain J.C. Penney declared bankruptcy on Friday, after a slow and arduous decline in sales of that iconic group of shopping centers in the United States. JC Penney with 118 years of operation, the iconic North American department chain has been hit by debt and the rise of electronic commerce amid the […]

















