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A woman stands with her luggage in the baggage claim area of the Tucson International Airport on August 10, 2020.

Passengers head to Tucson airport despite travel warnings

The airport estimates 6,000 to 7,400 passengers passed through the terminal Wednesday.
The search for lost loved ones is continuous in and around Brooks County, Texas. Omar Roman-Gonzalez and Michelle Chinos put up flyers in the search for Omar's brother Homero Roman, who had already been missing for two years when the film begins.

"Missing in Brooks County" captures perseverance and tragedy from the U.S. / Mexico border.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Live Theater Worksop's outdoor drive-in stage experience "Having Our Say"; and some intricate acoustic swing from The Django Shredders.
A sign outside the east entrance to Banner University Medicine directing visitors and patients to the emergency room.

Banner forecast to exceed hospital capacity next week

Officials are urging Arizonans to adjust Thanksgiving plans.
A voter turns in his ballot at a polling site set up at Tucson's Temple Emanu-El on the day of Arizona's primary election, Aug. 4, 2020.

Overcoming Post-Election Partisan Hostility

Also on Arizona Spotlight: The VOTE Program uses conversation to defuse political conflict, and a pair of personal reflections on Election 2020 from Adiba Nelson and Fenton Johnson.
The city of Tucson is using CARES Act funding to provide scholarships for child care during the pandemic.

Child care scholarships available for Tucson and South Tucson families

The scholarships can be applied to past due child care bills, registration fees and ongoing tuition.
A construction site at Tucson's historic Benedictine Monastery on June 11, 2020.

A look at how zoning shapes Tucson development

Zoning is increasingly at the heart of conversations around housing affordability and environmental sustainability.
The TusCon Science Fiction Convention was begun in Tucson in 1974, long before the internet made communication between fans of fantastic fiction possible.

The TusCon Science Fiction & Fantasy Convention goes virtual.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: "Stories That Soar!" brings a 2nd grade writer's story to life; and author Benjamin Lorr talks about his book "The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket".
Betty Villegas stands in front of the Dia de los Muertos shrine at the Sosa Carillo house in barrio libre.

Dia de los Muertos altar honors COVID-19 victims in Pima County

Almost 6,000 have died of the disease statewide, including more than 600 in Pima County.
The view of the Tucson Skyline from A Mountain. Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: President Trump visits Tucson, city asks UA to test all students, high fashion coming to Tucson

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Oct. 19
University of Arizona students wearing masks on campus.

Tucson Council asks UA to test all students

President Robbins says it's not possible now.
The One East Toole Building will become home to WOW Studios in Jan. 2021.

Relocation raises Tucson's profile in fashion industry

WOW Studios is leaving Seattle for downtown Tucson.
A wildcat statue at the University of Arizona sports a custom mask. July 2020.

UA officials worried about holidays

COVID-19 numbers are dropping on campus and are not to blame for a local increase in numbers.
Art detail from Jaime Black's "REDress Project", shown at the Tucson Desert Art Museum.

Different perspectives at the Tucson Desert Art Museum.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: An essay about mortality in the time of COVID-19; and a dash of audio madness from the youth of the Scamp Radio (1/2) Hour.
The Tucson Skyline. October 23, 2019.

News roundup: AZ unemployment on the rise, Ducey says state will celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, September 23
Alicia, Ember and Anya were all recognized for their creativity and skill in a middle school division of the poetry contest, co-sponsored by the University of Arizona Poetry Center, The Pima County Public Library and Arizona Public Media. The theme was "What do you want the world to know about how you feel?".

"My voice pouring from me with all the soul a rainstorm has..." Teen poets are ready to change the world.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Susan Miner on creating "Peace Inside, Beauty Outside"; and some happy chaos from The Scamp Radio (1/2) Hour.
The exterior of the AC Marriott Hotel in downtown Tucson. The hotel is one of many downtown that have taken advantage of the GPLET tax incentive.

Tucson to stick with development tax incentive, but changes coming

A series of public meetings will guide changes to the GPLET.

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