Local journalism faces a crisis—here's how you can help strengthen reporting in our community https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/122823_support_the_sentinel/local-journalism-faces-crisis-heres-how-you-can-help-strengthen-reporting-our-community/
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Charges dropped vs. Arizona reporter arrested at Raytheon protest https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122123_reznick_dismissed/charges-dropped-vs-arizona-reporter-arrested-raytheon-protest/
An Arizona journalist who was arrested while covering an anti-Gaza war protest in Tucson last month had the charges against her dismissed Thursday, as the Pima County Attorney's Office exercised "prosecutorial discretion" in the case.
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Hundreds of migrants wait in Az desert after crossing U.S.-Mexico border https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/113023_lukeville_migrants_wait/hundreds-migrants-wait-az-desert-after-crossing-us-mexico-border/
Huddled in the shadow of the border wall, hundreds of migrants waited for processing in a remote stretch of desert along the southern edge of the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.
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Pima sheriffs deputies arrest reporter covering protest against Raytheon https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/113023_reporter_arrested/pima-sheriffs-deputies-arrest-reporter-covering-protest-against-raytheon/
A news reporter was arrested Thursday in Tucson by the Pima County Sheriff's Department while covering a pro-Palestinian protest against military contractor Raytheon. Alisa Reznick of KJZZ was handcuffed and taken away by deputies, despite identifying herself as a journalist.
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Sharon Bronson, suffering from broken ribs, resigns from Pima County Board of Supervisors after 27 years https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111323_bronson/sharon-bronson-suffering-from-broken-ribs-resigns-from-pima-county-board-supervisors-after-27-years/
Updated: Sharon Bronson, in office for nearly three decades, is resigning as a member of the Pima County Board of Supervisors. The 77-year-old Democrat broke three ribs in a fall about a week ago.
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Wadsack's ballot pics give her a 'glass houses problem' https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/110323_wadsack_ballot_op/wadsacks-ballot-pics-give-her-glass-houses-problem/
Sen. Justine Wadsack appears to have illegally tweeted a photo of a ballot that isn't hers after sponsoring 18 bills focused on "elections integrity" and the "sanctity of the ballot." After setting herself up like that, she's hurling granite at glass.
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Sen. Justine Wadsack posted a completed Tucson ballot online, but it wasn't hers https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110223_wadsack_ballot/sen-justine-wadsack-posted-completed-tucson-ballot-online-but-it-wasnt-hers/
Tucson-area Republican state Sen. Justine Wadsack tweeted a photo of what she claims is her filled-out ballot this week. But the pictured ballot includes a proposition she's not eligible to vote on, and is for a different precinct. Pima County officials confirmed that she was sent the correct ballot.
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Sandhill cranes back in Arizona: Spot them on Game & Fish livestream https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102023_sandhill_cranes/sandhill-cranes-back-arizona-spot-them-game-fish-livestream/
The long-legged, red-beaked sandhill cranes have returned to the marshes of Southeast Arizona for their yearly migration, and viewers can spot the birds via a livestream camera from the Arizona Game and Fish Department.
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Conover to run for re-election as Pima County attorney https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101823_conover/conover-run-re-election-as-pima-county-attorney/
Laura Conover, in her first term as the top prosecutor and chief lawyer for Pima County, is seeking to hold onto her office. She announced her re-election bid Wednesday, months after she made her intentions clear during an April interview.
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Juan and done: Ciscomani must go after defying his oath by voting for Jim Jordan https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/101823_cisco_jordan_op/juan-and-done-ciscomani-must-go-after-defying-his-oath-by-voting-jim-jordan/
It's time to stop differentiating between insurrectionists and the moderates who love and enable them. Never forget that U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani voted, twice, to elevate an enemy of the Constitution as speaker of the House.
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UA's Manuel Muñoz wins MacArthur 'genius grant' for fiction writing https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/100423_munoz_macarthur/uas-manuel-munoz-wins-macarthur-genius-grant-fiction-writing/
A University of Arizona professor of English has been tapped for the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship program — known as a "genius grant." Manuel Muñoz was recognized for his fiction that depicts "with empathy and nuance the Mexican American communities of California’s Central Valley."
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Tucson broadcast legend John C. Scott dead at 80 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092423_john_scott_obit/tucson-broadcast-legend-john-c-scott-dead-80/
Local radio legend John C. Scott died on Friday. He was 80. He spent more than three decades as the host of the John C. Scott Show, which bounced from AM station to AM station and sometimes stretched as long as four hours a day, five days a week.
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A groundbreaker, a force of nature, a pioneer, a friend. We could make each other laugh and cry and laugh until we cried. Once we randomly met Little Richard in a hotel lobby. She shaped more of today’s web than you can imagine, unless you were there. There were none like her, and never will be again. Godspeed, Mols.
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Tucson's Molly Holzschlag, known as 'the fairy godmother of the web,' dead at 60 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090523_molly_holzschlag/tucsons-molly-holzschlag-known-as-the-fairy-godmother-web-dead-60/
Molly Holzschlag, whose pioneering work in online design standards led to her being dubbed "the fairy godmother of the web," has died at age 60.
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Not so big or bad?: Stricter probes into dead cattle to curtail 'endemic antagonism' vs. gray wolves https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082923_wolves_livestock_deaths/not-so-big-or-bad-stricter-probes-into-dead-cattle-curtail-endemic-antagonism-vs-gray-wolves/
A five-year environmental campaign has led to new, tighter standards on when to blame wolves for livestock deaths in Arizona and New Mexico, a change which advocates hope will make it harder to justify killing members of the critically endangered species.
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Hacked files held COVID-tracing personal data of 110k Pima County residents https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/083023_covid_data_breach/hacked-files-held-covid-tracing-personal-data-110k-pima-county-residents/
A data breach using a "critical vulnerability" in file-transfer software used by a contractor for Pima County exposed the health and personal data of about 110,000 residents, county officials said Wednesday.
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Ukrainians to train on F-16 jet fighters in Tucson https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082623_ukrainian_pilot_training/ukrainians-train-f-16-jet-fighters-tucson/
Ukrainian military pilots are expected to begin training to fly F-16 fighter jets in Tucson later this year, as the United States continues to back that country in the face of Russian's invasion.
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Sahuarita to vote on lease for water co.; TUSD reviews tech training https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/082823_agenda_sahuarita_tusd_op/sahuarita-vote-lease-water-co-tusd-reviews-tech-training/
Global Water Resources, Sahuarita's new private water vendor, is set to become the newest SAMTEC tenant. TUSD will get a rundown on joint ventures with Pima County's JTED technical training program. Plus more in local government meetings this week.
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South32 mine boss: No manganese plant planned for Rio Rico https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081823_south32_rio_rico/south32-mine-boss-no-manganese-plant-planned-rio-rico/
Mining company South32 will not build a manganese processing plant in Rio Rico, the head of the project told residents in a company "town hall” meeting on Thursday. Moments later his speech was cut short by shouts and interruptions from the audience.
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Dragons & burning Bibles: 9 things to know about the Az abortion rights amendment headed toward a ballot near you https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/081723_abortion_amendment_op/dragons-burning-bibles-9-things-know-az-abortion-rights-amendment-headed-toward-ballot-near-you/
Let's just center this, fellas: the abstraction of the "abortion issue" and big questions about life and the power of the state can cloud just how real and concrete the topic is for women who are forced to confront it.
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