Danhof secures 3 titles as PCC women captures 1st track & field regional since 2021 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/050225_pcc_womens_track/danhof-secures-3-titles-as-pcc-women-captures-1st-track-field-regional-since-2021/
The Pima Community College women’s track & field team came away with their first Region I team championship since 2021 as the Aztecs closed out the regional tournament on Thursday at Mesa Community College.
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Judge: Green Valley JP made correct call in Raytheon protest case https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050225_raytheon_protest/judge-green-valley-jp-made-correct-call-raytheon-protest-case/
A Pima County Superior Court judge has ruled that Green Valley Justice of the Peace Judge Ray Carroll was right when he declined to dismiss trespassing charges against four protesters who were arrested after blocking traffic near Raytheon in November 2023.
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Congress looks to expand motorized access around Lake Powell https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050225_motorized_powell/congress-looks-expand-motorized-access-around-lake-powell/
If a resolution from Utah Rep. Celeste Maloy passes, dirtbikes, ATVs, side-by-sides and other off-highway vehicles could have greater access to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, the latest in nearly two decades of legal challenges in the recreation area that encompasses Lake Powell.
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Trump admin pushes SCOTUS to throw out protective status for Venezuelan migrants https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050225_tps_venezuelans/trump-admin-pushes-scotus-throw-out-protective-status-venezuelan-migrants/
President Donald Trump called on the Supreme Court to strip nearly 350,000 Venezuelan migrants living in the U.S. of temporary protected status.
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AI education push from Trump administration draws cautious optimism from tech leaders https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050225_ai_education/ai-education-push-from-trump-administration-draws-cautious-optimism-from-tech-leaders/
Education software experts say they’re cautiously optimistic about a Trump administration drive to incorporate AI into classrooms, but such a program needs clear goals, specific rules — and enough money to fund the costly systems.
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Tucson extending Downtown parking meters until 7 pm, plus Saturdays https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050225_downtown_parking/tucson-extending-downtown-parking-meters-until-7-pm-plus-saturdays/
Tucsonans will soon have to pay for Downtown parking until 7 p.m. and on Saturdays too. The city’s Department of Transportation and Mobility announced Friday the hours for parking meters will change to 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday beginning June 2.
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Admin condemns gender-affirming care for youth in report that finds ‘sparse’ evidence of harm https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050225_gender_report/admin-condemns-gender-affirming-care-youth-report-that-finds-sparse-evidence-harm/
A report published by the DHHS on gender-affirming care for transgender youth, as directed by President Trump, implies health care providers should refuse to offer care on the basis that such care comes with the potential for risk — despite little evidence for that risk actually being found.
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Top White House aide defends Trump tariffs, amid plunging consumer sentiment https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050225_tariff_defense/top-white-house-aide-defends-trump-tariffs-amid-plunging-consumer-sentiment/
Despite news that the U.S. economy has contracted since January, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller said that President Donald Trump’s policies are working to “unleash this era of American prosperity.”
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Brown breaks 2 Pima school records as track & field captures 3rd straight Region I team championship https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/050225_pcc_mens_track_and_field/brown-breaks-2-pima-school-records-as-track-field-captures-3rd-straight-region-i-team-championship/
The Pima Community College men’s track & field team locked up their third straight Region I team championship on Thursday — their fourth title in five years.
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State AGs: 23andMe users’ genetic data is at risk https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050225_genetic_data/state-ags-23andme-users-genetic-data-risk/
The fate of more than 15 million customers’ genetic data remains in limbo after popular DNA testing company 23andMe filed for bankruptcy in March. The data is up for sale, prompting attorneys general from more than a dozen states to warn 23andMe users: Delete your data.
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Rivera hits 2 homers but Pima softball falls to Phx College to close regular season https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/042925_pcc_softball/rivera-hits-2-homers-but-pima-softball-falls-phx-college-close-regular-season/
The Pima Community College softball team (47-7, 35-7 in ACCAC) closed out the 2025 regular season on Tuesday, getting swept by Phoenix College (51-4, 37-5).
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Pima baseball rallies to topple Paradise Valley to take a 1-0 lead in regional semifinals https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/050125_pcc_baseball/pima-baseball-rallies-topple-paradise-valley-take-1-0-lead-regional-semifinals/
The Pima Community College baseball team (46-11) opened the 2025 postseason on Thursday hosting Paradise Valley Community College (35-19) in a best-of-3 series, beating the Pumas 9-5 in Game 1.
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Tucker becomes a 2-time long jump regional champ; Huntsman captures title in pole vault https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/043025_pcc_mens_track/tucker-becomes-2-time-long-jump-regional-champ-huntsman-captures-title-pole-vault/
The Pima Community College men’s track & field team completed the first day of competition at the Region I Championships on Tuesday at Mesa Community College.
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Soccer: Tucsonenses open 2025 with very familiar opponent https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/050125_fc-tucson/soccer-tucsonenses-open-2025-with-very-familiar-opponent/
FC Tucson will wait a few weeks before a defense of their United Soccer League 2 Western Conference title, but they will be taking the field at Kino North Stadium this weekend for a 2025 debut and tune-up against a local all-star team.
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Pimab baseball rallies to topple Paradise Valley to take a 1-0 lead in regional semifinals https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/050125_pcc_baseball/pimab-baseball-rallies-topple-paradise-valley-take-1-0-lead-regional-semifinals/
The Pima Community College baseball team (46-11) opened the 2025 postseason on Thursday hosting Paradise Valley Community College (35-19) in a best-of-3 series, beating the Pumas 9-5 in Game 1.
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Trump admin guts AmeriCorps, leaving some Tucson nonprofits in limbo https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050125_americorps_cuts/trump-admin-guts-americorps-leaving-some-tucson-nonprofits-limbo/
The Trump administration is cutting funds to AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism, leaving some Tucson-area community organizations that depend on the program uncertain about their futures.
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28 people charged with violating new 'National Defense Area' along New Mexico border https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/043025_military_border_arrests/28-people-charged-with-violating-new-national-defense-area-along-new-mexico-border/
Updated: Federal prosecutors in New Mexico charged 28 people on Monday for crossing into the new 170-square-mile "National Defense Area" created earlier this month by the Trump administration. The president said he was permitting U.S. troops to detain people from coming to the U.S. from Mexico.
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5 people apply for Tucson City Council vacancy in Ward 5 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050125_ward5_council/5-people-apply-tucson-city-council-vacancy-ward-5/
Five people have applied to complete the term of retiring Tucson City Councilman Richard Fimbres, which runs through December of this year.
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Tucker becomes a 2-time long jump regional champ;Huntsman caputres title in pole vault https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/043025_pcc_mens_track/tucker-becomes-2-time-long-jump-regional-champhuntsman-caputres-title-pole-vault/
The Pima Community College men’s track & field team completed the first day of competition at the Region I Championships on Tuesday at Mesa Community College.
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Ex-state lawmaker Farley among 5 people applying for vacant Pima County JP seat https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050125_jp_appointments/ex-state-lawmaker-farley-among-5-people-applying-vacant-pima-county-jp-seat/
Five candidates have applied for the chance to be a judge in Pima County’s Justice Court, including former state lawmaker Steve Farley, former Tucson City Council candidate Juan Padres and three attorneys
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