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New Arizona jaguar sightings a 'positive sign' despite border wall, UA researchers say tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Recent sightings of wild jaguars — including 'Jaguar Number Four' on Wednesday — show Southern Arizona is still in the apex predator's range, University of Arizona researchers said.

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Shaw needs at least 58% of remaining ballots to beat Dahl in Tucson Council primary race tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Sadie Shaw needs to win at least 58 percent of the remaining ballots in the Democratic primary to knock Tucson Councilman Kevin Dahl out of his Ward 3 seat.

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Arizona AG Mayes, bipartisan state attorneys general crack down on nuisance robocalls tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
As part of Operation Robocall Roundup, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes and 50 bipartisan attorneys general are sending warning letters to 37 voice service providers, which transmit the calls, demanding they stop illegal robocalls being routed through telecom networks.

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UA researchers: Arizona jaguar sightings a 'positive sign' despite border wall tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
For University of Arizona researchers, the latest sightings show that Southern Arizona is still in the apex predator's range.

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Ice shortage: Youth hockey outgrowing single Tucson rink tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
In the heart of the Sonoran Desert, a close-knit hockey community is proving that passion for the sport can thrive anywhere, even where frozen ponds are nowhere in sight.

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Understanding key terms swirling around Alligator Alcatraz & immigration enforcement tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Discussing immigration issues is challenging, since key terms are often conflated and confused. Clarifying these terms and their legal implications can help ensure people are talking about the same things – regardless of whether they agree about who should be in the country.

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Chris James running for Arizona CD 5 seat tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Chris James, Eastern Band of Cherokee, announced he is running for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in Arizona, seeking to replace Rep. Andy Biggs - who is not running for reelection - and become the first Native American to represent the state in Congress.

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Coaches & fellow players remember Kelly Pierce as tenacious competitor & great friend tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Salpointe Catholic soccer coach Kelly Pierce died unexpectedly last Friday at the age of 44 and her passing has hit the local soccer community hard.

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Understanding key terms swirling around Alligator Alcatraz and immigration enforcement tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Discussing immigration issues is challenging, since key terms are often conflated and confused. Clarifying these terms and their legal implications can help ensure people are talking about the same things – regardless of whether they agree about who should be in the country.

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Transfer of sacred Apache land inevitable, feds tell judge tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
After attempting to rush transfer of an Arizona Apache holy site into the hands of a private mining company to avoid judicial review, the federal government now says the land transfer is immune from such review and cannot be enjoined or delayed.

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Congress looks to ease restrictions on veterans’ use of non-VA clinics/hospitals tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Congress is aiming to streamline the process of obtaining what is known as community care for veterans who live hours from VA facilities, or need health services that aren’t readily available from the VA.

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Why congressional redistricting is blowing up across the U.S. this summer tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Fueled by President Trump’s aims to bolster the U.S. House’s razor-thin GOP majority in the 2026 midterm elections, a rare mid-decade redistricting fight in Texas grew increasingly bitter in recent days and engulfed other states.

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Ice shortage: Youth hockey in Tucson is booming & outgrowing single rink, although help is on the way tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
In the heart of the Sonoran Desert, a close-knit hockey community is proving that passion for the sport can thrive anywhere, even where frozen ponds are nowhere in sight.

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Az Gov. Hobbs signs order for statewide prescription drug discount program tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona is joining with five other states to offer residents discounts on prescription drugs, Gov. Katie Hobbs announced with the signing of an executive order, though the ArrayRX discount card program won’t be available to Arizonans until early 2026.

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Fontes cuts top staffers, citing tight funding for Az Sec State Office tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes is eliminating several top positions in his office, citing budget constraints. Out are George Diaz, director of government relations; JP Martin, deputy communications director; and Angie Cloutier, security operations manager, while general counsel Amy Chan and deputy C. Murphy Hebert have resigned.

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Goodbye to Blue: Tucson data center's fate should have been settled long ago tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Two things can be true at the same time. We can rejoice in the end of a business deal not right for Tucson, while recognizing the local government process was awful, and that's a threat to future economic development.

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Cool food, music & activities in Tucson this week tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
An abundance of live music, family-friendly events and something for animal lovers.

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Constitution deleted: Web glitch erases part at odds with White House policy tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Sections of the Constitution that top Trump administration officials previously suggested be suspended disappeared from the Library of Congress’ online copy of the document on Wednesday in what the Library of Congress stated was due to a coding error.

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Tucson City Council pulls plug on Amazon's Project Blue tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Tucson city leaders unanimously voted to halt discussions with the developers of a massive planned data center on the Southeast Side, and continue to implement a policy regulating such sites. "We're done with Project Blue," said Councilmember Karin Uhlich.

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Arizona’s top election official pitches benefits of AI, not just risks tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Artificial intelligence carries the potential to improve voter outreach, Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes told state officials across the country this week, even as he also warned of its risks.

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