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Enrique Tarrio, 3 other Proud Boys convicted of seditious conspiracy tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Enrique Tarrio and three lieutenants of his far-right Proud Boys group are guilty of seditious conspiracy, a federal jury ruled Thursday, finding that each worked to overthrow the U.S. government after former President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election.

Proud Boys, leader Tarrio convicted of seditious conspiracy tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Enrique Tarrio and three lieutenants of his far-right Proud Boys group are guilty of seditious conspiracy, a federal jury ruled Thursday, finding that each worked to overthrow the U.S. government after former President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election.

Damaged bridge near Willcox closes westbound I-10 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Drivers heading west on Interstate 10 will need to take a significant detour after a bridge east of Willcox was damaged by a crash involving a semi-tractor trailer on Tuesday night.

Damaged bridge near Wilcox closes westbound I-10 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Drivers heading west on Interstate 10 will need to take a significant detour after a bridge east of Wilcox was damaged by a crash involving a semi-tractor trailer on Tuesday night.

Damaged bridge near Wilcox closes westbound I-10 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Drivers heading west on Interstate 10 will need to take a significant detour after a bridge east of Wilcox was damaged by a crash involving a semi-tractor trailer on Tuesday night.

FC Tucson kicks off 2023 with a Cinco de Mayo friendly tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
FC Tucson is kicking off their 2023 season on Friday with a friendly against Guanajuato Selección XI at Kino North Stadium.

Lawmakers trade barbs as Senate Dems call for Supreme Court ethics code tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Partisan tensions flared during a Senate hearing as Democrats pushed for ethics reform at the U.S. Supreme Court, while Republicans contend that the latest ballyhoo about ethics is rooted in opposition to the court's recent conservative rulings.

Arizona AG Kris Mayes joins 22 other states to defend abortion pill tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
As legal battles continue over the FDA approval of abortion drug mifepristone, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes joined 22 other states and the District of Columbia in filing an amicus brief that urged the court to preserve access to the medication.

Arizona AG Kris Mayes joins 22 other states to defend mifepristone tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
As legal battles continue over the FDA approval of abortion drug mifepristone, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes joined 22 other states and the District of Columbia in filing an amicus brief that urged the court to preserve access to the medication.

From credit card restrictions to wastewater: What abortion foes have been up to since Dobbs leaked tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Abortion foes’ post-Dobbs strategy has been even more sprawling than state-level bans and restrictions; anti-abortion activists have flooded state legislatures and city governments with proposals to criminalize pregnancy termination or to add burdensome regulations.

Sound of success: Arizona pickleball league brings together deaf & hearing communities tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Pickleball - a game that combines elements of tennis, ping pong and badminton - is one of the fastest-growing sports in the country and is increasingly attracting a diverse group of people, merge both the deaf and hearing communities in Arizona together through the sport.

ADHS entrega vacunas y pruebas de COVID-19 a comunidades desatendidas tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Incluso a medida que los niveles de COVID-19 disminuyen, el departamento de salud de Arizona continúa brindando pruebas, vacunas y otros servicios médicos a las comunidades desatendidas y de bajos ingresos en todo el estado.

Arizona's ElectraTect creating marijuana Breathalyzer tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Scientists at Phoenix-based company ElectraTect are working to create a marijuana Breathalyzer to detect recent consumption of THC that is more closely linked to impairment than current tests that detect marijuana usage over days.

Feds seek man linked to 115-acre wildfire on Mt. Lemmon tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A man captured on video firing what appeared to be incendiary rounds from shotgun in Molino Basin is wanted for questioning in connection to a wildfire that burned around 115 acres near Tucson, U.S. Forest Service officials said.

Biden sending 1,500 troops to U.S.-Mexico border as Title 42 winds down tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Biden administration will send an additional 1,500 National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border to support border officials ahead of an expected influx of migrants seeking asylum following the end of Title 42 next week. This will "argument" the 2,500 military personnel already on border.

Sen. Juan Mendez, Arizona Muslim Alliance propose state Office for New Americans tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
State Sen. Juan Mendez and the Arizona Muslim Alliance have joined forces to propose an Office for New Americans, an initiative meant to improve immigrant rights and services by providing a centralized location for resources such as language classes and resettlement assistance.

U.S. could default on nat'l debt as early as June 1, Treasury Sec. warns Congress tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned that the U.S. could default in as soon as one month if Congress does not act to raise the nation’s borrowing limit — a prediction that prompted President Joe Biden to call a meeting with congressional leaders next week.

Climate Change, megafires crush forest regeneration tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
High-intensity fires in western states kill mature trees and their seeds while warmer, drier conditions stress seedlings - but forest managers can still intervene to change this trajectory.

Extension for Az School for the Deaf and Blind signed into law, Hobbs critical of GOP lawmakers tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Gov. Katie Hobbs signed a bill that will continue operations for the Arizona School for the Deaf and the Blind, but not before criticizing lawmakers for treating the deaf, blind and deaf-blind community with a “lack of respect” by subjecting it to a battle over the schools future.

Top Arizona Republicans ask to defend trans athlete ban in court tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen and House Speaker Ben Toma are hoping to defend Arizona’s trans athlete ban, which they helped pass, after Attorney General Kris Mayes refused to do so in a lawsuit filed last month by two trans athletes and their families.

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