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Pimab baseball rallies to topple Paradise Valley to take a 1-0 lead in regional semifinals tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
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.

Trump admin guts AmeriCorps, leaving some Tucson nonprofits in limbo tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
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.

28 people charged with violating new 'National Defense Area' along New Mexico border tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
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.

5 people apply for Tucson City Council vacancy in Ward 5 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Five people have applied to complete the term of retiring Tucson City Councilman Richard Fimbres, which runs through December of this year.

Tucker becomes a 2-time long jump regional champ;Huntsman caputres title in pole vault tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
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.

Ex-state lawmaker Farley among 5 people applying for vacant Pima County JP seat tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
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

How rising wages for construction workers are shifting the foundations of the housing market tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Unskilled workers — those in the lowest-paid roles – saw the largest wage gains from 1999 to 2023, and the effects of these gains have rippled across the entire construction industry.

As measles spreads, vaccination rates continue to decline tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Health professionals say mixed messaging from top officials along with widespread misinformation is contributing to declining vaccination rates, particularly in rural counties where health care access is already limited.

Arizona hemp industry moves to protect unlicensed retailers from criminal penalties tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Representatives of Arizona’s hemp industry will file a special action in the Arizona Court of Appeals Wednesday to protect retailers selling delta-9 and other non-marijuana THC products without a marijuana dispensary license.

2 top Arizona health officials resign amid ‘unprecedented politicization’ of process tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Two of Arizona’s top public health officials have resigned rather than face an acrimonious confirmation process at the legislature, where Republicans have used agency director hearings to play hardball politics with Gov. Katie Hobbs and stymie her government.

Developmentally disabled community celebrates women who fought for vital Az funding bill tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The developmentally disabled community, along with lawmakers and Gov. Katie Hobbs, gathered to celebrate the women (and girl) who fought relentlessly to ensure that the people who rely on DDD for vital services weren’t left without.

Jury finds BP agent guilty of corruption for helping smuggle drugs through I-19 checkpoint tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
After days of deliberation, a jury found a former Border Patrol agent guilty of conspiracy for helping smugglers slip vehicles carrying narcotics through the I-19 checkpoint last summer.

PCC's Pepe becomes 2-time Region I champion in pole vault tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College women’s track & field team competed in the first day of the Region I Championships on Tuesday at Mesa Community College.

28 people charged with violating new 'National Defense Area' along New Mexico border tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
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.

Not the new boss: Az Democratic chairman needs to remember his job tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
New state Dems Chairman Robert Branscomb picked a fight with U.S. Sens. Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego. He's now on the outs with Gov. Katie Hobbs, Attorney General Kris Mayes and Secretary of State Adrian Fontes. Other than that, how go the first 100 days?

Not the new boss: Az Democratic chairman needs to remember his place tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
New state Dems Chairman Robert Branscomb picked a fight with U.S. Sens. Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego. He's now on the outs with Gov. Katie Hobbs, Attorney General Kris Mayes and Secretary of State Adrian Fontes. Other than that, how go the first 100 days?

Trump Customs & Border Protection nominee probed on 2010 death in custody tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead U.S. Customs and Border Protection told the U.S. Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday that he would focus on the agency’s workforce to manage trade and border crossings, while the committee’s top Democrat accused him of covering up a 2010 death at a CBP facility he oversaw.

Bill aims to better define Arizona animal cruelty laws tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
In a bid to strengthen animal protection laws, Arizona legislators have reintroduced a bill that clarifies animal cruelty, neglect and mistreatment.

Arizona GOP passes ‘impossible’ voting bill requiring 4,000 new polling locations tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Republican lawmakers passed legislation that would cost Arizona counties tens of millions of dollars every election year and would force them to attempt to find 4,000 new voting locations, something that county election officials described as impossible.

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