Show newer
Tucson Sentinel

Tucson author Lydia Otero's latest memior, ‘L.A. Interchanges,' records history of LGBT activism tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Through archival documents, photographs and storytelling, the latest book by Lydia R. Otero, "L.A. Interchanges: A Brown & Queer Archival Memoir," lays out the history of LA's burgeoning queer, brown and activist scenes in the 1980s.

0
Tucson Sentinel

Pima guard Rylei Waugh earns 2nd nod as ACCAC Division II Player of the Week tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Pima Community College women’s basketball player Rylei Waugh (Westchester HS, CA) earned praise from the ACCAC conference as she helped the Aztecs go 2-0 during the week of Dec. 10-16.

0
Tucson Sentinel

Christmas playlist: The all-time best holiday songs tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
It might be getting just cold enough in Tucson to gather around the hearth, but here are some holiday songs to warm your heart whether you have a fireplace or not — and some to make you nod your head and play air guitar. With hours of music spread over dozens of songs, these Christmas classics will liven your spirits, even if we're not gathering in festive crowds again quite yet.

0
Tucson Sentinel

Tucson community to gather Thursday to remember homeless people who died in 2024 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Members of the public are invited to a Thursday vigil to pay respect to those who died without shelter in 2023.

0
Tucson Sentinel

3K units of overdose-reversing drug Narcan headed to Pima County tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
In an effort to combat the ongoing fentanyl epidemic, more life-saving doses of a drug that can reverse an opioid overdose are headed to Pima County. 3,000 units of naloxone have been ordered as part of a longterm opioid lawsuit settlement.

0
Tucson Sentinel

Judge denies Kari Lake’s motions to dismiss Richer defamation suit tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer’s defamation suit against U.S. Senate hopeful Kari Lake will move forward, after a judge denied Lake’s motion to dismiss and found that the statements Lake made about Richer were not “rhetorical hyperbole.”

1+
Tucson Sentinel

Pope Francis’ approval of blessings for LGBTQ+ couples is a historic gesture tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Pope Francis’ announcement that Catholic priests may bless LGBTQ+ couples and others in “irregular” situations marks a definitive shift in the Roman Catholic Church’s posture - and may mark a definitive turning point within the Roman Catholic Church.

0
Tucson Sentinel

Hopes dim even more for immigration agreement in U.S. Senate before holidays tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
U.S. senators said they are closer to an agreement on changes to immigration policy in order to clear a multi-billion-dollar global security package, but any timing on a deal or details of that framework remained elusive.

0
Tucson Sentinel

Tomato fight: Arizona firms say tariff on Mexican tomatoes will hurt state tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The U.S. is involved in a “critically important trade battle” that could cost the Arizona economy billions while raising the price of tomatoes to consumers by as much as 50%, if the Commerce Department gives in to demands to raise tariffs and overhaul an agreement on tomatoes.

0
Tucson Sentinel

Dem lawmaker Sun goes before Az ethics committee for intimidation, alleged death threat tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A public school superintendent, a trio of Tolleson city officials and a social worker are accusing freshman Arizona lawmaker Rep. Leezah Sun of using her position to intimidate and harass them - but she maintains the allegations are false and overblown.

0
Tucson Sentinel

Arizona voting rights trial comes to a close tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The defendants in an Arizona voting rights trial say two challenged voting laws can only improve election integrity and voter confidence, though only two cases exist in Arizona in which a non-citizen is accused of voting, while the plaintiffs say they're discriminatory and burdensome.

0
Tucson Sentinel

Immigrant rights groups sue Texas to block new law allowing arrests of migrants tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Immigrant rights organizations have sued Texas after Gov. Greg Abbott approved one of the strictest state immigration enforcement laws, which authorizes police to arrest immigrants suspected of crossing the border illegally.

0
Tucson Sentinel

Tuberville blockade finally ends with confirmations of top military leaders tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The U.S. Senate approved the remainder of the military nominations that Sen. Tommy Tuberville had continued to block, even after the Alabama Republican lifted his monthslong freeze of hundreds of armed services promotions in protest of a Pentagon abortion policy.

1+
Tucson Sentinel

What’s the point of giving gifts? An anthropologist explains this ancient part of being human tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
An anthropologist explains the ancient and widespread roots of giving gifts, and the power of the present.

0
Tucson Sentinel

Colorado Supreme Court blocks Trump from 2024 ballot in historic insurrection ruling tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered former President Donald Trump to be barred from the state’s 2024 presidential ballot under a Civil War-era insurrection clause, in a historic ruling certain to be promptly appealed to the nation’s highest court.

0
Tucson Sentinel

Kari Lake lawyers say claims about Maricopa's Richer were ‘hyperbole’ tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Attorneys for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake argued in court that a judge should dismiss Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer’s defamation lawsuit against her, saying that Lake’s claims were “rhetorical hyperbole” and not meant to be taken as facts.

1+
Tucson Sentinel

Sylvia Lee appointed to Pima County Board of Supervisors tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Pima County Board of Supervisors voted 3-1 to appoint Sylvia Lee to the seat left vacant by Sharon Bronson, a Democrat who had represented the western district since 1996.

0
Tucson Sentinel

Texas Gov. Abbott signs bill making illegal immigration a state crime tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Texas Gov. Abbott signed into law bills that pour more money into his three-year effort to deter illegal immigration, creates a state crime for illegally crossing the border from Mexico, and gives Texas law enforcement authority to arrest undocumented immigrants anywhere in the state.

0
Tucson Sentinel

More Hispanic families are reaching middle class tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Hispanic middle class has grown faster than the white or Black middle class in the past decade and has reached near-parity with the white middle class in seven states, but the gains are fragile and could evaporate over time.

0
Tucson Sentinel

How a new way to vote is gaining traction in states — and could transform U.S. politics tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
With U.S. democracy plagued by extremism, polarization, and a growing disconnect between voters and lawmakers, a set of reforms that could dramatically upend how Americans vote is gaining momentum at surprising speed in Western states.

1+
Show older
Tucson Sentinel Mastodon

Tucson Sentinel's independent nonprofit newsroom learns from & informs Southern Arizonans about the community challenges & unique culture of our Borderlands.

Trending now

Resources

Developers

What is Mastodon?

mastodon.tucsonsentinel.com

More…

v3.5.3 · Privacy policy