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Federal judge denies Louis Taylor expungement request in Pioneer Hotel arson tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A federal judge reversed course in the decade-old legal challenge to the conviction of Louis Taylor, accused of starting the deadly 1970 Pioneer Hotel Fire in Tucson, denying his request to expunge his murder conviction.

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Other states, like Arizona, could resurrect laws that have been lying dormant for more than 100 years tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The decision by Arizona that an 1864 abortion ban should be enforced is an example of zombie laws - old state laws that are neither enforced nor repealed - but the recent Arizona abortion ban shows the consequences of assuming that old laws will always remain dormant.

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Arizona abortion-rights advocates, opponents continue to spar, with eye on fall ballot tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
While lawmakers inside the Arizona Capitol were jockeying over efforts to repeal a near-total abortion ban from 1864, advocates on both sides of the issue who gathered outside the Capitol were looking forward to fights at the ballot box this fall.

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Bruce Bigger cites new DNA tech in request for re-trial in 2004 murder of Dr. Brian Stidham tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Attorneys for Bruce Bigger, who was convicted in 2007 in the 2004 Tucson stabbing death of Dr. Brian Stidham, are asking for a new trial based on contemporary software for analyzing DNA.

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Passover is a Jewish holiday remembering sorrowful events & celebrating hope for a better future tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Jewish families will gather for Passover this year in circumstances that will, like the celebration itself, reflect on dark times while looking ahead toward better ones to come.

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U.S. Supreme Court won’t take up Kari Lake’s bid to ban ballot counting machines tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The U.S. Supreme Court has shot down Kari Lake’s request to take up her ballot tabulator case that aimed to stop the use of the machines to count millions of Arizona ballots.

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Climate activists aren’t just young people – dispelling 3 big myths for Earth Day tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Climate activists around the world are planning rallies and other events for Earth Day 2024, and exploring the truth about three of the big myths being told about climate activism and the climate movement prevents getting caught up in the myths.

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Soldiers charged with violent crimes will now face more scrutiny before they can leave Army tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Under the new rule, the U.S. Army, the country’s largest military branch, will no longer allow military commanders to decide on their own whether soldiers accused of certain serious crimes can leave the service rather than go on trial.

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Inside the private company Maricopa County depends on to power through last-minute ballot slog tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
With the volume of Election Day drop-off ballots now in the hundreds of thousands, Maricopa County turns to Runbeck Election Services, a ballot printing and processing company, and while the county has spent millions to try to speed up counting, larger questions remain.

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Cochise County supervisors move to dismiss election interference charges tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Two Cochise County supervisors accused of interfering with the certification of the 2022 general election told a state judge that the “rogue prosecution” against them should be dismissed as a matter of law.

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‘Combating this epidemic’: Native Americans gather to address suicide prevention tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Suicide prevention is a high priority among groups serving the Arizona Indigenous population, as Native Americans continue to die by suicide at rates higher than any other racial or ethnic group in the country.

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Larissa Blanchard & Trinity Bethea break their own Pima school records at Mesa Invitational tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College women’s track & field team wound up the regular season on Friday at the Mesa Invitational.

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'Toxic Shock: Assassin of Mediocrity' is memoir of Tucson punk record label & store owner tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Written as a paean to his late wife Julianna Towns, Bill Sassenberger chronicles their shared love for punk rock — the force that brought their lives together.

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Shackelford & Arias homer, Hicks strong in relief as Pima baseball sweeps Cochise tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College baseball team (40-12, 24-10 in ACCAC) secured a second straight 40+ win season on Saturday as they earned a sweep on the road at Cochise College (33-21, 20-16).

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Waddell hits walk-off, Chavez homers as PCC softball sweeps Central Arizona for 26th straight win tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College softball team (35-8, 22-2 in ACCAC) kept their streak alive but were forced to come back from seven runs down on Saturday in an ACCAC doubleheader matchup against Central Arizona College (16-17, 12-14).

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Hobbs: Flags to half-staff Monday in memory of Az House Speaker Jim Weiers tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Gov. Katie Hobbs has ordered flags at all state buildings to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Monday in memory of former Arizona State House Speaker Jim Weiers, who died on Friday.

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Lopsided fundraising in races for Pima County Board of Supervisors tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
In this year’s race for the Pima County Board of Supervisors, only a handful of candidates have raised significant amounts of money for their campaigns.

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To Mother Earth, with love: Earth Day in Tucson tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Indoors or outdoors, here are some ideas for things to do for Earth Day 2024.

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Closing arguments held in trial of Az border rancher accused of murdering migrant tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The prosecution and defense made their closing arguments Thursday in the trial of George Alan Kelly, a Kino Springs resident accused of shooting and killing Mexican citizen Gabriel Cuen Buitimea.

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University of Arizona shortfall reduced to $52M, CFO Arnold tells Regents tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
After months of financial wrangling, the University of Arizona faces a $52 million budget deficit—down from a $177 million hole in January—said John Arnold, the UA's interim chief during a meeting with the Arizona Board of Regents.

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