Local officials have a powerful tool to warn residents of emergencies. They don’t always use it. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/091025_emergency_alerts/local-officials-have-powerful-tool-warn-residents-emergencies-they-dont-always-use-it/
In at least 15 major disasters since 2016, officials in the most-harmed communities failed to use a federal system to send emergency alerts to residents — or waited until it was too late.
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Facing sanctions, Wadsack drops $8M 'conspiracy' lawsuit vs. Tucson police https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090925_wadsack_drops_suit/facing-sanctions-wadsack-drops-8m-conspiracy-lawsuit-vs-tucson-police/
Updated: Justine Wadsack, who sued the city of Tucson for $8 million over a speeding ticket, has moved to dismiss her case after she missed a series of court hearings, faces possible sanctions and her attorney has attempted to drop her as a client.
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Cervantes nets 2 as Pima women pick up 1st win at Chandler-Gilbert https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/090925_pcc_womens_soccer/cervantes-nets-2-as-pima-women-pick-up-1st-win-chandler-gilbert/
The Pima Community College women’s soccer team (1-1-2, 1-0-1 in ACCAC) picked up their first victory of the season on Tuesday, beating Chandler-Gilbert Community College 3–0.
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Arizona high court rejects Horne’s bid to remove justice from education case https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090925_horne_az_high_court/arizona-high-court-rejects-hornes-bid-remove-justice-from-education-case/
A political spat dating back to 2012 wasn’t enough to convince Arizona Supreme Court Justice Bill Montgomery to recuse himself from a lawsuit that could give state schools Superintendent Tom Horne the ability to crack down on multilingual education in public schools.
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Facing sanctions, Wadsack drops $8M 'conspiracy' lawsuit vs. Tucson police https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090925_wadsack_drops_suit/facing-sanctions-wadsack-drops-8m-conspiracy-lawsuit-vs-tucson-police/
Justine Wadsack, who sued the city of Tucson for $8 million over a speeding ticket, has moved to dismiss her case after she missed a series of court hearings, faces possible sanctions and her attorney has attempted to drop her as a client.
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Immigration judges: Many Migrants cannot be released on bond while facing deportation https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/09082_bia_detention/immigration-judges-many-migrants-cannot-released-bond-while-facing-deportation/
People in deportation proceedings who entered the U.S. without legal authorization cannot be released on bond by a judge — a ruling by the Board of Immigration Appeals that leaves millions in mandatory detention, and facing an "impossible decision," a Tucson attorney said.
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Immigration judges: Many immigrants cannot be released on bond while facing deportation https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/09082_bia_detention/immigration-judges-many-immigrants-cannot-released-bond-while-facing-deportation/
People in deportation proceedings who entered the U.S. without legal authorization cannot be released on bond by a judge — a ruling by the Board of Immigration Appeals that leaves millions in mandatory detention, and facing an "impossible decision," a Tucson attorney said.
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Thorne: Arizona’s disabled children will pay the price for Trump’s ‘beautiful’ tax cut bill https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/090925_trump_disabled_kids_op/thorne-arizonas-disabled-children-will-pay-price-trumps-beautiful-tax-cut-bill/
Families face devastation as the state is set to slash payments to parents who care for profoundly disabled children.
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Arizona GOP lawmaker calls Muslims ‘f***ing savages’ and ‘terrorists’ from ‘sh*t hole’ countries https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090925_gillette_muslims/arizona-gop-lawmaker-calls-muslims-fing-savages-and-terrorists-from-sht-hole-countries/
Since the beginning of September, Rep. John Gillette has made a series of posts on X, formerly Twitter, aimed at the Muslim faith.
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House Dems reveal birthday note Trump allegedly gave to Epstein https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090925_trump_epstein_card/house-dems-reveal-birthday-note-trump-allegedly-gave-epstein/
U.S. House Democrats on Monday revealed a lewd image and inscription they alleged was a birthday note that President Donald Trump provided for the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday book compiled by the financier’s co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell.
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Supreme Court: ICE can racially profile people to enforce Trump’s immigration crackdown https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090925_scotus_ice/supreme-court-ice-can-racially-profile-people-enforce-trumps-immigration-crackdown/
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday lifted a lower court’s ban on immigration agents’ racial profiling of Latinos in Southern California, backing President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.
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Why young Americans dread turning 26: Health insurance chaos https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090925_young_insurance/why-young-americans-dread-turning-26-health-insurance-chaos/
Amid the challenges of adulthood, one rite of passage is unique to the United States: the need to find your own health insurance by the time you turn 26, and the erosion of the Affordable Care Act has now created an “insurance cliff” for Americans who are turning 26.
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Police agencies lower education standards as staffing shortages persist https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090925_police_shortages/police-agencies-lower-education-standards-as-staffing-shortages-persist/
More police agencies, from big-city departments to federal agencies, are lowering education standards for new recruits — a sign of how much the profession is changing as it struggles to recruit and retain officers.
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Courts halt removal of 53 Guatemalan children from Arizona https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090825_migrant_kids_removal_halted/courts-halt-removal-53-guatemalan-children-from-arizona/
Over the Labor Day weekend, the Trump administration attempted to quickly remove all Guatemalan children in U.S. custody, or nearly 700 kids across the nation — including nearly 53 from Arizona — but civil rights groups scrambled in the middle of the night and won temporary reprieves from a trio of federal judges.
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'The feeling of being home': The Little One closing after 4 decades of Poca Cosa restaurants https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/090825_little_one_closing/the-feeling-being-home-little-one-closing-after-4-decades-poca-cosa-restaurants/
The Little One was one of two expansions of Café Poca Cosa, started in 1985 by father-daughter-team Luis and Suzanna Davila, and the last restaurant that made up part of the small family chain.
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Arizona schools chief wants $50 million more for a safety program with poor oversight https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090825_horne_oversight/arizona-schools-chief-wants-50-million-more-safety-program-with-poor-oversight/
Less than a month after state auditors said the Arizona Department of Education was failing to properly oversee a safety program that pays to put police in schools, the state schools chief wants lawmakers to dramatically expand the program by more than $50 million.
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Public meeting set on proposed Tucson homeless campsite https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090825_political_calendar/public-meeting-set-proposed-tucson-homeless-campsite/
A roundup of upcoming Tucson-area political events: Public meeting on the proposed homeless camping site; Sun Tran public meetings to outline changes to bus service; Sentinel team on the airwaves & more
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Amid student fear & uncertainty, Arizona colleges split on clear policies for ICE on campus https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090825_az_college_ice/amid-student-fear-uncertainty-arizona-colleges-split-clear-policies-ice-campus/
Arizona’s 20 higher education institutions with the largest in-person enrollments are split on providing clear policies for what to do if ICE shows up on campus.
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Latest jobs report shows the worst August job gains since 2010 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090825_jobs_report/latest-jobs-report-shows-worst-august-job-gains-since-2010/
The U.S. added only 22,000 jobs in August, and previously reported gains in June were revised down to a loss of 13,000 jobs in a Bureau of Labor Statistics report issued Friday morning.
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Tucson's classical music season falling into place https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/090825_orchestra_fall_seasons/tucsons-classical-music-season-falling-into-place/
Tucson-area orchestras and musical groups are presenting solo concerts and full-ensemble performances for the upcoming season.
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