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This winter’s rain & snow won’t be enough to pull the West out of drought tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The West has been slammed by wet weather this winter: Good news for the Colorado River, where all that moisture hints at a possible springtime boost for the reservoirs that have been crippled by drought - but many more years of heavy snow are needed to make a serious dent.

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U.S. House Oversight chair’s agenda: Hunter Biden, COVID origins, classified documents tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chair James Comer says his priorities will include a heavy focus on the handling of classified documents, the origins of the COVID-19 virus, and what he described as possible “influence peddling” by Hunter Biden.

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San Carlos Apache Tribe receives funding to address contaminated environmental sites tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The San Carlos Apache Tribe is set to receive more than $166,000 in funding to help it address contaminated brownfield sites that threaten environmental and public health of the tribe.

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Tumerico's Chef Wendy Garcia named a semi-finalist for James Beard Award tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Wendy Garcia, the owner and chef of local vegetarian Mexican restaurant Tumerico, has been nominated for a James Beard Award.

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15,000 sign up for Tucson public housing, Sec. 8 voucher waitlists tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The city of Tucson received 15,000 pre-applications for housing and Section 8 voucher waitlists in January. About 2,000 residents will be randomly approved to move ahead with full applications this year, with the first to be notified by Feb. 15.

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Mondeau homers, Hardy & Cornelius pick up wins as Pima sweeps 2023 opener tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College baseball team (2-0) opened the 2023 season with a sweep on the road on Saturday in Phoenix.

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Munoz scores 8, draws 6 walks as Pima softball goes 1-2 tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College softball team (1-2) opened the 2023 season on Friday as part of the College of Southern Nevada Kickoff Classic in Henderson, Nev.

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Peterson, Gardner & 4x400 relay team take Pima school records at Paradise Valley indoor meet tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College women’s and men’s track & field teams competed at the Paradise Valley CC Indoor Invitational on Saturday in Phoenix.

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Pima baseball sweeps Paradise Valley for 2nd straight day tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College baseball team (4-0) played another non-conference doubleheader against Paradise Valley Community College as Saturday’s games were held at the West Campus Aztec Baseball Field.

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Baker nets 28 as Pima men drain 16 3-pointers to beat Yavapai tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College men’s basketball team (18-3, 10-3 in ACCAC) put on another sharpshooting display on Saturday against Yavapai College (6-15, 3-10).

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The saga continues: Pima Community College continues work on accreditation tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The PCC Governing Board will discuss the next in a long line of action steps required to get right with the Higher Learning Commission, which put the college on probation in 2013. Plus, OV wants bigger parks, and more in local government meetings this week.

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Arizona lawmakers mull solution to school spending cap amid urgent calls to act tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
As schools across Arizona face down an impending fiscal cliff, lawmakers met on Thursday to discuss what their options are — despite the fact that legislation to address the issue has been ready to go since the session started.

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Judge declines to block drop box patrolling for ‘ballot mules’ tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A federal judge on Friday preliminarily declined to block members of the group Clean Elections USA from gathering within sight of ballot drop boxes following complaints that armed and masked members intimidated potential voters during the 2022 election.

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Sheriffs who see themselves as ultimate defenders of the Constitution are especially worried about gun rights tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Sheriffs are far more likely to support looser gun laws than the public at large - and that perspective is linked to some sheriffs’ views that they are the highest level of defenders of the U.S. Constitution and Americans’ constitutional rights.

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Possible recession could have a big impact on future Arizona budgets tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
With a possible recession on the horizon and amid great economic uncertainty, the state of Arizona will have quite a bit of extra cash in its general fund this year — but that excess will quickly dwindle in the next few years with current spending.

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Possible recession could have a big impact on future Az budgets tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
With a possible recession on the horizon and amid great economic uncertainty, the state of Arizona will have quite a bit of extra cash in its general fund this year — but that excess will quickly dwindle in the next few years with current spending.

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Coal ash crackdown continues as EPA denies extensions for 6 power plants tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The EPA denied the requests of six coal plants - including the Salt River Project’s Coronado Generating Station - to keep dumping toxic ash into unlined or inadequately lined pits, signaling the agency’s commitment to enforce the 2015 federal coal ash rules.

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Lengthy timeline for DACA legal fight puts lives on hold for years tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A decision on the legality of DACA - when it eventually goes to the U.S. Supreme Court - is not expected to be issued until 2024, and while Congress appears unlikely to take action, participants in the program are left uncertain if they will be protected from deportation.

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Proposal to increase felony charges for Arizona sex offenders could criminalize teen relationships tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A proposal in the Arizona House to target predators who were able to plead felony offenses down to a misdemeanor and increase the punishments for sexual offenders could put teenagers in prison for having intimate relationships with their peers.

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Begay nets 19 as Aztec women round up Yavapai College tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College women’s basketball team (17-4, 10-3 in ACCAC) broke away in the second quarter and produced its sixth straight win on Saturday against Yavapai College (7-12, 4-9).

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