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Scottsdale man faces charges for threatening federal judge in Tucson tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A Scottsdale man faces more than a dozen federal charges after he used his personal email account to repeatedly threaten U.S. District Court Judge Rosemary Marquez in Tucson.

Tom Horne says Arizona schools shouldn’t let trans kids use their preferred bathroom tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona’s top education official is continuing to lash out at trans inclusive policies, issuing a statement advising public schools across the state to keep school facilities separated by biological sex, but conceding he has no power to determine how school districts serve their students.

Recall of marijuana gummies lifted by Az Health Dep't tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Arizona Department of Health Services has lifted the voluntary recall of marijuana gummies first announced on Aug. 7, due to possible contamination with salmonella.

Recall of marijuana gummies lifted by Arizona Health Dep't tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Arizona Department of Health Services has lifted the voluntary recall of marijuana gummies first announced on Aug. 7, due to possible contamination with salmonella.

God-given rights: The nationwide spread of 'constitutional sheriffs' tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Over the last five years, the CSPOA, founded in 2011 by former Arizona sheriff Richard Mack, has quietly spread its ideology across the country, seeking to become more mainstream in part by securing state approval for taxpayer-funded law enforcement training.

Schools chief says Arizona schools shouldn’t let trans kids use their preferred bathroom tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona’s top education official is continuing to lash out at trans inclusive policies, issuing a statement advising public schools across the state to keep school facilities separated by biological sex, but conceding he has no power to determine how school districts serve their students.

God-given rights: The nationwide spread of the 'constitutional sheriff' tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Over the last five years, the CSPOA, founded in 2011 by former Arizona sheriff Richard Mack, has quietly spread its ideology across the country, seeking to become more mainstream in part by securing state approval for taxpayer-funded law enforcement training.

Arizona features prominently at Lindell’s election conspiracy forum tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A former Arizona GOP legislator and a local election denialist made a litany of fact-free claims about supposed malfeasance in the state’s elections as the leader of the Maricopa County Republican Party watched from the crowd at Mike Lindell’s election conspiracy conference.

As ranked choice voting gains momentum, parties in power push back tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Ranked choice voting has become increasingly popular over the past decade, with 13 million American voters in 51 jurisdictions now using the system in which voters rank candidates based on preference - but the challenge to the status quo has led to opposition from people in power.

U.S. extends immigration protections for Sudanese refugees tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The United States will extend immigration protections for Sudanese refugees for 18 months longer than planned, as news of atrocities continues to pour out of a civil war that shows no sign of slowing down.

Hellertoon: Mortgage rates spike through the roof tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
As even the best rates on home mortgages have topped 7%, buying a house has become even further out of reach for many. The highest interest rates in more than two decades are pricing many out of the real estate market.

Kyleigh Oliver nets goal but No. 5-ranked Aztec women's soccer drops opener to Roughriders tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College women’s soccer team (0-1) opened the 2023 season on Saturday at the West Campus Aztec Field against Yavapai College (2-0) in a non-conference matchup.

Renowned Chicano photographer's work to show at Pima Community College tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
The Louis Carlos Bernal Gallery at Pima Community College will feature an exhibit of the work of the gallery's namesake, photographer Louis Carlos Bernal.

In remote Arizona town of Clifton, scars of crushed mining strike still linger tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Forty years ago, Clifton miners went on strike at the largest copper mine in North America - then the union was crushed and dissolved, but its effects still reverberate not only in the Arizona town, but throughout the organized labor movement.

Big pharma’s playbook leaves many Americans unable to afford their drugs tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The small steps taken in the Inflation Reduction Act were an attempt to rein in the only significant type of Medicare health spending - the cost of prescription drugs - that has not been controlled or limited by the government - but they were a call to arms for the pharmaceutical industry.

What's making this year's monsoon winds so intense? Look to the heat tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
As we approach another rainy weekend, Tucson is still reeling from storms that caused a rare level of devastation. What’s making this summer's monsoon storms so aggressive?

Az nonprofit's new program supports teens who have attempted suicide tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Teen Lifeline, an Arizona nonprofit dedicated to preventing teen suicide, has introduced a local initiative with a goal of reducing repeated suicide attempts in a state where the rate of suicide was 35% higher than that of the U.S.

Hurricane Hilary headed to Southwest with ‘life-threatening’ wind & rain tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Southern California, Nevada and western Arizona could be slammed with “unprecedented” amounts of “life-threatening” rainfall along with strong winds as remnants of Hurricane Hilary, on Friday a Category 4 hurricane west of Baja California, hits landfall over the weekend.

Ann Buckmaster, 1946-2023 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Ann Burch Buckmaster joined St. Michael and his Heavenly Band of Angels after passing away peacefully at Peppi's House Hospice on the Tucson Medical Center campus on Thursday.

Claytoonz: Gonna getcha getcha getcha tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
At a hearing last week, Judge Tanya Chutkan warned Trump to refrain from making statements that could intimidate witnesses or prejudice potential jurors after he “truthed” on Truth Social, “IF YOU GO AFTER ME, I’M COMING AFTER YOU!”.

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