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Play set at El Tiradito 'homegrown' story about activism, tradition in Borderlands tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
A play about the legend of El Tiradito Wishing Shrine is taking place at the shrine itself from Thursday, Sept. 21 to Sunday, Sept. 24.

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Morley border crossing in Nogales will close thru November tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Morley pedestrian crossing in Nogales will close for the next several weeks while officials in Sonora, Mexico, make improvements to the building, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said.

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Judge orders Phoenix to clear homeless encampment by November tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The city of Phoenix has until early November to finish clearing out a large downtown homeless encampment known as “the zone,” after Phoenix residents sued the city in 2022 for allowing hundreds of homeless people to set up tents along city streets.

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Tribal water infrastructure needs more than a one-time fix tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
An Arizona tribal water official joined others in testifying before Congress that the infusion of federal money for infrastructure projects is a welcome first step toward fixing deep problems with water systems on tribal lands, but it’s only a first step.

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Arizona AG says Phoenix firearm donation to Ukraine is illegal tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The City of Phoenix’s donation of more than 500 firearms to the National Police of Ukraine last month was illegal, according to Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes.

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Yuma official says cost of caring for migrants ‘not sustainable’ for county tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Yuma County cannot continue to bear the cost of caring for immigrants that are flooding across the border without help from the federal government, as CBP said 161,534 migrants crossed in the Yuma sector of the border during the first 10 months of fiscal 2023.

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As Zelenskyy visits Washington, GOP bucks Ukraine aid tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A coalition of congressional Republicans, including Arizona Congressman Paul Gosar, told the Biden admin that they would not support further financial aid for Ukraine’s defense against Russia until the White House answered their questions about U.S. involvement in the conflict.

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Former Arizona Marine pleads guilty to misdemeanor count in Jan. 6 riot tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona resident Ray Epps, who had been at the center of a debunked conservative conspiracy theory claiming undercover government agents initiated the violence during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge for participating in the riot.

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Kenna Simon has 9 kills but Pima volleyball falls flat vs. Mesa tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College volleyball team (7-8, 3-2 in ACCAC) returned to the West Campus Aztec Gymnasium on Wednesday to face off against Mesa Community College (6-7, 3-2).

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Pima Supe Rex Scott to host town halls through October tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Pima County Supervisor Rex Scott will host five town halls through the end of October. The weekly events will be held in different locations across District 1, and will be open to the public.

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Pima County praised for efforts to shelter migrants as CBP continues 'street releases' tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
While an influx of people crossing Arizona's border with Mexico has pushed federal facilities in the Tucson Sector beyond capacity, a "heroic effort" by Pima County kept migrants from being released onto the streets of Tucson over the weekend.

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Tucson mayor & City Council candidates to meet in forums tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Voters will have an opportunity to see all the candidates for mayor and Tucson City Council at two upcoming forums ahead of the Nov. 7 election.

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A ‘disaster’ nears: Millions of federal workers’ paychecks would be on hold in a shutdown tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
More than 3.5 million federal employees and military personnel - scattered across the states and around the globe - are bracing for another partial government shutdown, as U.S. House Republicans struggle to produce a short-term plan to fund the government past the end of the month.

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Jessica Alvarez nets 2 as PCC women close 6-1 vs. GateWay College tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College women’s soccer team (3-4-1, 2-2-1 in ACCAC) went on a scoring barrage in the second half on Tuesday against GateWay Community College (2-5-1, 1-4).

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Hwang scores goal & has assist as Aztec men's soccer racks up 4th straight shutout win tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College men’s soccer team (7-1, 4-1 in ACCAC) continued its defensive streak of zeros on Tuesday as it shut out GateWay Community College (2-7, 0-5) at the West Campus Aztec Field.

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House GOP drills down on Jan. 6 security failures tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Grilling the former U.S. Capitol Police chief, congressional House Republicans framed the response to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot as hampered by political machinations, while Democrats heaped blame on former President Donald Trump.

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Feds’ cash stream supports Colorado River conservation — but the money will dry up tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Western states have been able to avoid drastic cuts to allocations of Colorado River water this year not only because of surprising storms but also thanks to generous financial incentives from all levels of government, but experts worry paying people to conserve isn’t a long-term solution.

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Trans woman’s arrest in Flagstaff sparks community outrage at handling of her case tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The arrest of a transgender woman last month in Flagstaff sparked protests in the community and outrage at the handling of trans cases in the criminal justice system – both during her arrest and her time in the men’s side of the jail.

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GOP spending bills falter as Congress struggles to avoid gov't shutdown tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
U.S. Senate Democrats said Tuesday they are preparing their own short-term spending bill that they believe will garner bipartisan support, a decision that could stave off a partial government shutdown — and as House Republicans failed to advance two spending bills.

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Az Secretary of State Fontes pushes voter registration, discusses push to ditch partisan ballots tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Secretary of State Adrian Fontes held a series of events on Tuesday, National Voter Registration Day, to encourage voter registration in Arizona - events that came after a recently launched campaign to amend the state Constitution and rework Arizona’s primary elections structure.

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