PCC's Gonzales & Wes earn back-to-back ACCAC Player of the Week honors https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/010925_pcc_mens_basketball/pccs-gonzales-wes-earn-back-to-back-accac-player-week-honors/
Pima Community College men’s basketball players Cohenj Gonzales (Mesquite HS) and Wes Ball (Marana HS) earned praise from the ACCAC conference as the standouts earned awards in two consecutive weeks.
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Pima County Superior Court seeking public comments on judge applicants https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010925_superior_court_nominees/pima-county-superior-court-seeking-public-comments-judge-applicants/
Pima County Superior Court is asking for public comments on 14 applicants for a vacant judge spot on the court created by the retirement of Judge Kenneth Lee.
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Arizona AG Mayes creates cold case homicide unit https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010925_ag_cold_cases/arizona-ag-mayes-creates-cold-case-homicide-unit/
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced the creation of a cold case homicide unit, focusing first on five unsolved murders across the Phoenix Valley dating as far back as 1992.
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Another grand jury declines to indict ex-Tucson cop for killing man in wheelchair https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010925_remington_richards/another-grand-jury-declines-indict-ex-tucson-cop-killing-man-wheelchair/
Pima County prosecutors once again failed to convince a grand jury to charge former Tucson police officer Ryan Remington — who shot and killed a man in a motorized wheelchair during a confrontation over shoplifting in November 2021.
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The Carter legacy - Think again https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/010925_carter_presidency_op/the-carter-legacy-think-again/
Jimmy Carter was one of the greatest U.S. presidents of the 20th century. Really? You are probably asking yourself if I missed something.
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Justice Dept sues 6 of nation’s largest landlords in effort to stop alleged price-fixing in rental markets https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/010925_doj_landlords/justice-dept-sues-6-nations-largest-landlords-effort-stop-alleged-price-fixing-rental-markets/
The Department of Justice sued six of the nation’s largest landlords, accusing them of using a pricing algorithm to improperly work together to raise rents across the country.
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'We were changing lives': GV man worked years with Carter, Habitat for Humanity https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010925_bensen_carter/we-were-changing-lives-gv-man-worked-years-with-carter-habitat-humanity/
Green Valley resident Ken Bensen remembers former president Jimmy Carter as a kind, gentle and caring man, after spending years working with him and Habitat for Humanity.
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Az Senate Republicans plan for 2025 includes border security, election reforms https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010925_gop_plan/az-senate-republicans-plan-2025-includes-border-security-election-reforms/
Arizona’s Senate Republicans say they’re unified behind an ambitious plan for the 2025 legislative session that begins next week, aiming to pass laws on border security, water rights, quicker election results and battling “wokeness” in public schools.
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Man contests arrest by Phoenix police in 1st Amendment trial https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010925_police_first_amendment/man-contests-arrest-by-phoenix-police-1st-amendment-trial/
A man accusing the Phoenix Police Department of First Amendment retaliation testified in federal court Wednesday in the second day of trial, insisting he broke no laws before he was unfairly detained.
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Arizona counties block access to cast vote records, a key to analyzing results https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010925_records_block/arizona-counties-block-access-cast-vote-records-key-analyzing-results/
In the past, local election analysts could analyze a dataset known as the cast vote record — an electronic record of each anonymous ballot cast and all the votes recorded on it, including split-ticket votes - but for this election, they’ve hit a roadblock: They can no longer get that data.
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Gallego, Kelly & Hobbs line up behind bill to jail immigrants for non-violent crimes https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010925_immigrant_crime/gallego-kelly-hobbs-line-up-behind-bill-jail-immigrants-non-violent-crimes/
Arizona’s Democratic U.S. senators and Gov. Katie Hobbs are joining Republicans in backing legislation that would require federal officials to jail immigrants, including asylum seekers and DACA recipients, for non-violent crimes like shoplifting — even before they’ve been proven guilty.
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New York’s high court denies Trump’s last-minute bid for sentencing delay https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/010925_trump_sentencing/new-yorks-high-court-denies-trumps-last-minute-bid-sentencing-delay/
The New York Court of Appeals on Thursday declined to grant President-elect Donald Trump's last-ditch request to delay being sentenced in his Manhattan hush money case, which is set to happen Friday morning.
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Washington police officers warn of increased violence if Trump pardons Jan. 6 rioters https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/010925_jan_6_pardons/washington-police-officers-warn-increased-violence-if-trump-pardons-jan-6-rioters/
Donald Trump’s campaign promise to pardon certain defendants charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol rang alarm bells for law enforcement officers who publicly testified before the House Jan. 6 Committee and at countless criminal proceedings.
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Photos: Gabby Giffords joins others at 'Embrace' to mark 14th anniversary of Tucson shooting https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010825_jan_8_memorial/photos-gabby-giffords-joins-others-embrace-mark-14th-anniversary-tucson-shooting/
Clad in a thick purple coat, former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords braved a blustery, freezing morning and asked for people to join her to "move forward together" and fight to make the country safer during a memorial to mark the 14th anniversary of the the Jan. 8, 2011, attack in Tucson.
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Oldham nets 28 pts as Aztec men shine on the glass to beat Arizona Sol https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/010825_pcc_mens_basketball/oldham-nets-28-pts-as-aztec-men-shine-glass-beat-arizona-sol/
The Pima Community College men’s basketball team (17-0) played their final non-conference game of the regular season on Wednesday, beating Arizona Sol at the West Campus Aztec Gymnasium.
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Tucson Fringe stages variety of theatre works for a 13th year https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/010825_tucson_fringe/tucson-fringe-stages-variety-theatre-works-13th-year/
The weekend-long festival will bring comedies, science fiction, mythology re-tellings and more for the 13th annual Tucson Fringe.
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Tucson Fringe stages variety of theater works for a 13th year https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/010825_tucson_fringe/tucson-fringe-stages-variety-theater-works-13th-year/
The weekend-long festival will bring comedies, science fiction, mythology re-tellings and more for the 13th annual Tucson Fringe.
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A party people's guide to the Tucson Jazz Festival https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/010825_jazz_festival/a-party-peoples-guide-tucson-jazz-festival/
As the skies darken with airplanes full of visitors for the Tucson Jazz Festival, why should you be left out? We've scoured the lineups for party potential and planned your schedule accordingly.
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Phoenix defends 1st Amendment retaliation claims in federal trial https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010825_phoenix_retaliation/phoenix-defends-1st-amendment-retaliation-claims-federal-trial/
Attorneys gave opening statements Tuesday in a six-day trial against the city of Phoenix and a police lieutenant two men say unlawfully ordered their arrest at a 2019 protest.
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Jon Post appointed new Marana mayor following death of Ed Honea https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010825_new_marana_mayor/jon-post-appointed-new-marana-mayor-following-death-ed-honea/
The Marana Town Council has appointed Jon Post to serve as mayor on Tuesday following the death of Mayor Ed Honea in November.
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