Sours-Miller's double-double, Vital's 3-point shooting help Pima women fend off Scottsdale https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/011125_pcc_womens_basketball/sours-millers-double-double-vitals-3-point-shooting-help-pima-women-fend-off-scottsdale/
The Pima Community College women’s basketball team (13-3, 5-1 in ACCAC) got back to ACCAC conference play on Saturday as they hosted Scottsdale Community College (8-6, 4-2).
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Ball & Oldham dominate with double-doubles, Peabody earns 250th Pima career win as men's basketball stays unbeaten https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/011125_pcc_mens_basketball/ball-oldham-dominate-with-double-doubles-peabody-earns-250th-pima-career-win-as-mens-basketball-stays-unbeaten/
The Pima Community College men’s basketball team (18-0, 6-0 in ACCAC) continued their record-setting start with an 18th straight victory on Saturday against Scottsdale Community College (5-10, 3-3).
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The militia & the mole: Freelance vigilante penetrated top ranks of 2 prominent right-wing groups https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/011225_militia_odyssey/the-militia-mole-freelance-vigilante-penetrated-top-ranks-2-prominent-right-wing-groups/
Posing as an ideological compatriot, a freelance vigilante penetrated the top ranks of two of the most prominent right-wing militias in the country.
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Librarians gain protections in some states as book bans soar https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/011125_book_bans/librarians-gain-protections-some-states-as-book-bans-soar/
Amid a national rise in book bans in school libraries and new laws in some red states that threaten criminal penalties against librarians, a growing number of blue states are taking the opposite approach.
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The ‘weather whiplash’ fueling the Los Angeles fires is becoming more common https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/011125_wildfire_weather/the-weather-whiplash-fueling-los-angeles-fires-becoming-more-common/
The kind of weather whiplash that fueled the Los Angeles County fires is only becoming more common, and rapid shifts between heavy rain and drought (and vice versa) are becoming more intense — and the trend is unfolding faster than climate models have projected.
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Wildfire smoke is here to stay: How to clean the air inside your home https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/011125_wildfire_smoke/wildfire-smoke-here-stay-how-clean-air-inside-your-home/
Wildfires are a major health concern, because microscopic particles in wildfire smoke, carried by the wind, can penetrate deep into lungs and travel into the bloodstream - and people might want to consider investing in equipment to clean the air inside their home.
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Why are there so many empty parking lots in Tucson? Outdated codes. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011025_parking_codes/why-are-there-so-many-empty-parking-lots-tucson-outdated-codes/
Tucson's mandatory parking requirements have led to huge swaths of wasted space in the form of empty parking lots, advocates say. The city agrees: parking requirements are set to be updated in favor of less car-centric urban design if approved by the City Council.
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More cold nights for Tucson: Freeze warning Fri & Sat https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011025_freeze_warning/more-cold-nights-tucson-freeze-warning-fri-sat/
Temperatures will remain near freezing across much of Southern Arizona this weekend, National Weather Service forecasters said. A freeze warning will be in effect overnight Friday and Saturday.
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Republicans prioritize changes to speed up election results in 2026 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011025_gop_election_changes/republicans-prioritize-changes-speed-up-election-results-2026/
Republicans in the Arizona Legislature have resumed their efforts to make significant changes to the state’s election processes, even after Donald Trump won the presidential race and the GOP strengthened its majorities in both chambers of the state Legislature.
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Women firefighters with reproductive cancers are now eligible for federal help https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/011025_women_firefighters/women-firefighters-with-reproductive-cancers-are-now-eligible-federal-help/
A 2022 policy left cancers that disproportionately impact women firefighters out of the compensation program while granting coverage for testicular and prostate cancer, but firefighters with reproductive cancers are now eligible for federal help.
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In a conservative culture war on sex and gender, queer teachers & staff seek refuge from frontlines https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011025_culture_war/in-conservative-culture-war-sex-and-gender-queer-teachers-staff-seek-refuge-from-frontlines/
LGBTQ employees living in fear are widespread in school districts across Arizona. They are facing a reality in a more socially conservative world where they feel they can't talk openly about their marriages or relationships.
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In a conservative culture war on sex and gender, queer teachers & staff seek refuge from the frontlines https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011025_culture_war/in-conservative-culture-war-sex-and-gender-queer-teachers-staff-seek-refuge-from-frontlines/
LGBTQ employees living in fear are widespread in school districts across Arizona. They are facing a reality in a more socially conservative world where they feel they can't talk openly about their marriages or relationships.
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Senate Democrats cooperate, for now, on GOP immigration bill https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/011025_dems_immigration/senate-democrats-cooperate-now-gop-immigration-bill/
A controversial immigration bill that could be the first signed into law by President-elect Donald Trump got a helping hand from Senate Democrats on Thursday — a move made in hopes that the measure could get watered down in the upper chamber.
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Tribes in Arizona awarded funding to bolster climate resilience https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011025_tribal_funding/tribes-arizona-awarded-funding-bolster-climate-resilience/
Five tribal nations in Arizona received funding from the U.S. Department of Interior to help their communities prepare for the most severe climate-related environmental threats to their homelands.
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New GOP-led elections committee in Arizona House signals voting debate isn’t over https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011025_gop_elections/new-gop-led-elections-committee-arizona-house-signals-voting-debate-isnt-over/
Republicans in the Arizona House have created a new committee that will take a comprehensive look at how the state’s elections are run, another sign that the state’s debate over election policy didn’t end with the 2024 election.
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11th Circuit rejects Trump effort to block special counsel report on federal cases https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/011024_special_counsel_report/11th-circuit-rejects-trump-effort-block-special-counsel-report-federal-cases/
An 11th Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled against an effort by President-elect Donald Trump and his co-defendants in his classified documents case to block Attorney General Merrick Garland from releasing a two-volume final report by special counsel Jack Smith.
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Biden administration's Title IX protections for LGBTQ+ students struck down https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/011025_lgbtq_title_ix/biden-administrations-title-ix-protections-lgbtq-students-struck-down/
The Biden administration exceeded its authority when it expanded the scope of Title IX in a final rule passed by the department in April 2024 to include protections for LGBTQ+ students.
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Trump gets no jail time, fines or probation as he's sentenced for NY felonies https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/011025_trump_sentencing/trump-gets-no-jail-time-fines-or-probation-as-hes-sentenced-ny-felonies/
President-elect Donald Trump received no jail time, fines or probation at a Friday sentencing after being found guilty of 34 felony charges stemming from the falsification of business records to hide the details of an extramarital affair from voters in the lead up to the 2016 election.
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Ahdiayh Chee scores 12 off bench as Aztec women roll past ACU JV https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/010925_pcc_womens_basketball/ahdiayh-chee-scores-12-off-bench-as-aztec-women-roll-past-acu-jv/
The Pima Community College women’s basketball team (12-3) took to the road and picked up a non-conference victory on Thursday in Glendale.
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Arizona Supreme Court to weigh fate of ‘dark money’ disclosure law https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010925_dark_money_disclosure/arizona-supreme-court-weigh-fate-dark-money-disclosure-law/
The Arizona Supreme Court agreed to hear key portions of a challenge to the state’s landmark campaign finance disclosure law aimed at ending anonymous political spending, potentially impacting rules meant to shine light on who spends money to influence voters.
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