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‘The right not to be coerced’: Push to restore old sports team names reopens wounds for Native communities tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
For many Native Americans, the decision to replace the former names of Washington’s NFL team and Cleveland’s MLB team was not just symbolic. Now, after President Donald Trump called on both franchises to restore those names, old fears are resurfacing.

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Pima Health Dep't will offer COVID vax at county clinics tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Pima County will offer COVID-19 immunization shots at its clinics this fall, even for people who cannot otherwise get a prescription for the vaccine.

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Pima volleyball drops match in straight sets at No. 12 Mesa CC tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College volleyball team (2-7, 1-1 in ACCAC) was back in action on Friday as they played an ACCAC conference match at Mesa Community College (9-2, 3-0).

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Friday deadline to request early ballot in S. Az congressional election tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A roundup of upcoming Tucson-area political events: Public meeting on the proposed homeless camping site; Sun Tran public meetings to outline changes to bus service; Sentinel team on the airwaves & more

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Climate change, bandshell renovations limit Tucson Pops Orchestra concerts tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
The Tucson Pops Orchestra is hosting fewer free concerts this fall, citing September's excessive heat, and coming renovations at Reid Park.

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Az Supreme Court hears challenge to dark money disclosure law tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The fate of Proposition 211, an overwhelmingly popular law passed in 2022, was placed in the hands of the Arizona Supreme Court on Thursday.

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Arizona Republicans want Trump to pay back $744M in border security costs tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Republican legislative leaders are asking the Trump administration to reimburse Arizona for spending $744 million on border security over the past four years — a month after Gov. Katie Hobbs sent her own request, which remains unanswered.

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Appeals court allows provision freezing Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Trump administration can block Medicaid funding from going to Planned Parenthood after an appeals court on Thursday overturned a lower court’s preliminary injunction.

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22-year-old Utahn suspected of killing Charlie Kirk in custody tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A suspect in Charlie Kirk’s fatal shooting is in custody, federal and state officials announced Friday morning.

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Conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ people, long discredited, could make a comeback tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Conversion therapy has been denounced by major medical organizations, who say it’s ineffective and harmful and puts LGBTQ+ people at risk, but conservative majorities in the courts, in state legislatures and at the federal level have opened the door to reinstate the practice.

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AI has a hidden water cost − here’s how to calculate yours tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
When people move from seeing AI as simply a resource drain to understanding its actual footprint, where the effects come from, how they vary, and what can be done to reduce them, they are far better equipped to make choices that balance innovation with sustainability.

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Social Security praises new chatbot ex-officials say was tested but shelved under Biden tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Social Security’s Facebook page is pockmarked with negative reviews of the uncooperative bot rolled out by the Trump administration that was tested but deemed not yet ready during the Biden administration, and many worry it foreshadows a less human Social Security.

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Hobbs defies federal limits on COVID vaccines with executive order tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Gov. Katie Hobbs issued an executive order Thursday that expands access to the COVID-19 vaccine, adding to a growing list of states that are bucking the federal government’s efforts to limit access to the updated shot.

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For Sen. Kelly, killing of Charlie Kirk renews concern about toxic politics & gun access tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The killing of right-wing star Charlie Kirk brought on a flood of unpleasant memories for Sen. Mark Kelly – of the day when his wife, Gabby Giffords, then a member of Congress, was shot in the head while meeting with constituents.

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New COVID vax restrictions create hurdles for Pima residents; Hobbs orders blanket Rx for Arizonans tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
With federal officials changing up COVID vaccination recommendations, Pima County residents may have a harder time getting a shot this year. Responding to restrictions, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs ordered state officials to issue a "standing order" that serves as a blanket prescription for everyone in the state on Thursday.

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‘Not Like Calling 911’—How a National Guard call-up actually works tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The demand for National Guard units is growing along with the debate over President Trump’s calling on troops to respond to what he describes as crime waves in Washington, D.C., and soon potentially other U.S. cities.

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Tucson leaders deserve credit for new NDA rules but must grasp what the changes mean tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
I've been calling for this change for transparency in economic development for a while. Now that local governments are doing it, I'm not sure they grasp the ramifications.

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Az federal judge continues to block Trump admin from sending 69 kids to Guatemala & Honduras tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A federal judge extended a temporary restraining order, blocking federal officials from removing dozens of Guatemalan and Honduran children in shelters or foster care from the U.S., following a short hearing in Tucson on Thursday morning.

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FactCheck: COVID vaccines are harder to get, despite claims from HHS, RFK Jr. tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Heated exchanges between some senators and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a Sept. 4 hearing amplified confusion about the availability of COVID-19 vaccinations for the fall.

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'Heart of Barrio Anita:' Historic designation, grant comes to Tucson tiendita after years of struggle tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Anita Street Market, which has been a part of Tucson's Barrio Anita since the early 1900s, hopes to continue its legacy through the help of a local historic preservation group.

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