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Man dies after suicide attempt at Pima County Jail tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A 38-year-old man died at a hospital Thursday, five days after he began a suicide attempt at the Pima County Jail.

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Our Fallen: Tucsonans killed in Iraq and Afghanistan wars tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: In nearly two decades of war, dozens from Tucson and Southern Arizona died in the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, and elsewhere. Here is our brief tribute to them.

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Arizona Senate COVID hearing light on facts, heavy on misinformation tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A two-day special hearing at the Arizona Senate aimed at examining the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic was rife with conspiracy theories, misinformation and fear-mongering around vaccines and public health — all endorsed by the Republican state legislators.

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Biden, McCarthy say they have brokered a debt limit deal to avert U.S. default tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced a deal in principle with President Joe Biden Saturday night that would stave off a first-ever default on the nation’s debt as long as it can clear both chambers of Congress before June 5.

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Az Gov. Hobbs issues 99th veto: Rejects election denialism, photo radar ban tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Gov. Katie Hobbs on Friday issued five more vetoes, rejecting Republican-led bills that state officials warned would have undermined and overly complicated elections in Arizona and a bill which would have outlawed photo radar and red-light cameras across Arizona.

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Flags for the fallen: Annual 'flags-in' readies Arlington for Memorial Day tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
More than 1,000 service members came out to Arlington National Cemetery in the predawn chill, hoisted backpacks overflowing with red, white and blue, and headed off through the endless rows of headstones to place over 250,000 flags for the annual Memorial Day flags-in event.

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Claytoonz: Biden's debt ceiling negotiations tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
President Joe Biden vowed he wouldn’t negotiate with Republicans on raising the debt ceiling, demanding a clean bill without cuts to spending. As it turns out, President Joe Biden will negotiate with terrorists.

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Enjoy Memorial Day weekend: Some ideas for how to spend the holiday around Tucson tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
The long Memorial Day weekend is upon us. Here are some ideas on how to spend it around Tucson

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Claytoonz: Biden negotiations tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
President Joe Biden vowed he wouldn’t negotiate with Republicans on raising the debt ceiling, demanding a clean bill without cuts to spending. As it turns out, President Joe Biden will negotiate with terrorists.

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What’s open, what’s closed on Memorial Day tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Most city, county, state, and federal governmental offices will be closed Monday, including post offices and courts. Most banks and credit unions will be closed.

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Southern states need to think bigger after buying time with 3-year Colorado River deal tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Arizona, California and Nevada have narrowly averted a regional water crisis by agreeing to reduce their use of Colorado River water over the next three years - but this deal only represents a temporary solution to a long-term crisis.

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Biden administration pauses copper mining project on sacred Apache site Oak Flat tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Biden administration has put a pause on plans to erect a copper mine in Arizona on land known as Oak Flat, a site sacred to Indigenous nations in the area, and will further consult with the San Carlos Apache and other tribes that have voiced opposition to the project.

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Biden administration pauses copper mining project on sacred Apache site Oak Flat tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Biden administration has put a pause on plans to erect a copper mine in Arizona on land known as Oak Flat, a site sacred to Indigenous nations in the area, and will further consult with the San Carlos Apache and other tribes that have voiced opposition to the project.

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Experts: Arizona economy could be hit hard if default is in our stars tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona travel and tourism would likely be hit hard by a long-term breach in the nation’s debt payments if the U.S. defaults on its debt, and even a "narrow miss on default” could affect housing, senior income, military spending and all important sectors of the Arizona economy.

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With pandemic in the rearview mirror, Memorial Day travel expected to boom tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Memorial Day weekend travelers are expected to pack roads and airports at or above pre-pandemic levels this year, with experts saying that an estimated 42.3 million Americans - and about 887,000 from Arizona - are likely to travel, a 4% increase over last year’s numbers.

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Gov. Hobbs says no Arizonan will ‘be forced to cut their water use' because of Colorado River plan tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
While a Colorado River conservation plan has yet to be approved by the federal government, Gov. Katie Hobbs made two things clear at a news conference Thursday: Arizona will lead the way in the tri-state agreement, and Arizonans need not worry about a water-use crackdown.

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Colorado River states bought time with 3-year water conservation deal – now they need to think bigger tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Arizona, California and Nevada have narrowly averted a regional water crisis by agreeing to reduce their use of Colorado River water over the next three years - but this deal only represents a temporary solution to a long-term crisis.

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Arizona Dem lawmaker faces formal reprimand for hiding Bibles as part of protest tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Democratic Rep. Stephanie Stahl Hamilton, caught on video moving Bibles in the member’s lounge of the Arizona House of Representatives after GOP leadership ordered the installation of a camera, is facing a formal censure from Republican colleagues.

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With debt default as soon as a week away, U.S. House jets off for holiday break tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
U.S. House members walked down the steps of the Capitol building Thursday morning to head back to their districts for a Memorial Day recess that began exactly one week before the country could default on the debt.

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Top aide to Az Gov. Hobbs resigns effective immediately tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Allie Bones, the chief of staff to Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs, is the latest staffer to leave the 9th floor of the State Capitol, with her resignation "effective immediately."

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