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Fire sparked in Ventana Canyon area of Catalina Mtns tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A fire was sparked overnight in the Catalina Mountains north of Tucson, with about 50 acres burning in the Ventana Canyon area.

A year after Dobbs: Congress takes a back seat on federal abortion policy tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
One year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion, the courts rather than a divided Congress are leading the way on decisions on reproductive rights that would affect the entire nation.

Can wild horses be managed on public lands? Experts disagree tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Hundreds of horses roam free in the Black River watershed in the Apache-Sitgreaves, and as some conservationists are pushing the Forest Service to remove them from nearly all public lands, other experts say small herds can be managed without destroying native wildlife.

Az Gov. Hobbs delivers water for parched Rio Verde Foothills tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Just hours after residents demanded action in a press conference and more than six months after the city of Scottsdale turned off the taps on the unincorporated community, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs signed bill that should finally bring water to the dehydrated Rio Verde Foothills.

Az DES to replace stolen SNAP & TANF benefits tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Arizona Department of Economic Security announced a new process Monday to replace SNAP "food stamps" and TANF cash assistance benefits stolen from electronic benefit transfer cards.

Impact of Donovan Durband on Downtown Tucson will live on in perpetuity tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
"In Tucson, Donovan Durband has been a key player in making our Downtown a destination people seek out on a worldwide basis. We lost Donovan two Saturdays ago, but his impact will live on in perpetuity." — Councilman Steve Kozachik

The Az legislature is on break again: Here’s why tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona Republican lawmakers are back on break after lawmakers reconvened for two days following their fourth break of the session - but GOP legislators are eager to keep the session open to thwart Democrat Gov. Katie Hobbs’ ability to appoint agency heads.

Arizona Gov. Hobbs vetoes anti-drag bills tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a slew of bills aimed at criminalizing and restricting drag performances - bills that were amended and framed by Republicans as proposals to protect children, though state law already prohibits exposing minors to harmful materials.

GOP senator blocks 100s of military nominees over Pentagon abortion policies tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Despite top U.S. military retirements beginning in less than a month, Sen. Tommy Tuberville refuses to budge on his blockade of hundreds of armed services promotions in protest of the Pentagon’s reproductive care policy instituted after the reversal of Roe v. Wade.

Half the nation’s wetlands just lost federal protection. Their fate is up to states. tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A Supreme Court decision that struck down federal protections for wetlands has left some states scrambling to enact their own safeguards and others questioning whether their regulators can handle the workload without federal partners.

U.S. sanctions Mexico-based migrant smuggling group tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on a transnational human smuggling organization operating at the U.S.-Mexico border, the latest step in what security analysts describe as the United States’ effort to treat human smugglers more like drug traffickers.

U.S. sanctions Mexico-based migrant trafficking group tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on a transnational human smuggling organization operating at the U.S.-Mexico border, the latest step in what security analysts describe as the United States’ effort to treat human smugglers more like drug traffickers.

5th Circuit reinstates red states' lawsuit over Biden’s redirection of border wall funding tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
With billions in border barrier appropriations set to expire by 2025, a Fifth Circuit appellate panel instructed a federal judge to rule expeditiously on a lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s decision not to build border walls with funding Congress appropriated for the endeavor.

Juneteenth offers new ways to teach about slavery, Black perseverance & American history tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Juneteenth – which commemorates the date in 1865 when Union troops notified the last remaining slaves in Texas that they were free - offers the opportunity to instill a sense of cultural pride and a better appreciation for the sacrifices that Black people made for freedom.

Green Valley court starts DUI treatment program for first-time offenders tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Next month, Green Valley Justice Court will launch an alternative program for first-time DUI defendants, providing treatment and a less-severe conviction listed on criminal records.

Coming rains mean 3rd year for UA's monsoon fantasy prediction game tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
With June 15 being the onset of what meteorologists consider the monsoon — whether it's raining or not yet — a new season of fantasy weather forecasting has also begun. Predict the rain correctly, and you could win the Southwest Monsoon Fantasy Forecasts game.

Trying a death-penalty case without a jury is practically unheard of in Arizona tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Lasting eight months, the trial of the so-called Canal Killer was arguably the longest murder trial in recent memory in Maricopa County Superior Court - and it was also remarkably rare in that it was a bench trial, with no jury, simply because the crimes were that horrific.

Pinal County builds new elections space after cramped quarters contribute to errors tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
As Pinal County supervisors deal with a population surge, construction is under way on a $29 million, 53,000-square-foot elections center in hopes of avoiding some of the problems on Election Day that led to errors, which were eventually corrected in a statewide recount.

Firefighters 'sick' of work conditions as 47,000 square kilometres burn across Canada tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
As climate change and outmoded forestry practices bring Canada its worst wildfire season of the century, exhausted and underpaid firefighters warn they may stand down if their working conditions do not improve.

Boarding school childhood trauma linked to poor health in Native Americans tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Native Americans forced to attend boarding schools - an experience that sets American Indians apart from other minority groups - have been found to have higher rates of mental and physical health problems, including depression, anxiety, suicide, diabetes and cancer.

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