Bam!: Tucson Comic-Con to take over the TCC this weekend https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/083123_comic-con/bam-tucson-comic-con-take-over-tcc-this-weekend/
While it began as a humble event in 2009 with 500 attendees, this year's Tucson Comic-Con features nationally known creators.
#Tucson #Arizona
Giuliani loses by default in defamation case brought by Georgia poll workers https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/083123_giuliani_defamation/giuliani-loses-by-default-defamation-case-brought-by-georgia-poll-workers/
A federal judge ruled that Rudy Giuliani forfeited his case in a defamation suit brought by two Georgia poll workers who Giuliani had falsely accused of mishandling ballots during the 2020 election in the state after Giuliani's refusal to comply with court orders to turn over documents.
#Tucson #Arizona
Sierra Club report card lauds environmental funding, laments climate inaction https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/083123_sierra_club_report/sierra-club-report-card-lauds-environmental-funding-laments-climate-inaction/
The Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter released its fall 2023 Environmental Report Card for the Arizona Legislature and Governor, and though the organization gave a majority of the state’s legislators negative marks for climate inaction, it praised the state budget’s climate initiatives.
#Tucson #Arizona
Flood watch issued after heavy rains in Southern Arizona https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/083123_flood_watch/flood-watch-issued-after-heavy-rains-southern-arizona/
The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for the Tucson metro area and Pima County effective through Friday, and extending through Saturday, Sept. 2, for the rest of Southern Arizona.
#Tucson #Arizona
Justice Thomas discloses private flights from GOP megadonor https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/083123_thomas_disclosure/justice-thomas-discloses-private-flights-from-gop-megadonor/
Justice Clarence Thomas filed his financial disclosure forms on Thursday, reporting private jet flights gifted to him by billionaire GOP donor Harlan Crow - and although Thomas reported his gifted trips from 2022, he did not amend any previous disclosure forms.
#Tucson #Arizona
Ashford University students to receive $72 million in loan forgiveness https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/083123_ashford_loans/ashford-university-students-receive-72-million-loan-forgiveness/
More than 2,000 students of online Ashford University will have $72 million in loans set aside, and the Department of Education plans to recoup the cost of these discharges, including seeking money from the University of Arizona, current owner of Ashford University.
#Tucson #Arizona
Trump pleads not guilty in Georgia 2020 election interference case https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/083123_trump_ga_plea/trump-pleads-not-guilty-georgia-2020-election-interference-case/
Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Thursday to all 13 criminal charges against him relating to interference in the 2020 Georgia election and waived his right to an in-person arraignment while asking to be tried separately from co-defendents in the case.
#Tucson #Arizona
Slither & bound: Rattlesnakes & toads get busy during Arizona's monsoon https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091522_monsoon_critters/slither-bound-rattlesnakes-toads-get-busy-during-arizonas-monsoon/
This summer’s monsoon has been active across Arizona, bringing violent winds, torrential rain and flash floods - and also rattlesnakes and toads, who are active now because monsoons determine when they reproduce.
#Tucson #Arizona
Giuliani loses by default in defamation case brought by Georgia poll workers https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/083123_giuliani_defamation/giuliani-loses-by-default-defamation-case-brought-by-georgia-poll-workers/
A federal judge ruled that Rudy Giuliani forfeited his case in a defamation suit brought by two Georgia poll workers who Giuliani had falsely accused of mishandling ballots during the 2020 election in the state after Giuliani's refusal to comply with court orders to turn over documents.
#Tucson #Arizona
Maricopa County GOP wants cash-strapped AZGOP to fund costly presidential primary https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/083123_gop_primary_fight/maricopa-county-gop-wants-cash-strapped-azgop-fund-costly-presidential-primary/
The Arizona Republican Party is basically broke, but that’s not stopping the Maricopa County GOP from attempting to force it to run a hand-count presidential primary election this spring with a price tag of up to $15 million.
#Tucson #Arizona
Kansas reporter sues police chief over newspaper raid https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/083123_newspaper_raid_lawsuit/kansas-reporter-sues-police-chief-over-newspaper-raid/
Deb Gruver, a reporter for the Marion County Record who was investigating the background of Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody, is suing in federal court, alleging Cody injured her when he grabbed her phone from her hand during an Aug. 11 raid of the paper's offices.
#Tucson #Arizona
'A Tale of Two Houses' film is a love song to Tucson's musical past https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/083023_two_houses_film/a-tale-two-houses-film-love-song-tucsons-musical-past/
Providing a perfect snapshot of the underground music scene and what it was like to be young in Tucson during the mid-1980s, “A Tale of Two Houses” is director Chris Carlone’s love song to days gone by. It premieres this weekend.
#Tucson #Arizona
PACC at critical capacity after taking in 300 pets in 3 days https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/083023_pacc_critical_capacity/pacc-critical-capacity-after-taking-300-pets-3-days/
After taking in more than 300 animals in three days, Pima County Animal Care Center is beyond critical capacity and asking the community for immediate help.
#Tucson #Arizona
Hacked files held COVID-tracing personal data of 110k Pima County residents https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/083023_covid_data_breach/hacked-files-held-covid-tracing-personal-data-110k-pima-county-residents/
A data breach using a "critical vulnerability" in file-transfer software used by a contractor for Pima County exposed the health and personal data of about 110,000 residents, county officials said Wednesday.
#Tucson #Arizona
Az Gov. Hobbs touts bill expanding trauma therapy to 911 dispatchers https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/083023_trauma_therapy/az-gov-hobbs-touts-bill-expanding-trauma-therapy-911-dispatchers/
Arizona’s 911 dispatchers now have access to trauma therapy paid for by their employers, under a new law that comes as the state grapples with a shortage of dispatchers.
#Tucson #Arizona
White House plan to negotiate drug prices could affect 165,000 Arizonans https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/083023_drug_negotiations/white-house-plan-negotiate-drug-prices-could-affect-165000-arizonans/
The Biden administration targeted 10 prescription drugs - used to treat heart failure, blood clots, diabetes, arthritis, Crohn’s disease and more - as part of the first-ever Medicare price negotiation, a move that it said could benefit 9 million beneficiaries – including 165,000 in Arizona.
#Tucson #Arizona
Az Gov. Katie Hobbs touts bill expanding trauma therapy to 911 dispatchers amid recruitment efforts https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/083023_trauma_therapy/az-gov-katie-hobbs-touts-bill-expanding-trauma-therapy-911-dispatchers-amid-recruitment-efforts/
Arizona’s 911 dispatchers now have access to trauma therapy paid for by their employers, under a new law that comes as the state grapples with a shortage of dispatchers.
#Tucson #Arizona
3M to pay $6 billion to settle military earplug hearing loss claims https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/083023_3m_soldiers_hearing/3m-pay-6-billion-settle-military-earplug-hearing-loss-claims/
Minnesota manufacturing giant 3M announced a $6 billion settlement, including cash and company stock, to over 200,000 military service members who have claimed to suffer hearing loss after using earplugs supplied by the company’s subsidiary.
#Tucson #Arizona
EPA rolls back federal water protections following high court decision https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/083023_epa_scotus_water/epa-rolls-back-federal-water-protections-following-high-court-decision/
Keeping pace with a spring Supreme Court decision that slashed protections for U.S. wetlands, the Environmental Protection Agency issued a new rule that could cut federally protected waters by more than half.
#Tucson #Arizona
Young Arizonans cannot afford to skip the 2024 election https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/083023_young_voters_op/young-arizonans-cannot-afford-skip-2024-election/
For the first time in a long time, students came out during the 2022 midterms in record numbers to vote, breaking turnout records - and Arizonans should expect young people to come out in even greater numbers as more “Gen-Zers” become eligible to vote.
#Tucson #Arizona
Tucson Sentinel's independent nonprofit newsroom learns from & informs Southern Arizonans about the community challenges & unique culture of our Borderlands.