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Indigenous people unite to navigate abortion access after Roe tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
States with some of the largest Indigenous populations now also have some of the strictest restrictions on abortion, and Native organizations work to provides critical services – including help with abortion care – that the tribal government is unable or unwilling to provide.

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El Casino Ballroom was born dancing, 75 years ago tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
The 75th anniversary celebration of Tucson's El Casino Ballroom is coming up this Saturday and Sunday with a free event featuring the type of music and dance events that made it Tucson's original community center.

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Az Republicans say Big Tech bias against conservatives costs them elections tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Kari Lake and freshman GOP state legislator Alexander Kolodin were both highly critical of Big Tech’s influence on free speech and elections during the first meeting of Arizona's Committee on Oversight, Accountability and Big Tech, with claims of a “nascent totalitarian society.”

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Mapping hot spots where spending billions to reduce wildfire risks offers biggest payoff tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The U.S. government is investing over US$7 billion in the coming years to try to manage the nation’s escalating wildfire crisis, and while that sounds like a lot, it’s nowhere close to enough to treat every acre that needs it - so here's where taxpayers can get the biggest bang for the buck.

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Trump liable for denying writer E. Jean Carroll’s rape accusation, judge rules tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Dishing Donald Trump a defeat on summary judgement, a New York judge ruled Wednesday that writer E. Jean Carroll’s second defamation trial against the former president in January will be held only to determine how much Trump owes her in damages.

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Arizona COVID-19 cases double since June, as virus rebounds in state, U.S. tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
COVID-19 cases are rising in the U.S. and in Arizona, where new infections per week have more than doubled since early July - and while the number of cases reported is not near those at the height of the pandemic, experts say the amount if infected is likely to continue rising.

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Wadsack recall effort fizzles tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: Supporters of an effort to recall Arizona Sen. Justine Wadsack were unable to gather enough signatures to recall the controversial Tucson-area lawmaker.

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Tucson's Molly Holzschlag, known as 'the fairy godmother of the web,' dead at 60 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Molly Holzschlag, whose pioneering work in online design standards led to her being dubbed "the fairy godmother of the web," has died at age 60.

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Tucson's MOCA reopens after summer closure tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
The Museum of Contemporary Art reopened Aug. 31 after a summer break. MOCA executive director Julio César Morales said it was the first time the Downtown Tucson arts venue had closed for the summer.

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CBP helicopter rescues woman from wildfire in Baboquivari Mountains tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A helicopter crew with U.S. Customs and Border Protection rescued two migrants from hazardous situations in the Baboquivari Mountains last week, saving a man trapped on a cliff-side and a woman from a brush fire caused by lightning.

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Wadsack recall effort fizzles tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Supporters of an effort to recall Arizona Sen. Justine Wadsack were unable to gather enough signatures to recall the controversial Tucson-area lawmaker.

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Christian lawmakers push battle over church & state after Roe tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Representing more than half the states in the nation, a collection of legislators and local government officials called the National Association of Christian Lawmakers push to change the social fabric of the country and return America to what they say are its Judeo-Christian origins.

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Death rates for people under 40 have skyrocketed. Blame fentanyl. tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Accidental overdose became the No. 1 cause of death in 13 states for people under 40, overtaking suicide in nine states and vehicle accidents in five others; it’s now the top cause in 37 states, with a wave of overdose deaths driven by drugs spiked with fentanyl.

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Should doctors & nurses talk more about heat as temps rise? tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Heat is already the leading cause of death in the U.S. from weather-related hazards, and clinicians need to start talking to patients about how to protect themselves on dangerously hot days, which are happening more frequently because of climate change.

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Arizona jobless rate is down, wages up, but not all is worth celebrating tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona’s unemployment is at the lowest rate in decades, there are more jobs than workers available to fill them and salaries are inching up, all of which should be good indicators for workers - but lingering inflation is chipping away at any salary gains.

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Extreme heat returns to Tucson; record highs expected this weekend tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Triple-digit heat is coming back, with record highs expected in Tucson this weekend, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures are expected to rise across Southern Arizona through the week.

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Congress to grant limited access to Jan. 6 security footage, House GOP says tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Members of the media and other approved parties will be able this month to review security footage captured during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, with limited access to CCTV terminals at the Capitol where certain approved parties can review the footage.

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Extreme heat returns to Tucson; record highs expected this weekend tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Triple-digit heat is coming back, with record highs expected in Tucson this weekend, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures are expected to rise across Southern Arizona through the week.

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Tucson moves on water plans; Pima Supes air out World View behind closed doors tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The Tucson City Council will discuss water plans, and move on to giving police the power to act against landlords who allow crimes on their properties. Plus, Pima County Supes to get a private World View briefing, and more in local government meetings this week.

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5th Circuit sides with ivermectin-prescribing doctors in FDA quarrel tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Three doctors - including one from Arizona - who prescribed ivermectin for COVID-19 patients have valid claims that the Food and Drug Administration overstepped its authority with a campaign warning people not to take the drug, reinstating the trio’s lawsuit against the agency.

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