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3 Pima Community College boards seats up for grabs in November tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Two incumbents are facing challengers are facing challenges as they seek reelection to the Pima Community College Governing Board.

As Watch fire grows, San Carlos Apache tribe declares emergency tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The San Carlos Apache Tribe declared an emergency Friday, and asked for help from Arizona state and federal officials after the Watch Fire quickly consumed 1,115 acres on Thursday, destroying at least 13 homes and forced the evacuations of more than 400 people.

Wade McLean: 'Edgar Soto cares and is a winner' tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
'There’s no doubt that he would bring this optimistic, caring and committed attitude with him to make the Pima County Board of Supervisors more successful.' — Wade McLean

Biden asks the nation for unity, promises security review after Trump shooting tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Joe Biden Sunday called for unity and pledged an independent review following the campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday where former President Donald J. Trump was shot and injured.

Victims & shooter identified in assassination attempt on Trump tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The FBI said early Sunday it had identified the man who shot former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally on Saturday as Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pa. Crooks was killed at the scene.

FC Tucson's Liz Duarte says 'fin' to soccer career tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Luz Duarte retires; Cats announce nonconference matches; Playoffs online for FC Tucson men

Women who have been targets of political violence condemn shooting at Trump rally tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
After former President Donald Trump was injured in a shooting at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday evening, prominent women who have been the targets of political violence swiftly condemned the attack.

Fire at Pima County jail forces evacuation of 380 inmates tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Nearly 400 inmates were evacuated from the Pima County jail Friday night after a fire broke out in the facility's annex, officials said.

Forest Service will burn tree piles on Mt. Lemmon as part of forest-clearing efforts tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
As early as Friday, staff with the Coronado National Forest will burn piles of trees on Mt. Lemmon, part of a years-long effort to clear the forest.

Conservationists: Cattle grazing damages Arizona’s riverbank habitats tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and the Fish and Wildlife Service, more than six months after it first notified the government of lasting environmental damage along western Arizona’s Big Sandy River due to excess cattle grazing.

Surprise: American voters actually largely agree on many issues tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
As the presidential election campaign heats up, media coverage suggests Americans are hopelessly divided and headed for a difficult fall – perhaps also a tense January - but that isn’t the whole story.

Biden defends ability to beat Putin and Trump in NATO summit closing tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Joe Biden capped the annual summit with fellow members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization with a lengthy press conference on Thursday, a moment widely viewed as consequential for his candidacy while he staves off questions surrounding his candidacy.

Dem billboards target Trump for his ties to right-wing Project 2025 tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A media push in multiple battleground states - including Arizona - ahead of the Republican National Convention this month, highlights former President Donald Trump’s connections to the controversial Project 2025.

Climate change is hitting Arizona’s Indigenous peoples hard tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Climate change is having profound effects on the Indigenous peoples of North America, and in Arizona, heat-related Native American deaths are on the rise, with summer 2024 already rivaling last summer’s brutal heat dome that covered parts of the state.

Red states sue Biden administration over transgender health care protections tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Seven GOP-dominated states filed a federal lawsuit in St. Louis against multiple Biden administration agencies, in opposition to recent changes to the Affordable Care Act meant to protect transgender people from medical discrimination.

Southern Az Democrat Engel raises record haul in CD6 congressional bid tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Democratic congressional candidate Kirsten Engel raised more than $1.7 million between April 1 and June 30, setting a new state record, according to her campaign. She's looking toward a rematch with GOP incumbent Rep. Juan Ciscomani.

Democrats in hotly contested Southern Az statehouse race jointly raise $250k tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Democratic candidates Kevin Volk and John McLean are vying to flip two seats in one of Southern Arizona’s most-watched legislative districts. Each reported collecting more than six figures in the latest fundraising quarter, as they challenge Reps. Cory McGarr and Rachel Jones and Sen. Justine Wadsack.

Democrats in hotly contested Southern Az statehouse race jointly raise more than $200K tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Democratic candidates Kevin Volk and John McLean are vying to flip two seats in one of Southern Arizona’s most-watched legislative districts. Each reported collecting more than six figures in the latest fundraising quarter, as they challenge Reps. Cory McGarr and Rachel Jones and Sen. Justine Wadsack.

Pima County issues air pollution advisory for Thursday tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Pima County Department of Environmental Quality issued a Dust Action Day for particulate matter air pollution today for the Tucson metropolitan area.

U.S. House passes bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote in federal races tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would require individuals registering to vote to provide proof of citizenship, and would require most individuals registering to vote to have a passport, to participate in federal elections - an act that is already illegal.

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