A dozen candidates file to run for Tucson City Council tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A dozen candidates have filed to run for Tucson City Council in Wards 3, 5 and 6 ahead of Monday's deadline to submit paperwork. Ten Democrats and just two Republicans handed in nominating petitions, but some may face challenges.

6 candidates apply for Pima Board of Supervisors vacancy tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A total of six applicants are aiming to fill the open District 5 seat on the Pima County Board of Supervisors. The office is up for grabs because Democrat Adelita Grijalva stepped down last week to run for Congress.

Supreme Court pauses return of mistakenly deported Maryland man, for now tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Supreme Court on Monday temporarily froze a midnight deadline for returning a Maryland to the U.S after he was mistakenly sent to a notorious El Salvador prison.

Photos: A week of Southern Arizona protests against Trump & Elon Musk tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
From one weekend to the next, thousands of Tucsonans have gathered to protest the Trump administration, including events at a Tesla dealership, 'A' Mountain and Reid Park.

Supreme Court empowers Trump to continue deportations to El Salvador prison tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Supreme Court freed President Donald Trump from a restraining order grounding deportation flights, allowing the administration to continue deporting migrants under the Alien Enemies Act.

'Miss O'Dell': Tucsonan's lifetime among rock royalty like Beatles & Stones tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
"Miss O'Dell" details Tucson native Chris O'Dell's stories of her time with the Beatles, Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, Linda Ronstadt and more.

Tucson revisits differential water rates & free bus rides; CatFoot gets look at budget tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The Tucson City Council will vote on raising water rates on county customers, while taxes could offset free bus fares; Flowing Wells not READY for grant that fosters DEI, plus more in local government meetings around Tucson this week.

Trump asks Supreme Court to block return of Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador prison tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to block a federal judge’s order to return a Maryland man to the United States after he was mistakenly deported to a notorious El Salvador prison.

Brown breaks Pima outdoor record in 400 meters, Grusendorf sets 2 nat'l qualifiers tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College men’s track & field team competed at the Triton Invitational on Friday and Saturday at the University of California San Diego in La Jolla, Calif.

Tucsonans can safely dispose of household hazwaste, old electronics & more on Saturday tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Get rid of your old paint, computers and sensitive documents this Saturday at the city of Tucson’s monthly household hazardous waste collection event.

Cereceres & Senior combine for 10 hits, 9 RBIs and 9 runs as Aztec baseball upsets No. 3 South Mountain tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College baseball team (37-9, 21-9 in ACCAC) secured two big wins on the road on Saturday in its ACCAC conference doubleheader at South Mountain Community College (32-14, 24-6).

Arizona, other states challenge Trump admin’s mass cancellation of NIH research grants tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Sixteen states with Democratic attorneys general sued the National Institutes of Health, claiming the agency has purposefully delayed and disrupted medical research grant awards and terminated grants that had already been issued.

Arizona’s housing crossroads: Building a future where every family thrives tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Lawmakers must commit to a four-year Arizona Department of Housing renewal to ensure long-term planning and strategic investment, and expanding the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit will unlock housing, create jobs, and strengthen communities statewide.

Thousands flood Arizona streets to confront Trump’s agenda tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Thousands of angry Arizonans, including thousands at the state Capitol, rallied across the state Saturday to send a message to President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk: Keep your hands off vital government services, the economy and civil rights.

‘Fill in that gap’: Arizona hopes to have Missing Endangered Persons alert system live by summer tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Developing solutions for the MMIP crisis within Indian Country included advocating for the creation of a multijurisdictional missing persons alert system — something that is finally about to become a reality as Arizona and other states across the country work to implement the new alert.

Judge refuses to stay order protecting 350,000 Venezuelans with residency status from deportation tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration's attempt to circumvent a previous order protecting 350,000 Venezuelan migrants under temporary protected status from being deported on April 7.

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