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New Arizona jaguar sightings a 'positive sign' despite border wall, UA researchers say https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080725_jaguar_spotted/new-arizona-jaguar-sightings-positive-sign-despite-border-wall-ua-researchers-say/
Recent sightings of wild jaguars — including 'Jaguar Number Four' on Wednesday — show Southern Arizona is still in the apex predator's range, University of Arizona researchers said.
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Shaw needs at least 58% of remaining ballots to beat Dahl in Tucson Council primary race https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080725_ward3_update/shaw-needs-least-58-remaining-ballots-beat-dahl-tucson-council-primary-race/
Sadie Shaw needs to win at least 58 percent of the remaining ballots in the Democratic primary to knock Tucson Councilman Kevin Dahl out of his Ward 3 seat.
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Arizona AG Mayes, bipartisan state attorneys general crack down on nuisance robocalls https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080725_nuisance_robocall/arizona-ag-mayes-bipartisan-state-attorneys-general-crack-down-nuisance-robocalls/
As part of Operation Robocall Roundup, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes and 50 bipartisan attorneys general are sending warning letters to 37 voice service providers, which transmit the calls, demanding they stop illegal robocalls being routed through telecom networks.
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UA researchers: Arizona jaguar sightings a 'positive sign' despite border wall https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080725_jaguar_spotted/ua-researchers-arizona-jaguar-sightings-positive-sign-despite-border-wall/
For University of Arizona researchers, the latest sightings show that Southern Arizona is still in the apex predator's range.
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Ice shortage: Youth hockey outgrowing single Tucson rink https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/080725_ice_hockey/ice-shortage-youth-hockey-outgrowing-single-tucson-rink/
In the heart of the Sonoran Desert, a close-knit hockey community is proving that passion for the sport can thrive anywhere, even where frozen ponds are nowhere in sight.
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Understanding key terms swirling around Alligator Alcatraz & immigration enforcement https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/080725_immigration_terms_op/understanding-key-terms-swirling-around-alligator-alcatraz-immigration-enforcement/
Discussing immigration issues is challenging, since key terms are often conflated and confused. Clarifying these terms and their legal implications can help ensure people are talking about the same things – regardless of whether they agree about who should be in the country.
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Chris James running for Arizona CD 5 seat https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080725_james_congress/chris-james-running-arizona-cd-5-seat/
Chris James, Eastern Band of Cherokee, announced he is running for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in Arizona, seeking to replace Rep. Andy Biggs - who is not running for reelection - and become the first Native American to represent the state in Congress.
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Coaches & fellow players remember Kelly Pierce as tenacious competitor & great friend https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/080725_kelly-pierce/coaches-fellow-players-remember-kelly-pierce-as-tenacious-competitor-great-friend/
Salpointe Catholic soccer coach Kelly Pierce died unexpectedly last Friday at the age of 44 and her passing has hit the local soccer community hard.
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Understanding key terms swirling around Alligator Alcatraz and immigration enforcement https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/080725_immigration_terms_op/understanding-key-terms-swirling-around-alligator-alcatraz-and-immigration-enforcement/
Discussing immigration issues is challenging, since key terms are often conflated and confused. Clarifying these terms and their legal implications can help ensure people are talking about the same things – regardless of whether they agree about who should be in the country.
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Transfer of sacred Apache land inevitable, feds tell judge https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080725_oak_flat_transfer/transfer-sacred-apache-land-inevitable-feds-tell-judge/
After attempting to rush transfer of an Arizona Apache holy site into the hands of a private mining company to avoid judicial review, the federal government now says the land transfer is immune from such review and cannot be enjoined or delayed.
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Congress looks to ease restrictions on veterans’ use of non-VA clinics/hospitals https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/080725_va_restrictions/congress-looks-ease-restrictions-veterans-use-non-va-clinics-hospitals/
Congress is aiming to streamline the process of obtaining what is known as community care for veterans who live hours from VA facilities, or need health services that aren’t readily available from the VA.
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Why congressional redistricting is blowing up across the U.S. this summer https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/080725_redistricting_fight/why-congressional-redistricting-blowing-up-across-us-this-summer/
Fueled by President Trump’s aims to bolster the U.S. House’s razor-thin GOP majority in the 2026 midterm elections, a rare mid-decade redistricting fight in Texas grew increasingly bitter in recent days and engulfed other states.
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Ice shortage: Youth hockey in Tucson is booming & outgrowing single rink, although help is on the way https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/080725_ice_hockey/ice-shortage-youth-hockey-tucson-booming-outgrowing-single-rink-although-help-way/
In the heart of the Sonoran Desert, a close-knit hockey community is proving that passion for the sport can thrive anywhere, even where frozen ponds are nowhere in sight.
#Tucson #Arizona