Pima volleyball wins in straight sets over South Mountain tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College volleyball team (6-10, 3-4 in ACCAC) got back into the win column on Wednesday as they hosted South Mountain Community College (1-10, 0-7).

Republicans face mounting pressure to pay troops as shutdown drags on tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
House Speaker Mike Johnson again refused to consider legislation that would ensure members of the U.S. military are paid during the government shutdown, bucking an emotional plea from the Republican spouse of one such service member.

Judge: Trump administration can delay border wall lawsuit during gov't shutdown tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A lawsuit over border wall construction in Arizona's San Rafael Valley is being put on hold due to the federal shutdown, said U.S. District Judge James Marner in a Monday ruling.

Tucson nonprofit seeks help after 'Market on the Move' warehouse fire tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The 3000 Club is planning to host its weekly Market on the Move program outside its warehouse on Saturday after it was badly damaged by a fire earlier this month.

All roads lead to Phoenix when it comes to Tucson's transit safety tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The Tucson City Council is now at odds over re-instituting transit fees to make riding on buses more secure. The opioid crisis has left government to clean up Big Pharma's mess — and the state Legislature isn't helping; it's doing the opposite.

Storm prep sandbag stations available Friday in Tucson, Pima County tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Sandbag stations will be available starting Friday, Oct. 10, for all city of Tucson and Pima County residents, due to potential heavy rainfall and flooding from Saturday through Monday from Tropical Storm Priscilla.

Arizona Fall League tripleheader in Tucson canceled due to weather tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Arizona Fall League has canceled the tripleheader at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium in Tucson scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 11, because of weather concerns related to Hurricane Priscilla.

Arizona cities resist efforts to curtail ICE partnerships with local police tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
As immigration arrests surge to deliver on President Donald Trump’s promise to oversee the largest deportation effort in history, progressive groups in Arizona are appealing to their local city councils to serve as shields — and encountering disinterest and even resistance.

Hobbs launches reelection bid promising ‘real results’ for Arizona tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs launched her reelection campaign Wednesday, boasting about her ability to focus on “real results” for Arizonans with a flurry of ads and appeals for donations.

Trump moves against direct-to-consumer drug ads despite massive lobbying by pharmaceutical industry tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Trump has begun a sweeping crackdown on direct-to-consumer drug advertising as part of his administration’s Make America Healthy Again campaign, which could alter the way the U.S. pharmaceutical industry markets products to consumers.

States scramble to access $50B rural health fund to offset Medicaid cuts tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Federal officials promised to offset Medicaid funding loss with the new Rural Health Transformation Program. Now, 50 states are scrambling to access a portion of the $50 billion pool intended to “strengthen rural communities across America.”

Gallego accuses Speaker Johnson of delaying Adelita Grijalva’s swearing-in to shield Epstein files tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona’s two Democratic senators confronted Republican Speaker Mike Johnson over his refusal to swear in Arizona Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, a day after he offered to do so “as soon as she wants” and then immediately backtracked.

Trump brags flag burning ban 'took the freedom of speech away’ tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Donald Trump said his administration “took the freedom of speech away” during a White House event where he berated left-wing extremists for burning American flags.

Gaza peace plan risks borrowing more from Blair’s failures than success tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Tony Blair, the man being tapped by U.S. President Trump to help oversee governance of a postwar Gaza, has ample experience with peace processes, but the proposal contains the same limitations and failings that plagued previous peace plans pushed on Palestinians.

UA part of $38M research project to find solutions to Az water future tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
University of Arizona researchers are looking for ways to protect the state’s water future, including plans to treat and desalinate wastewater for new use through a reverse osmosis system spearheaded by the UA Water & Energy Sustainable Technology Center.

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