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Government-and-politics

Photos: U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva 1948 — 2025

Photos: U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva 1948 — 2025

  • Mamta Popat

Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva died Thursday morning, March 13. He had been fighting lung cancer for about a year. He was 77. 

Collection: Get the latest 2023 Tucson election news and meet the candidates

Collection: Get the latest 2023 Tucson election news and meet the candidates

  • Nicole Ludden

Read the Star's latest coverage of this year's local elections.

Photos: Inside the new Casa Alitas Drexel Center for migrants in Tucson, 2023

Photos: Inside the new Casa Alitas Drexel Center for migrants in Tucson, 2023

  • Mamta Popat

The new Casa Alitas Drexel Center is located in the southwest area of Tucson. The shelter is only allowing single men to stay there and can currently hold 170 people. Families from detention centers are brought to the shelter, but are placed upon a bus and driven to Phoenix where they will r…

Read more of the latest Arizona legislation news

Read more of the latest Arizona legislation news

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Photos: Rep. Jim Kolbe served Southern Arizona for 22 years

Photos: Rep. Jim Kolbe served Southern Arizona for 22 years

  • Rick Wiley

Former U.S. Congressman Jim Kolbe died on Dec. 3, 2022, at age 80.

Kari Lake continues legal bid to toss election results

Kari Lake continues legal bid to toss election results

  • Howard Fischer

A Maricopa County Superior Court judge last month ruled the testimony on behalf of the failed Arizona gubernatorial hopeful lacked evidence to prove she should have been declared the winner.

Hamadeh claims election errors in lawsuit over loss

Hamadeh claims election errors in lawsuit over loss

  • Howard Fischer

Republican Abe Hamadeh has asked a judge to declare him the winner over Democrat Kris Mayes, who had 511 more votes in the race for Arizona Attorney General.

Photos: The receding waters of Lake Powell, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area

Photos: The receding waters of Lake Powell, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area

    The Glen Canyon Institute guided Arizona Daily Star photographer Kelly Presnell and reporter Tony Davis on a journey into Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. The receding waters of Lake Powell have revealed geologic features not seen since Lake Powell began forming in the mid-1960s, after …

    Several Tucson-area House races remain close

    Several Tucson-area House races remain close

      Election workers will continue counting ballots for days.

      Democrat Fontes remains ahead of election denier Finchem for secretary of state

        Winner will run Arizona's elections for next four years.

        Hobbs adds to narrow lead over Lake in Arizona governor's race

        Hobbs adds to narrow lead over Lake in Arizona governor's race

          Democrat Katie Hobbs has 51.7% of the votes counted so far to Republican Kari Lake's 49.3% as of Thursday night, with hundreds of thousands of ballots still to be counted. 

          Pima County has more than 150,000 ballots still to be counted

          Pima County has more than 150,000 ballots still to be counted

            Verifying and counting will be done over the coming days.

            Arizona voters to decide on creating lieutenant governor's job

            Arizona voters to decide on creating lieutenant governor's job

              Proposition 131 would make Arizona one of the last states in the country to create an office of lieutenant governor who would succeed the governor.

              Pima County has 30,000 primary ballots still to count

              Pima County has 30,000 primary ballots still to count

                Officials must complete counting by Aug. 15.

                Local News

                Arizona comes out on top of a slug fest with Hermosillo, 17-11 in the Mexican Baseball Fiesta

                Arizona comes out on top of a slug fest with Hermosillo, 17-11 in the Mexican Baseball Fiesta

                The Wildcats and Naranjeros open this year's Mexican Baseball Fiesta with 28 runs in a four-hour game that ended with Arizona on top 17-11, October 1, 2026, Tucson, Ariz.

                Arizona comes out on top of a slug fest with Hermosillo, 17-11 in the Mexican Baseball Fiesta

                Arizona comes out on top of a slug fest with Hermosillo, 17-11 in the Mexican Baseball Fiesta

                The Wildcats and Naranjeros open this year's Mexican Baseball Fiesta with 28 runs in a four-hour game that ended with Arizona on top 17-11, October 1, 2026, Tucson, Ariz.

                Photos: Arizona comes out on top of a slug fest with Hermosillo, 17-11 in the Mexican Baseball Fiesta

                Photos: Arizona comes out on top of a slug fest with Hermosillo, 17-11 in the Mexican Baseball Fiesta

                The Wildcats and Naranjeros open this year's Mexican Baseball Fiesta with 28 runs in a four-hour game that ended with Arizona on top 17-11, October 1, 2026, Tucson, Ariz.

                Photos: Arizona Bowl Luncheon at La Paloma

                October 1 recap: Tucson news you may have missed today

                Thursday's news: What you missed while you were at work.

                State & Regional

                Foe calls Arizona's Prop. 144 a 'Trojan Horse' designed to undermine early voting

                Foe calls Arizona's Prop. 144 a 'Trojan Horse' designed to undermine early voting

                Prop. 144 on the November would put multiple changes in Arizona voting rules into the state Constitution.

                U.S. Supreme Court justice declines to block takeover of Arizona's prisons healthcare

                U.S. Supreme Court justice declines to block takeover of Arizona's prisons healthcare

                Arizona has lost its bid to keep a court-appointed receiver from taking over the state prison healthcare system later this month.

                Appeals court upholds Arizona's anti-dark-money law

                Appeals court upholds Arizona's anti-dark-money law

                There's nothing unconstitutional about a 2022 Arizona law requiring disclosure of exactly who is spending money on campaign ads, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.

                APS agreement could keep Four Corners coal plant open until 2038

                APS agreement could keep Four Corners coal plant open until 2038

                A coal-generating station in New Mexico slated for closure in 2031 may get a seven-year extension thanks to an agreement between Arizona's largest electricity provider and a tribal-owned energy company.

                Nation & World

                Litigants named in 'Cornell 7' assault lawsuit

                Litigants named in 'Cornell 7' assault lawsuit

                A woman who formerly attended Cornell University recently sued the school, a bar, several Greek organizations and seven fraternity members in connection with a 2024 sexual assault she says took place in the fraternity's house.

                Myth vs. reality: 13 student loan misconceptions

                Myth vs. reality: 13 student loan misconceptions

                College Ave reports on 13 common student loan misconceptions, highlighting that misinformation persists amid recent federal loan changes.

                DOJ forever blocked from prosecuting Olympian in Reflecting Pool case

                DOJ forever blocked from prosecuting Olympian in Reflecting Pool case

                A judge permanently dismissed the Trump administration's criminal case against Olympic canoeist David Hearn, who was previously charged with vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

                What is an OBS truck?

                What is an OBS truck?

                RealTruck.com reports on "OBS" trucks, referring to Ford and Chevy models produced between 1992-1997, known for reliability and classic styling.

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                Chiricahua poised to become Arizona’s fourth national park

                Chiricahua poised to become Arizona’s fourth national park

                Feds don't renew water station permits for Tucson-based Humane Borders

                Feds don't renew water station permits for Tucson-based Humane Borders

                U of A to pay $2.4M to settle lawsuit over athletics apparel contract

                U of A to pay $2.4M to settle lawsuit over athletics apparel contract

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                Crime

                23 photos from inside the Macon County Jail through the years

                23 photos from inside the Macon County Jail through the years

                Check out the inside of the Macon County Jail through photos from the Herald & Review archives. More archive photos at herald-review.com.

                Wellsville man accused of giving drugs to Pharaoh's witness faces new charges

                Wellsville man accused of giving drugs to Pharaoh's witness faces new charges

                A new indictment has added two kidnapping and six witness tampering charges against an Allegany County man under federal investigation since a government witness in the Pharaoh’s strip club case turned up dead in his home.

                Prosecutors say Wellsville man tampered with government witnesses

                Prosecutors say Wellsville man tampered with government witnesses

                Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicholas Cooper told a judge that his office intends to file witness tampering charges against Simon P. Gogolack 39, of Wellsville.

                Wellsville man accused of giving drugs to Pharaoh's witness who died

                Wellsville man accused of giving drugs to Pharaoh's witness who died

                A Southern Tier man with a history of drug-related charges has become entangled in the FBI’s probe into the death of a government witness in the Pharaoh’s strip club case.

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                Crime

                Tucson man pleads guilty in church-related child molestation case

                Tucson man pleads guilty in church-related child molestation case

                Jose Mora pleaded guilty to one reduced charge out of an eight counts. In an Arizona Daily Star investigation, he was accused of molestation, and his pastor of failing to report.

                Man arrested after shooting at Marana In-N-Out

                Man arrested after shooting at Marana In-N-Out

                A man has been arrested in connection with a shooting this week that started in the drive-thru of a Marana In-N-Out, police say.

                Man sentenced to life behind bars in Tucson killing of Good Samaritan

                Man sentenced to life behind bars in Tucson killing of Good Samaritan

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                Mom in Tucson abuse case dies by suicide

                Mom in Tucson abuse case dies by suicide

                Danielle Renae Lee-Sharp, 39, who was released from jail last week in charges stemming from the probe into her teen son's missing persons case near Tucson, died by suicide over the weekend, authorities confirmed Monday.

                Politics

                RECORDING: 2026 Arizona General Election Debates: Ballot Proposition 144

                RECORDING: 2026 Arizona General Election Debates: Ballot Proposition 144

                Prop 144 recorded debate featuring Greg Blackie of the Arizona Free Enterprise Club in favor and Randy Keating of No on 144 in opposition.

                ICE signs contract for controversial Marana detention center

                ICE signs contract for controversial Marana detention center

                Utah-based Management and Training Corporation signed the contract with ICE on Sept. 29 and expects to open the Marana facility within 60 days, officials say.

                Chiricahua poised to become Arizona’s fourth national park

                Chiricahua poised to become Arizona’s fourth national park

                Arizona is one signature away from getting a new national park.

                U.S. Supreme Court justice declines to block takeover of Arizona's prisons healthcare

                U.S. Supreme Court justice declines to block takeover of Arizona's prisons healthcare

                Arizona has lost its bid to keep a court-appointed receiver from taking over the state prison healthcare system later this month.

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