Grijalva blames delay in taking CD 7 office on GOP fear of Epstein files https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092925_grijalva_congress/grijalva-blames-delay-taking-cd-7-office-gop-fear-epstein-files/ Democrat Adelita Grijalva, who won the special election to replace her father in Congressional District 7, flew to Washington, D.C., Sunday night, but she still did not have any idea when she might be seated. #Tucson #Arizona

‘Sick to my stomach’: Trump distorts racts on autism, Tylenol, and vaccines, scientists say https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/092325_trump_autism/sick-my-stomach-trump-distorts-racts-autism-tylenol-and-vaccines-scientists-say/ The White House’s autism announcement exaggerates links to Tylenol, misleads on vaccines, and sets back the field by ignoring decades of research, scientists say. #Tucson #Arizona

Spiking average temperatures putting Arizona bats at risk https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091925_az_bats_heat/spiking-average-temperatures-putting-arizona-bats-risk/ Beneath the long cast shadows of a setting summer sun, dozens of baby bats lay dead on the ground beneath the Campbell bridge in Tucson, Arizona. #Tucson #Arizona

Community meeting: Tucson moving forward with STAR Village pilot program, despite strong opposition https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091825_star_village/community-meeting-tucson-moving-forward-with-star-village-pilot-program-despite-strong-opposition/ Information about STAR Village pilot program, a city-designated "safe sleeping site," drew strong reactions from a standing-room-only crowd at a Wednesday community meeting in Tucson. #Tucson #Arizona

Climate change, bandshell renovations limit Tucson Pops Orchestra concerts https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/091225_pops_climate_change/climate-change-bandshell-renovations-limit-tucson-pops-orchestra-concerts/ The Tucson Pops Orchestra is hosting fewer free concerts this fall, citing September's excessive heat, and coming renovations at Reid Park. #Tucson #Arizona

Hobbs defies federal limits on COVID vaccines with executive order https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091125_hobbs_covid_vax/hobbs-defies-federal-limits-covid-vaccines-with-executive-order/ Gov. Katie Hobbs issued an executive order Thursday that expands access to the COVID-19 vaccine, adding to a growing list of states that are bucking the federal government’s efforts to limit access to the updated shot. #Tucson #Arizona

For Sen. Kelly, killing of Charlie Kirk renews concern about toxic politics & gun access https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091125_kelly_kirk/for-sen-kelly-killing-charlie-kirk-renews-concern-toxic-politics-gun-access/ The killing of right-wing star Charlie Kirk brought on a flood of unpleasant memories for Sen. Mark Kelly – of the day when his wife, Gabby Giffords, then a member of Congress, was shot in the head while meeting with constituents. #Tucson #Arizona

Wildfire veterans furious at DHS claim that raided crews were not firefighters https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090525_immigrant_firefighters/wildfire-veterans-furious-dhs-claim-that-raided-crews-were-not-firefighters/ Wildland fire veterans are seething at a claim made by federal officials that two crews raided by immigration agents at the scene of a wildfire in Washington state were “NOT firefighters.” #Tucson #Arizona

Arizona GOP demands expulsion of Democrat who posted about ICE activity at a Phoenix school https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090425_ortiz_ice/arizona-gop-demands-expulsion-democrat-who-posted-ice-activity-phoenix-school/ Arizona Republicans want to expel a Democratic state senator because she shared a post on social media about federal immigration officials arresting people outside of a South Phoenix elementary school. #Tucson #Arizona

Federal judge: Trump broke the law by sending National Guard to L.A. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090225_cali_guard_trump/federal-judge-trump-broke-law-by-sending-national-guard-la/ A federal judge ruled that President Trump’s deployment of the military to Los Angeles violated federal laws and, his use of the armed forces must be heavily curtailed in California. #Tucson #Arizona