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In Arizona, a court ruling narrows the path for registering to vote without proof of citizenship
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Arizona’s free newsletter here.Arizona residents who try to register to vote with the widely used state form will have their registration rejected unless they provide proof of U.S. citizenship, under a temporary ruling Thursday from a federal appeals court.Previously, residents without citizenship documents would have been allowed to use the state form, which almost all Arizonans use, to get registered, but they could vote only in federal elections — for U.S. House, Senate and president. That’s because Arizona law requires...
Community donates $45,000 to Marana Food Bank in 60 days to purchase box truck
MARANA, Ariz. (KGUN) — Thanks to donations from the community, the Marana Food Bank and Community Resource Center now has the keys to a 22-foot refrigerated box truck. In April, the food bank started a fundraiser with the goal of raising $25,000. They planned to pull the rest of the money from their operations budget to purchase a box truck to help pick up large amounts of food. However, they ended up raising $45,000, which was enough to cover the entire cost of the truck.
Arizona Man Receives A Prison Sentence Of Almost Three Years For Drug Trafficking
On Friday, the U.S Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona announced that a Tucson man has been sentenced to 33 months in prison for smuggling drugs across the border. In May 2019, a release stated that Reynaldo Parra-Villagrana, who was 27 at the time, delivered 878.8 grams of pure methamphetamine to an undercover officer in the parking lot of a sporting goods store.
Tucson Man from Pascua Yaqui Tribe Indicted for Second Degree Murder by Federal Jury
A Tucson man finds himself facing a serious charge after a recent indictment by a federal grand jury. Santiago Luis Valencia, Jr., 34, an enrolled member of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, has been indicted on one count of Second Degree Murder, carrying the heavy weight of potentially life-altering consequences if convicted, including life in prison.
Rescued greyhounds coming to Tucson
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - The last Greyhound racing track in Mexico is closing for good, which means 150 greyhounds are going to need a new home. Local non-profit Southern Arizona Greyhound Adoptions is heading to San Diego to bring some of those dogs back to Tucson. The group’s president...
2025 5-star point guard Destiny Jackson puts Arizona women’s basketball in top 5
If five-star point guard Destiny Jackson wanted inside information before she visited Arizona at the end of last season, she only had to ask former high school teammate Skylar Jones. That visit and whatever Jones told her was enough to land the Wildcats in the 2025 prospect’s top 5.
Ben Loorz Makes Another Addition To Arizona Coaching Staff With Lauren Sullivan As Assistant
Sullivan spent a year at George Washington helping the men's and women's programs to Atlantic-10 conference titles. Current photo via University of Arizona Athletics. Newly-hired head coach Ben Loorz has announced another addition to his staff at the University of Arizona for the upcoming season as Lauren Sullivan will join the team as an assistant coach.
2024 Arizona football season countdown: 44 days to kickoff
A LOOK BACK — NO. 44 HUBERT OLIVER. With it being the 44th day until kickoff between the Lobos and Wildcats, the best player to wear No. 44 for Arizona is running back Hubert Oliver, who played with the Wildcats from 1977-1980. An Arizona Hall of Famer, he earned second-team All-Pac-10 honors in 1978 and 1979. His career total of 3,096 rushing yards was the second best in Arizona history at that time. He accounted for nearly a third of that total during the 1979 season, which included a performance of 196 yards on 25 carries against Colorado State. He was named Pac-10 Player of the Week after a 27-24 Wildcat victory over arch-rival Arizona State in 1979. Oliver was team captain during the 1980 season and played in the 1981 East-West All-Star Game. He played in the NFL for five seasons, four with the Philadelphia Eagles. Oliver, who is now 66, lives in his hometown of Elyria, Ohio. He was an employee of the City of Elyria for 26 years in the maintenance department for the city’s cemeteries before retiring in 2016. He is presently in the process of trying to open a bar/restaurant in Elyria.
9-Year-Old Boy Found Dead in Arizona Home Filled With Spiders and Gallons of Apparent Urine
Watch: Utah CEO Richard David Hendrickson and 16-Year-Old Daughter Dead After Bulldozer Falls on Their Car. Content warning: This story contains graphic descriptions of child abuse and neglect. A tragic story has emerged from Arizona. A 9-year-old boy was found dead in his home by authorities performing a welfare check...
Arizona Schools Enforcing Stricter Policies On Students’ Use Of Mobile Phones During Class
Schools in Arizona are taking strict measures to prevent students from using their cellphones during class time. In certain school districts, students are required to put away their phones, whereas others opt to lock them up. Chloe Sakala is a student at Sandra Day O’Connor High School in Phoenix, aged...
Larry Fitzgerald on the Football Potential of his son Devin and Arizona High School Football
We Next: The Next Generation of Elite Athletes | Jul 20, 2024 | 100,668 Views. Larry Fitzgerald shared his thoughts on his son Devin's football potential as he enters his junior year at Brophy College Prep (Phoenix, AZ) and ranked Arizona high school football among the nation's best while at the American Century Championship in Lake Tahoe.
Check your lottery tickets. A ticket worth $215,000 was sold at this Arizona store
Check your Triple Twist tickets from Thursday night's draw. A winning lottery ticket worth $215,000 was drawn on Thursday, July 18. The ticket was sold at Prescott Valley Food Mart, 8470 State Route 69. ...
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