http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/category/family family news from TucsonSentinel.com - Tucson's independent nonprofit online news en Copyright 2013 2013-05-21T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052113_jan8_photos/newly-released-photos-show-jan-8-crime-scene/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052113_jan8_photos/newly-released-photos-show-jan-8-crime-scene/ 20:05:00Z Dylan Smith Hundreds of photos taken in the aftermath of the Jan. 8 shooting were released Tuesday by the Pima County Sheriff’s Department, including images of the Glock handgun and high capacity magazine used to kill six and wound a dozen others. Withheld by authorities were any graphic photos of victims of the shooting rampage. 2013-05-21T20:05:53+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052013_buckmaster/buckmaster-wildfire-burns-near-nogales/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052013_buckmaster/buckmaster-wildfire-burns-near-nogales/ 20:40:00Z Buckmaster Show Dan Shearer, editor of the Green Valley News, sat in for a vacationing Bill Buckmaster. The Political Face-Off featured Bruce Ash and Paul Eckerstrom. Dan also talks about preparations for what could be a very difficult wildfire season with Green Valley Fire District Chief and President of the Arizona Fire District Association Simon Davis and Rio Rico Fire District Chief Les Caid. 2013-05-20T20:40:57+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052013_irs_med_records/gop-fears-irs-access-medical-records-disputed/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052013_irs_med_records/gop-fears-irs-access-medical-records-disputed/ 20:09:00Z Mary Agnes Carey Listening to recent statements from some congressional Republicans, you might think that the 2010 health law allows the Internal Revenue Service to have access to your medical records. 2013-05-20T20:09:10+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052013_medicaid_enrollment/feds-make-it-easier-states-enroll-poor-under-health-law/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052013_medicaid_enrollment/feds-make-it-easier-states-enroll-poor-under-health-law/ 19:47:00Z Phil Galewitz States will have the option to use data from food stamps, other programs, to enroll adults in Medicaid. Officials say the changes are geared to states that are expanding the program next year, but they may also be adopted by others. 2013-05-20T19:47:42+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052013_adhd_obesity_link/is-adhd-linked-obesity/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052013_adhd_obesity_link/is-adhd-linked-obesity/ 18:59:00Z Faine Greenwood A new study finds that boys diagnosed with ADHD had considerably higher rates of adult obesity than their counterparts, suggesting a connection. 2013-05-20T18:59:49+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052013_hihg_deductible_health/with-high-deductible-health-plans-it-pays-shop-around/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052013_hihg_deductible_health/with-high-deductible-health-plans-it-pays-shop-around/ 17:31:00Z Michelle Andrews Welcome to the new world of health insurance where high deductible plans are growing more popular and the consumers in those plans often have an incentive to haggle with providers. Although many plans still protect people from high out-of-pocket costs for care, these days an increasing number of consumers have cheaper, high deductible plans where they must cover the first $1,000, $5,000 or even $10,000 of care before insurance kicks in. 2013-05-20T17:31:06+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051913_potter/potter-obamacare-myths-and-realities/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051913_potter/potter-obamacare-myths-and-realities/ 01:34:00Z Wendell Potter The House of Representatives is expected to vote for the 40th time this week to repeal Obamacare, not because anyone believes the 40th time will be the charm, but because the exercise will enable Republican freshmen to vote for repeal and brag about it during their campaigns next year. 2013-05-20T01:34:54+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051913_syrian_opposition/the-structure-and-organization-syrian-opposition/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051913_syrian_opposition/the-structure-and-organization-syrian-opposition/ 01:26:00Z Ken Sofer As President Barack Obama and his national security advisors continue to weigh the costs and benefits of providing greater financial and materiel support for elements of the Syrian opposition—potentially including lethal aid—it is important to understand the structure of the Syrian opposition, which remains plagued by many divisions. 2013-05-20T01:26:34+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051913_brewer_responders_op/brewer-arizona-mourning-first-responders-killed-overnight/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051913_brewer_responders_op/brewer-arizona-mourning-first-responders-killed-overnight/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer Arizonans awoke to tragedy this morning with the news that two of our state’s brave first responders — a Phoenix firefighter and police officer — died overnight following separate incidents in the line of duty. Both men were killed while in service to the community they loved; both leave behind a family that grieves; both are to be honored and remembered for the boundless sacrifice they have made. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051713_carlos_slim/slim-comes-2nd-mexicos-president-monopoly-buster/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051713_carlos_slim/slim-comes-2nd-mexicos-president-monopoly-buster/ 23:13:00Z Dudley Althaus Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto vows big changes with the economic reforms he’s pushing and they’ve already taken more than a little change from the pockets of mega-mogul Carlos Slim, who lost the title of the world’s richest man. 2013-05-17T23:13:52+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051713_buckmaster/buckmaster-kozachik-el-rio-city-budget/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051713_buckmaster/buckmaster-kozachik-el-rio-city-budget/ 22:01:00Z Buckmaster Show The Friday Focus spotlighted Steve Kozachik, Ward 6 Tucson City Councilman. Then, it’s the Reporters’ Roundtable featuring Mari Herreras, writer for the Tucson Weekly, and Dylan Smith, editor and publisher of TucsonSentinel.com. Plus, Matt Russell with Weekend Watch. 2013-05-17T22:01:49+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051613_think_again/think-again-worse-than-watergate/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051613_think_again/think-again-worse-than-watergate/ 01:33:00Z Eric Alterman In a new poll from Public Policy Polling, 74 percent of Republicans polled said they think the actions of the Obama administration during the crisis in Benghazi were worse than Watergate. The results, however, might be taken with a grain of salt as half of that 74 percent appear to have no idea whatsoever where—or even what—Benghazi is. 2013-05-17T01:33:06+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051613_catch_a_dictator/lessons-from-guatemala-how-catch-dictator/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051613_catch_a_dictator/lessons-from-guatemala-how-catch-dictator/ 01:26:00Z Mike McDonald Guatemala’s US-backed former ruler Efrain Rios Montt was found guilty of genocide and war crimes against indigenous villagers. But will his 80-year jail sentence stand? 2013-05-17T01:26:06+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051613_catholic_saints/why-catholic-saints-are-marching-into-latin-america/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051613_catholic_saints/why-catholic-saints-are-marching-into-latin-america/ 01:18:00Z Dudley Althaus Latin America’s Catholics multiplied in past centuries. Now their numbers are shrinking. The new Argentine pope canonizing two Latina nuns sends a calling to the region. 2013-05-17T01:18:58+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051613_military_rape/the-most-important-muckreads-rape-military/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051613_military_rape/the-most-important-muckreads-rape-military/ 01:13:00Z Christie Thompson The Pentagon announced this week that a sergeant working in the military’s sexual assault prevention office had been charged with — you guessed it — sexual assault. This news came just a week after the officer in charge of the Air Force’s rape prevention program was arrested for sexual battery. 2013-05-17T01:13:31+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051613_biden_piffle/joe-bidens-productivity-piffle/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051613_biden_piffle/joe-bidens-productivity-piffle/ 01:08:00Z Eugene Kiely Vice President Joe Biden falsely claimed that U.S. workers “are three times as productive as any worker in the world.” He’s not even close. By the standard measure for productivity, American workers ranked third in the world behind Norway and Ireland in 2011. 2013-05-17T01:08:22+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051613_soldier_debt/on-victory-drive-soldiers-defeated-by-debt/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051613_soldier_debt/on-victory-drive-soldiers-defeated-by-debt/ 00:45:00Z Paul Kiel Seven years after Congress banned payday-loan companies from charging exorbitant interest rates to service members, many of the nation’s military bases are surrounded by storefront lenders who charge high annual percentage rates, sometimes exceeding 400 percent. 2013-05-17T00:45:09+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051613_tusd_op_ed/teacher-tusd-wrong-headed-treat-educators-as-expendable/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051613_tusd_op_ed/teacher-tusd-wrong-headed-treat-educators-as-expendable/ 21:30:00Z Nancy McCallion It’s springtime; the desert is in bloom, the new season of Dexter is beginning on Showtime, and Tucson Unified School District teachers are once again facing job uncertainty and loss of healthcare insurance.  Layoffs are a spring tradition in the world of public education, but this year’s cuts have been deep and numerous, and the policy for deciding who to pink slip is questionable. 2013-05-16T21:30:54+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051613_pcc_graduation/record-3700-eligible-pima-graduation-thursday/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051613_pcc_graduation/record-3700-eligible-pima-graduation-thursday/ 21:10:00Z Dylan Smith Pima Community College will see members of the largest graduating class in the school’s 44-year history accept degrees on Thursday. A total of 3,726 students are candidates for graduation, with the school set to award 5,807 degrees and certificates. 2013-05-16T21:10:20+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051613_buckmaster/buckmaster-animal-saves-up-10-pima-pound/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051613_buckmaster/buckmaster-animal-saves-up-10-pima-pound/ 20:19:00Z Buckmaster Show Interviews included a legislative update from state Rep. Ethan Orr (R-LD9). Then we talked with Ellie Beaubien, new adoption coordinator at the Pima Animal Care Center. Also, Kevin Burnett, CFO of Sundt Companies, Inc., and nutrition reporter Jack Challem. 2013-05-16T20:19:17+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051513_hispanics_college/hispanic-grads-pass-whites-college-enrollment-rate/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051513_hispanics_college/hispanic-grads-pass-whites-college-enrollment-rate/ 16:34:00Z Joanne Jacobs Hispanic high school graduates are now more likely than whites to enroll in college, the Pew Research Hispanic Center reports. In the class of 2012, 69 percent of Hispanic graduates and 67 percent of whites enrolled in college that fall. 2013-05-15T16:34:14+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051413_buckmaster/buckmaster-wheeler-reports-budget-showdown/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051413_buckmaster/buckmaster-wheeler-reports-budget-showdown/ 22:40:00Z Buckmaster Show State Rep. Bruce Wheeler (D-LD10), minority whip for the Arizona House of Representatives, plus financial planner Shelly Fishman with the Tuesday Money Maker Report, and Justin Debolt, finance director for the new Tucson hotel project known as Aloft. Plus, Linda Ray of the Tucson Weekly with the Buckmaster bi-monthly arts report. 2013-05-14T22:40:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051313_buckmaster/buckmaster-should-azs-top-school-official-educator/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051313_buckmaster/buckmaster-should-azs-top-school-official-educator/ 20:27:00Z Buckmaster Show The Monday Political Face-Off featured John Munger and Vince Rabago. Also, we talked with ASU Education Prof. David Garcia, who is considering a run for state superintendent of public instruction. Plus, a fun summer is planned at Tucson’s Reid Park Zoo and we get a preview from Kristen Metzger, the zoo’s education supervisor. 2013-05-13T20:27:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051013_mex_mothers/mexicos-mamas-dont-want-let-babies-grow-up-gangsters/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051013_mex_mothers/mexicos-mamas-dont-want-let-babies-grow-up-gangsters/ 20:30:00Z Dudley Althaus Friday marks arguably the most important day on a Mexican calendar, celebrated countrywide with patriotic parades, patron saint parties and local lark. Mexico’s Mother’s Day honors the touchstones of a nation in which family matters above all. So why are so many moms protesting? 2013-05-10T20:30:55+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050913_drug_wars/long-borders-long-odds-winning-drug-wars/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050913_drug_wars/long-borders-long-odds-winning-drug-wars/ 01:13:00Z David Robles In 2012, U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized 1.1 million pounds of narcotics in the state of Arizona. According to a CBP Fact Sheet, Arizona seizures account for half of all drugs seized in the United States. The same goes for apprehensions of people attempting to illegally immigrate. 2013-05-10T01:13:33+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050913_early_ballots/advocates-officials-spar-over-handling-early-ballots-arizona/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050913_early_ballots/advocates-officials-spar-over-handling-early-ballots-arizona/ 00:54:00Z AJ Vicens In the run-up to last year’s general election, several political action groups worked to get residents of low-income and high-minority neighborhoods on Maricopa County’s permanent early voting list. As Nov. 6 approached, those groups had thousands of volunteers knocking on doors to encourage people to mail back those ballots and, if voters couldn’t for any reason, offering to deliver ballots to the county. 2013-05-10T00:54:19+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050913_early_voting/county-analysis-impact-early-voting-list-plan-distributed/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050913_early_voting/county-analysis-impact-early-voting-list-plan-distributed/ 00:48:00Z AJ Vicens Maricopa County officials say that about 20,000 registered voters would be removed from the permanent early voting list under proposed legislation aimed at reducing the number of provisional ballots. 2013-05-10T00:48:46+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050913_border_access/analysts-weigh-impact-mexicos-open-access-decision/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050913_border_access/analysts-weigh-impact-mexicos-open-access-decision/ 00:33:00Z Julian Aguilar The Mexican government’s decision to limit the access that U.S. law enforcement agents had under the previous administration should be seen more as an effort to streamline enforcement and not as an affront to its northern neighbor, analysts and lawmakers say. 2013-05-10T00:33:46+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050913_buckmaster/buckmaster-rebranding-tucson-tourism/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050913_buckmaster/buckmaster-rebranding-tucson-tourism/ 22:27:00Z Buckmaster Show Interviews with Allison Cooper, vice president of marketing at the Metropolitan Tucson Convention and Visitors Bureau, plus Councilwoman Karin Uhlich and historian Ken Scoville on the 6th Annual Historic Miracle Mile Open House, and a preview of this Saturday’s “Stamp Out Hunger” food drive with Community Food Bank President/CEO Bill Carnegie and Dan Turrentine of the National Association of Letter Carriers. 2013-05-09T22:27:55+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050813_buckmaster/buckmaster-tucson-summer-air-travel-preview/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050813_buckmaster/buckmaster-tucson-summer-air-travel-preview/ 21:27:00Z Buckmaster Show Ready for another cup of coffee? Coffee is on our agenda with Victoria Maizes, MD, executive director of the UA Center for Integrative Medicine. Also, a preview of the summer air travel season with Richard Gruntzel, CFO of the Tucson Airport Authority. Plus, Dr. Robert Hendricks, Buckmaster education contributor, on a cheating scandal that is rocking the education world. 2013-05-09T21:27:00+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050713_buckmaster/buckmaster-why-it-so-hard-get-anything-done-american-govt/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050713_buckmaster/buckmaster-why-it-so-hard-get-anything-done-american-govt/ 22:49:00Z Buckmaster Show An update from Terry Bracy, Buckmaster contributor from Washington, D.C., plus certified financial planner Shelly Fishman with the Tuesday Money Maker Report, and the Regional Transportation Authority’s Jim DeGrood talks about the organization’s upcoming seventh anniversary. 2013-05-07T22:49:36+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050713_border_deaths/pima-county-humane-borders-mapping-migrant-deaths/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050713_border_deaths/pima-county-humane-borders-mapping-migrant-deaths/ 20:25:00Z Paul Ingram Each year, hundreds of people go missing in the Sonoran Desert and many are never identified. Since 2001, of the nearly 2,100 remains found in the desert, about 700 remain unidentified. A new search tool available to the public will combine data sets to help name the dead. 2013-05-07T20:25:52+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050713_gray_hair/scientists-weaving-new-cure-gray-hair/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050713_gray_hair/scientists-weaving-new-cure-gray-hair/ 16:36:00Z Alexander Besant Just in time for baby boomers entering their twilight years, scientists have found out how to reverse graying hair. Scientists discovered that going gray is due to a build up of hydrogen peroxide in the hair follicle. This causes the hair to bleach itself beginning from the inside outwards. 2013-05-07T16:36:28+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050613_buckmaster/buckmaster-us-military-involvement-coming-syria/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050613_buckmaster/buckmaster-us-military-involvement-coming-syria/ 20:36:00Z Buckmaster Show The Monday Political Face-Off featured commentators Bruce Ash and Paul Eckerstrom. Then, our monthly conversation with Gen. John A. Wickham, Jr., former U.S. Army chief of staff, on whether the U.S. will intervene in the Syrian conflict. 2013-05-06T20:36:33+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050613_mex_journalist/2-sons-mexican-journalists-killed-chihuahua/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050613_mex_journalist/2-sons-mexican-journalists-killed-chihuahua/ 19:05:00Z Allison Jackson Two sons of two prominent Mexican journalists were shot dead in the northern state of Chihuahua over the weekend, in the latest violence in Mexico. 2013-05-06T19:05:37+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050613_two_borders/immigration-reform-poses-challenges-along-two-borders/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050613_two_borders/immigration-reform-poses-challenges-along-two-borders/ 18:15:00Z Molly J. Smith Whether on a Bisbee ranch or 2,200 miles away in an apple orchard near the Canadian border, many U.S. farmers are on the front lines if a new immigration reform act authorizes more access to private property for patrols, more boots on the ground, more surveillance drones in the air and more regulation of agricultural workers in the fields. 2013-05-06T18:15:22+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050413_fertilizer_safety/retail-exemption-shields-fertilizer-facilities-from-safety-inspections/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050413_fertilizer_safety/retail-exemption-shields-fertilizer-facilities-from-safety-inspections/ 00:56:00Z Chris Hamby The West, Texas fertilizer plant that blew up on April 17, killing at least 15 people, appears to have been claiming an arcane exemption that allowed it to avoid targeted workplace inspections and safety requirements and enter a “streamlined prevention program” with environmental regulators. 2013-05-05T00:56:54+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050413_jeb_bush_jobs/jeb-bushs-manufacturing-claim-falls-down-jobs/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050413_jeb_bush_jobs/jeb-bushs-manufacturing-claim-falls-down-jobs/ 00:50:00Z Eugene Kiely In touting conservative policies in Republican-controlled states, Jeb Bush claimed, “The Southeast is leading a renaissance in American manufacturing.” Not so. The Midwest has experienced a 9 percent increase in manufacturing jobs since the sector began its recovery in February 2010. That’s double the growth rate of the nine states in the Southeast. 2013-05-05T00:50:49+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050313_older_hispanics/advocates-reach-out-older-hispanics-as-health-law-takes-effect/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050313_older_hispanics/advocates-reach-out-older-hispanics-as-health-law-takes-effect/ 01:14:00Z Kirsten Adams With the health insurance marketplace created by the federal Affordable Care Act set to open in October, advocates are out to make sure that the message reaches Arizonans who are older or Spanish-speaking. 2013-05-04T01:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050313_buckmaster/buckmaster-huckelberry-county-property-taxes/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050313_buckmaster/buckmaster-huckelberry-county-property-taxes/ 21:49:00Z Buckmaster Show An interview with Chuck Huckelberry, Pima County administrator, on property taxes. Then, it’s the Reporters’ Roundtable featuring Dan Shearer, editor of the Green Valley News, and Dylan Smith, editor and publisher of TucsonSentinel.com. Also, Weekend Watch with Matt Russell. 2013-05-03T21:49:58+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050313_teen_substance_abuse/azs-high-ranking-among-worst-teen-substance-abuse/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050313_teen_substance_abuse/azs-high-ranking-among-worst-teen-substance-abuse/ 18:26:00Z Vivian Padilla The 2011 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance report, covering various dimensions of substance abuse, ranked Arizona as having the nation’s highest rate (34.6 percent) of high schoolers who were offered, sold or given an illegal drug by someone on school property. Arizona also had the highest rate of binge drinking at 26.5 percent. (with video) 2013-05-03T18:26:05+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/050313_press_freedom_day/parents-detained-journalist-james-foley-mark-world-press-freedom-day/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/050313_press_freedom_day/parents-detained-journalist-james-foley-mark-world-press-freedom-day/ 18:17:00Z Charles M. Sennott John and Diane Foley know ground truth. They know it through the passion of their son, James, a talented journalist who went missing while reporting in Syria on Thanksgiving Day and has not been heard from since. 2013-05-03T18:17:06+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050313_tx_immig_victims/texas-crime-bill-adds-protections-immigrant-victims-witnesses/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050313_tx_immig_victims/texas-crime-bill-adds-protections-immigrant-victims-witnesses/ 17:58:00Z Julian Aguilar Texas peace officers may soon be prohibited from asking about the immigration status of a victim of or a witness to crime, under a measure the House Committee on State Affairs approved Thursday. 2013-05-03T17:58:48+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050313_foley_syria/american-journalist-likely-held-by-syrian-government/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050313_foley_syria/american-journalist-likely-held-by-syrian-government/ 17:15:00Z Peter Gelling After a five-month investigation inside Syria and the wider Middle East, GlobalPost and the family of missing American journalist James Foley now believe the Syrian government is holding him in a detention center near Damascus. 2013-05-03T17:15:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050213_buckmaster/buckmaster-will-immigration-reform-happen-this-year/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050213_buckmaster/buckmaster-will-immigration-reform-happen-this-year/ 20:29:00Z Buckmaster Show An interview with the Goldwater Institute’s Clint Bolick, co-author with Jeb Bush of “Immigration Wars: Forging an American Solution.” Also, Mark V. Sykes, head of the Tucson-based Planetary Science Institute, and attorney Don Loose on the top legal stories of the month. 2013-05-02T20:29:40+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050213_immig_caravan/mexican-priest-lead-immigration-reform-caravan-across-us/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050213_immig_caravan/mexican-priest-lead-immigration-reform-caravan-across-us/ 17:56:00Z Kevin Douglas Grant Father Alejandro Solalinde is known across Mexico for sheltering migrants from brutality. Kicking off a caravan of reformers that will travel across the United States and culminate in Washington, DC in late May, he held the blue-and-white Honduran flag Tuesday morning and urged the protection of all immigrants regardless of their origins — Mexico, Central America, South America and otherwise. 2013-05-02T17:56:30+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032513_mccain/mccain-holding-town-hall-oro-valley-thursday/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032513_mccain/mccain-holding-town-hall-oro-valley-thursday/ 15:54:00Z Dylan Smith U.S. Sen. John McCain will hold a town hall Thursday in Oro Valley. The meeting will begin at 3 p.m. at BASIS Oro Valley, 11155 N. Oracle Rd. 2013-05-02T15:54:12+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/050113_redskins/in-debate-over-redskins-name-r-word-racism-or-respect/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/050113_redskins/in-debate-over-redskins-name-r-word-racism-or-respect/ 04:06:00Z Michelle Peirano Amanda Blackhorse is outraged when she thinks of the Washington Redskins, a team whose name and mascot are deeply offensive to the Navajo woman. But she is also saddened at the thought that in the Navajo Nation, Red Mesa High School uses the name for its sports teams as well. 2013-05-02T04:06:11+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050113_buckmaster/buckmaster-doug-ducey-ponders-run-az-governor/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050113_buckmaster/buckmaster-doug-ducey-ponders-run-az-governor/ 21:49:00Z Buckmaster Show An interview with Doug Ducey, Arizona state treasurer, on a run for governor. Also, Buckmaster environment contributor Mitch Tobin talks about his new website EcoWest. Plus, the launch of a new monthly segment focusing on your medication and how to take control of your healthcare with Dr. Ray Woosley, former UA College of Medicine dean and creator of CredibleMeds. 2013-05-01T21:49:07+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/fallen/our-fallen-tucsonans-killed-iraq-and-afghanistan-wars/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/fallen/our-fallen-tucsonans-killed-iraq-and-afghanistan-wars/#When: 15:42:000 Dylan Smith Updated: After nearly a decade of war, dozens from Tucson and Southern Arizona have died in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. 2013-04-30T15:42:57-07:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/043013_mccaskill_obit/d-m-pays-tribute-pararescueman-killed-afghanistan/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/043013_mccaskill_obit/d-m-pays-tribute-pararescueman-killed-afghanistan/ 22:35:00Z MSgt. Luke Johnson Over the weekend, the 943rd Rescue Group memorialized the life of a fallen pararescueman who was killed in Afghanistan on April 6 while working as a civilian security contractor. The memorial Saturday included family and friends of Chief Master Sgt. Nicholas L. McCaskill, 306th Rescue Squadron PJ. 2013-04-30T22:35:18+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/043013_buckmaster/buckmaster-update-arizonas-new-wwii-monument/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/043013_buckmaster/buckmaster-update-arizonas-new-wwii-monument/ 21:34:00Z Buckmaster Show An interview with Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett, plus certified financial planner Shelly Fishman, Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce President Lea Marquez Peterson previewed the May 7 Head Over Heels: Southern Arizona Women’s Conference, and Margaret Regan, arts editor of the Tucson Weekly, had the bi-monthly Buckmaster Arts Report. 2013-04-30T21:34:07+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/043013_mental_health_first_aid/lawmakers-advocates-push-keep-mental-health-first-aid/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/043013_mental_health_first_aid/lawmakers-advocates-push-keep-mental-health-first-aid/ 20:30:00Z Lauren Saria Much like CPR training, the free 12-hour Mental Health First Aid class, taught over two days, teaches how to recognize and react when someone experiences anything from an eating disorder to thoughts of suicide. Despite what officials and advocates call a successful start, Arizona’s program could end in the next few months, and the Legislature has thus far failed to provide funding. (with video) 2013-04-30T20:30:39+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/043013_worker_memorial_day/workers-memorial-day-commemoration-calls-safer-workplaces/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/043013_worker_memorial_day/workers-memorial-day-commemoration-calls-safer-workplaces/ 18:04:00Z Gerald Bourguet In an annual commemoration of Workers Memorial Day at the State Capitol, a Democratic lawmaker called Monday for more rights and safer conditions for workers. 2013-04-30T18:04:59+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042913_flake_gun_poll/poll-flake-among-least-favorite-senators-after-gun-bill-vote/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042913_flake_gun_poll/poll-flake-among-least-favorite-senators-after-gun-bill-vote/ 01:54:00Z Michelle Peirano U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake’s vote against expanded background checks on gun sales earlier this month caused his approval ratings to drop, making him one of the “most unpopular” senators in the country, a new poll says. 2013-04-30T01:54:19+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042913_buckmaster/buckmaster-al-melvin-talks-his-run-az-governor/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042913_buckmaster/buckmaster-al-melvin-talks-his-run-az-governor/ 20:29:00Z Buckmaster Show The Monday Political Face-Off featured commentators John Munger and Vince Rabago. Plus, an interview with state Sen. Al Melvin, who says he wants to be Arizona’s governor. 2013-04-29T20:29:26+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/042913_mex_mummies/mexico-gets-its-mummies-back/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/042913_mex_mummies/mexico-gets-its-mummies-back/ 18:47:00Z Dudley Althaus Mexico’s spooky migrating mummies have made it home at last. After a hapless and perhaps unprofitable four-year sojourn in the United States, the desiccated corpses of 36 humans have returned to Guanajuato, the central highlands city where their hearts last beat. 2013-04-29T18:47:29+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/042913_collins_nba_gay/jason-collins-comes-out-as-first-gay-active-nba-player/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/042913_collins_nba_gay/jason-collins-comes-out-as-first-gay-active-nba-player/ 17:47:00Z Jill Langlois Jason Collins, a 12-year NBA veteran who played in 34 games for the Celtics this season, came out as gay in a piece he wrote for Sports Illustrated. 2013-04-29T17:47:57+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042613_workplace_deaths/workplace-deaths-up-slightly-2011/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042613_workplace_deaths/workplace-deaths-up-slightly-2011/ 21:59:00Z Jim Morris As investigators unravel what caused a Texas fertilizer plant explosion last week that killed 14, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today that 4,693 workers died on the job in 2011, three more than in 2010. 2013-04-26T21:59:00+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042613_homeless_vets/shelter-homeless-women-veterans-opens-phoenix/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042613_homeless_vets/shelter-homeless-women-veterans-opens-phoenix/ 20:36:00Z Christina Silvestri After serving in the U.S. Air Force for seven years, Bonnie Diaz waited tables and operated a forklift to make ends meet before she ended up homeless. “Coming out of the military is like coming out of prison and being released into the world,” Diaz, 46, said. “The world has moved on and it’s no longer a recognizable environment.” 2013-04-26T20:36:46+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/042613_george_jones/george-jones-admired-country-music-superstar-dies-81/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/042613_george_jones/george-jones-admired-country-music-superstar-dies-81/ 20:03:00Z Jill Langlois Country music superstar George Jones, who was best known for his hit classic “He Stopped Loving Her Today,” died Friday. He was 81. 2013-04-26T20:03:55+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042613_victims_rights/franks-pushes-victims-rights-amendment-constitution/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042613_victims_rights/franks-pushes-victims-rights-amendment-constitution/ 19:01:00Z Connor Radnovich An Arizona congressman and the Maricopa County attorney say the U.S. Constitution should be amended to protect the rights of crime victims. 2013-04-26T19:01:08+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042513_buckmaster/buckmaster-tucson-real-estate-picture-brightens/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042513_buckmaster/buckmaster-tucson-real-estate-picture-brightens/ 01:52:00Z Buckmaster Show An interview with Dr. Gary Auerbach, founding president of World Federation of Chiropractic. Also, Benson City Councilman Chris Moncada on this weekend’s 8th Annual Bluegrass in the Park Festival, and Tucson Association of Realtors CEO Philip Tedesco. Plus, Tom Collier, Buckmaster contributor on consumer affairs. 2013-04-26T01:52:09+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042413_border_security/senators-challenge-napolitano-border-security-metrics-reform-bill/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042413_border_security/senators-challenge-napolitano-border-security-metrics-reform-bill/ 21:57:00Z Connor Radnovich Skeptical senators Tuesday challenged Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on how her department plans to provide a “meaningful” border-security figure, which is the key to a route to citizenship for immigrants here illegally. 2013-04-24T21:57:46+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042413_kids_civics/state-looks-oconnor-house-help-teaching-az-kids-civics/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042413_kids_civics/state-looks-oconnor-house-help-teaching-az-kids-civics/ 21:49:00Z Kirsten Adams As expectations for reading, writing and math have increased, emphasis on civic awareness among Arizona students has dropped, according to the state’s top education official. 2013-04-24T21:49:54+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042413_student_loans/az-students-nervous-with-interest-rate-set-double-need-based-loans/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042413_student_loans/az-students-nervous-with-interest-rate-set-double-need-based-loans/ 21:41:00Z Jessica Boehm Unless Congress acts before July 1, interest rates on subsidized student loans, for which students must demonstrate financial need, will rise from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. Students don’t have to pay interest on subsidized loans while in school. Unsubsidized loans, which currently have a 6.8 percent interest rate, require students to pay interest on loans from the start. 2013-04-24T21:41:38+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042413_buckmaster/buckmaster-mayor-lays-out-tucsons-financial-situation/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042413_buckmaster/buckmaster-mayor-lays-out-tucsons-financial-situation/ 20:51:00Z Buckmaster Show An interview with Mayor Jonathan Rothschild about Tucson’s budget and decision to give a 55-cent raise to city employees. Also, Keith Rosenblum on the border and Mexico, and Jonathan Litvack with an update on the $30-million renovation at the Westin La Paloma. 2013-04-24T20:51:46+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042313_tx_fertilizer/fertilizer-trade-group-opposed-stricter-security-rules/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042313_tx_fertilizer/fertilizer-trade-group-opposed-stricter-security-rules/ 00:44:00Z Jim Morris Like many, the Fertilizer Institute, a trade group, has extended its condolences to the people of West, Texas, where a blast at a fertilizer plant Wednesday evening killed at least a dozen and injured about 200. The Washington-based institute, however, has lobbied against legislation that would require high-risk chemical facilities – including some of its members – to consider using safer substances and processes to lower the risk of catastrophic accidents and make such facilities less inviting to terrorists. 2013-04-24T00:44:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042313_syria_chem_weapons/syria-uses-chemical-weapons-against-rebels-israel-says/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042313_syria_chem_weapons/syria-uses-chemical-weapons-against-rebels-israel-says/ 00:35:00Z Noga Tarnopolsky For the past month, in increasing tones even if not on-the-record, Israeli military intelligence officers have claimed there is evidence that Bashar al-Assad is using chemical weapons, specifically Sarin, a nerve gas, against rebel forces. 2013-04-24T00:35:18+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042313_fl_gun_violence/as-firearm-ownership-rises-florida-gun-murders-increase/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042313_fl_gun_violence/as-firearm-ownership-rises-florida-gun-murders-increase/ 00:27:00Z Eric Barton Murders by firearms have increased dramatically in the state of Florida since 2000, when there were 499 gun murders, according to data from Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Gun murders have since climbed 38 percent — with 691 murders committed with guns in 2011. 2013-04-24T00:27:34+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042313_college_admissions/the-admission-arms-race-six-ways-colleges-game-their-numbers/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042313_college_admissions/the-admission-arms-race-six-ways-colleges-game-their-numbers/ 23:31:00Z Marian Wang As college-bound students weigh their options, they often look to the various statistics that universities trumpet — things like the high number of applications, high test scores, and low acceptance rate. But students may want to consider yet another piece of info: the ways in which schools can pump up their stats. 2013-04-23T23:31:56+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042313_buckmaster/buckmaster-tucson-struggles-with-dust-issues/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042313_buckmaster/buckmaster-tucson-struggles-with-dust-issues/ 21:03:00Z Buckmaster Show An interview with Beth Gorman, senior program manager for the Pima County Department of Environmental Quality. Next, Certified Financial Planner Shelly Fishman with the Tuesday Money Maker Report. Plus, Blogger Beat contributor David Safier of Blog For Arizona. 2013-04-23T21:03:29+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/042313_isquierdo_op/isquierdo-has-worn-out-welcome-sunnyside/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/042313_isquierdo_op/isquierdo-has-worn-out-welcome-sunnyside/ 16:30:00Z Magdalena Barajas Former school board member regrets contract: Dr. Manuel Isquierdo’s welcome at Sunnyside, like his contract as superintendent, has been over-extended one too many times. Now is the time to revisit his contract. I voted to hire Isquierdo. I supported him through many difficult yet positive changes. Yet, at some point, we lost control of the wheel. 2013-04-23T16:30:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042313_nra_spending/nra-spends-record-money-lobbying-this-year/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042313_nra_spending/nra-spends-record-money-lobbying-this-year/ 16:25:00Z David Levinthal Pro-gun organization increases influence spending as congressional debate rages. 2013-04-23T16:25:17+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042213_bear_safety/wildlife-experts-making-campsites-safer-after-2012-bear-attacks/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042213_bear_safety/wildlife-experts-making-campsites-safer-after-2012-bear-attacks/ 04:26:00Z Gerald Bourguet After the Payson area saw three black bear attacks last year, officials are rolling out a Bear Aware campaign. It includes bear-proof storage containers and tips for keeping bears from visiting campsites. 2013-04-23T04:26:36+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042213_boston_bombing/boston-survivors-ua-grad-husband-facing-amputations-rehab/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042213_boston_bombing/boston-survivors-ua-grad-husband-facing-amputations-rehab/ 03:35:00Z Martha Bebinger Only the most seriously injured of the 188 marathon bombing patients remain hospitalized. Patrick Downes and Jessica Kensky Downes, a 2003 UA grad, are among them.  The couple was cheering runners near the finish line of the Boston Marathon when the explosions threw them apart. Patrick and Jessica each lost the lower part of their left legs. 2013-04-23T03:35:30+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042213_johncscottshow/jc-scott-az-chamber-commerce-president-legislature/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042213_johncscottshow/jc-scott-az-chamber-commerce-president-legislature/ 00:43:00Z John C. Scott Show Interviews with the president of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Glen Hamer; plus City Hall commentator Richard Studwell, TucsonSentinel.com’s Dylan Smith, Penelope Jacks of the Children’s Action Alliance, and Tucsoncitizen.com administrator Mark B. Evans. 2013-04-23T00:43:03+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042213_buckmaster/buckmaster-predicting-californias-next-big-one/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042213_buckmaster/buckmaster-predicting-californias-next-big-one/ 23:29:00Z Buckmaster Show The Monday Political Face-Off featured Bruce Ash and Paul Eckerstrom. Also, Sam Wercinski of the Arizona Advocacy Network breaks down HB 2593 and how it increases campaign contribution limits for privately funded candidates. Plus, Daniel Nabhan, author of “Earthquake Prediction: Answers in Plain Sight.” 2013-04-22T23:29:32+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042213_suv_crash/crash-kills-5-injures-15-after-border-patrol-chases-suv/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042213_suv_crash/crash-kills-5-injures-15-after-border-patrol-chases-suv/ 22:22:00Z Rebekah Zemansky Officials are working to determine the identities of those killed and injured when a SUV pursued by Border Patrol rolled over near Vail late Saturday night. Five passengers died at the scene of the accident and 15, including the driver, were being treated for minor to life-threatening injuries. 2013-04-22T22:22:07+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042113_border_prosecutions/immigration-bill-would-triple-border-crossing-prosecutions-tucson/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042113_border_prosecutions/immigration-bill-would-triple-border-crossing-prosecutions-tucson/ 18:34:00Z Connor Radnovich The comprehensive immigration reform bill unveiled in the Senate this week includes language calling for a tripling of the number of border-crossing prosecutions in the U.S. Border Patrol’s Tucson sector. 2013-04-21T18:34:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042113_school_bus_law/new-law-requires-buses-use-stop-signs-lights-private-roads/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042113_school_bus_law/new-law-requires-buses-use-stop-signs-lights-private-roads/ 18:29:00Z Matthew Longdon Starting next school year, school buses in Arizona will be required to use stop signs and flash warning lights even on privately owned roads. 2013-04-21T18:29:05+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041813_border_roundup/immigration-bill-released-amid-security-economic-concerns/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041813_border_roundup/immigration-bill-released-amid-security-economic-concerns/ 04:34:00Z Rebekah Zemansky The Gang of Eight debuted their immigration reform bill; New York dairy farmers, religious leaders and tech industry leaders including Mark Zuckerberg weighed in on the debate; Mexico faces law enforcement challenges and business opportunities. 2013-04-21T04:34:23+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042013_separted_families/new-immigration-bill-provides-ray-hope-separated-families/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042013_separted_families/new-immigration-bill-provides-ray-hope-separated-families/ 00:47:00Z Susan Ferriss The new immigration proposal now before the Senate could help thousands of American citizens whose families have been shattered or forced into exile because of deportation and tough immigration penalties Congress adopted in 1996. 2013-04-21T00:47:09+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042013_nra_misrepresents/nra-misrepresents-police-survey-legislation/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042013_nra_misrepresents/nra-misrepresents-police-survey-legislation/ 00:37:00Z Lori Robertson On the day the Senate voted down a series of gun control bills, the National Rifle Association made false and misleading claims in opposing a measure to expand background checks. 2013-04-21T00:37:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041913_buckmaster/buckamster-tusds-pedicone-talks-timetable-his-successor/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041913_buckmaster/buckamster-tusds-pedicone-talks-timetable-his-successor/ 18:54:00Z Buckmaster Show An interview with TUSD Superintendent John Pedicone, plus the Reporters’ Roundtable with Sarah Garrecht Gassen, editorial writer for the Arizona Daily Star, and Dan Shearer, editor of the Green Valley News, and Weekend Watch with Matt Russell. 2013-04-19T18:54:19+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041913_immig_reform_bill/gang-88242-touts-immigration-reform-bill-as-best-chance-change/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041913_immig_reform_bill/gang-88242-touts-immigration-reform-bill-as-best-chance-change/ 17:12:00Z Connor Radnovich A bipartisan group of eight senators unveiled an 800-page immigration reform bill Thursday, calling it a “fair, comprehensive and practical solution” to a difficult problem. 2013-04-19T17:12:08+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041913_giffords_guns/kelly-giffords-vow-continue-gun-control-fight/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041913_giffords_guns/kelly-giffords-vow-continue-gun-control-fight/ 17:01:00Z Michelle Peirano A resolute Mark Kelly vowed Thursday that he and wife Gabrielle Giffords, a gun victim and former congresswoman, will campaign even harder for gun control after the Senate refused to expand background checks for gun sales. 2013-04-19T17:01:58+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041813_buckmaster/buckmaster-debating-rosemont-mine/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041813_buckmaster/buckmaster-debating-rosemont-mine/ 21:21:00Z Buckmaster Show Rick Grinnell of the Southern Arizona Business Coalition and Randy Serraglio of the Tucson-based Center for Biological Diversity debate the proposed Rosemont Copper Mine in the Santa Rita Mountains south of Tucson. Also, Dr. Danielle Babski of the Veterinary Specialty Center of Tucson, pllus historian Ken Scoville has a preview of this Saturday’s Barrio Viejo Home Tour. 2013-04-18T21:21:33+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041813_obama_boston/obama-boston-bombing-victims-you-will-run-again/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041813_obama_boston/obama-boston-bombing-victims-you-will-run-again/ 16:52:00Z Priyanka Boghani President Barack Obama delivered a moving speech of remembrance and resilience in Boston on Thursday honoring the victims of Monday’s bombings at the Boston Marathon. “We may be momentarily knocked of our feet,” the president said, “But we will pick ourselves up. We will finish the race.” 2013-04-18T16:52:51+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041813_fire_seasons/new-average-official-say-wildfire-seasons-arent-what-they-used-az/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041813_fire_seasons/new-average-official-say-wildfire-seasons-arent-what-they-used-az/ 16:45:00Z Julia Shumway As the 35-acre Fisher Point fire burned in a canyon just a few miles south of his office, Coconino National Forest fire information officer Dick Fleishman said he anticipates an average fire season. 2013-04-18T16:45:09+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041813_asu_teacher_progs/asu-rolling-out-new-programs-turn-students-into-teachers/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041813_asu_teacher_progs/asu-rolling-out-new-programs-turn-students-into-teachers/ 16:38:00Z Kirsten Adams To address a state need for middle and high school teachers, Arizona State University is adding a certificate program and new bachelor’s degrees offering alternative paths into the profession. 2013-04-18T16:38:53+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041813_colo_river/demands-colorado-again-make-it-nations-most-endangered-river/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041813_colo_river/demands-colorado-again-make-it-nations-most-endangered-river/ 16:31:00Z Michelle Peirano A new ranking lists the Colorado River as the most-endangered river in the country, as increased demands on its water supply have put the river “at a breaking point.” 2013-04-18T16:31:46+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041713_giffords_guns_op/giffords-furious-over-senate-cowardice-guns/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041713_giffords_guns_op/giffords-furious-over-senate-cowardice-guns/ 01:42:00Z Gabrielle Giffords In a op-ed posted Wednesday evening by the New York Times, Gabrielle Giffords excoriated senators for blocking more restrictive background checks for weapons purchases: “These senators decided to do nothing. Shame on them ... Speaking is physically difficult for me. But my feelings are clear: I’m furious. I will not rest until we have righted the wrong these senators have done, and until we have changed our laws so we can look parents in the face and say: We are trying to keep your children safe.” 2013-04-18T01:42:22+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041713_immigration_bill_released/bipartisan-immigration-bill-introduced-senate/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041713_immigration_bill_released/bipartisan-immigration-bill-introduced-senate/ 01:38:00Z Faine Greenwood A new bipartisan immigration bill has been unveiled by the U.S. Senate, which if passed into law would provide a legal path to immigration for millions of illegal immigrants formerly denied such an opportunity. 2013-04-18T01:38:11+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041713_immigration_bill/bill-outline-shows-sweeping-immigration-overhaul/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041713_immigration_bill/bill-outline-shows-sweeping-immigration-overhaul/ 01:32:00Z Julian Aguilar Immigrants living in the U.S. illegally can start on a path toward citizenship, but only after significant border-security measures are met and they pay a hefty fine, according to an outline of the comprehensive immigration reform bill senators introduced this week. 2013-04-18T01:32:10+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041713_obamas_numbers/obamas-numbers-quarterly-update/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041713_obamas_numbers/obamas-numbers-quarterly-update/ 01:19:00Z Brooks Jackson There are insights that emerge from the first in a series of regular quarterly updates of key statistical indicators of the Obama presidency. 2013-04-18T01:19:34+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041713_rubio_immigration/rubios-immigration-evolution/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041713_rubio_immigration/rubios-immigration-evolution/ 01:14:00Z Robert Farley Sen. Marco Rubio claimed during a Sunday talk show interview that the immigration bill he is pushing is not a change of position for him since his 2010 campaign. But it is. 2013-04-18T01:14:03+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041713_thatcher_funeral/divided-kingdom-british-greet-thatcher-funeral-with-mixed-reactions/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041713_thatcher_funeral/divided-kingdom-british-greet-thatcher-funeral-with-mixed-reactions/ 01:06:00Z Corinne Purtill Thatcher’s death on April 8 and the subsequent public reaction has forced into sharp relief the divide in the UK between those who have been swept along by London’s emergence as a global financial center and those who have been left out of the capital’s success. 2013-04-18T01:06:12+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041713_obama_guns/obama-shameful-as-senate-blocks-background-check-bill/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041713_obama_guns/obama-shameful-as-senate-blocks-background-check-bill/ 23:25:00Z Dylan Smith President Barack Obama blasted the Senate for blocking a tightened background checks on firearms purchases, and said the gun lobby “willfully lied” about the bill. Before saying “this was a pretty shameful day for Washington,” Obama was preceded by the father of a victim of the Newtown, Conn., shooting. (with video) 2013-04-17T23:25:18+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041713_buckmaster/buckmaster-city-tucson-workers-hope-raise/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041713_buckmaster/buckmaster-city-tucson-workers-hope-raise/ 21:06:00Z Buckmaster Show A legislative update from Tucson-area state Rep. Adam Kwasman, plus world-renowned comet discoverer Dr. David Levy, and an interview with Tucson City Councilwoman Regina Romero. 2013-04-17T21:06:00+00:00