Death from COVID-19 is now largely preventable. Everyone must do their part to get more people vaccinated. Read more»

TucsonSentinel.com's journalism garnered multiple awards, including several first-place recognitions, from the Arizona Press Club as the winners of the 2020 state reporting contest were announced. Read more»

Fossil fuel companies lied for decades about climate change, and humanity is paying the price. Shouldn’t those lies be central to the public narrative? Read more»

Local political candidates are welcome to submit guest opinion pieces for publication. Here's what we're looking for, and what we're not. Read more»

A new fulltime journalist will be digging into government accountability and social equity in Southern Arizona, with support from TucsonSentinel.com's readers and Report for America. Bennito Kelty has signed on to be our IDEA reporter. Read more»

Over the past several years, and maybe even longer, it seems as if every day brings a new round of attacks on the American press. Some of these attacks come under the guise of criticism: accusations of being “fake news”; arguments that journalists are biased. But some more seriously threaten journalists themselves. Recently, though, another kind of press criticism has come to prominence after a period of marginalization. This brand of press criticism takes a free and independent press as a necessity for life in a democratic society. Instead of seeking to delegitimize the press, these critics are simultaneously explaining the workings of the press to the public and holding it accountable in its role as the public’s representative and watchdog. Read more»

Every Feb. 2, it's time for the obligatory Groundhog Day story. Let's just not think about doing 2020 all over again. Read more»

Our small band of watchdog reporters needs your help to tell more stories, and dig more deeply. Read more»

Give to real local journalism that matters — your donation doubled (or more) before midnight! Support the nonprofit independent watchdog reporters of TucsonSentinel.com. Read more»

Ordinarily, we'd be inviting all our readers to join us in person to celebrate the holiday season. We can't do that this year, but want to pass along our heartfelt best wishes as we mark the darkest day of the year — and brighter ones to come. Read more»

A new fulltime reporter will be digging into government accountability and social inequities in Southern Arizona next year, with support from TucsonSentinel.com's readers and the national Report for America program. Read more»

The top community government reporter in the state is TucsonSentinel.com's Paul Ingram, who took first place for a look at Pima County's plans for a center for released asylum-seekers. Ingram also won investigative journalism and photography awards, and Dylan Smith was awarded for Public Service Journalism. Read more»

The top community investigative reporter in the state is TucsonSentinel.com's Paul Ingram, who took first place for a probe of the immigration bonds system. Ingram also won photography awards, and Dylan Smith was awarded for Public Service Journalism. Read more»

TucsonSentinel.com is a finalist for three national journalism awards, the Local Independent Online News Publishers group announced, including LION Publisher of the Year — recognizing the Sentinel among the top local news websites in the United States. Read more»

Local political candidates are welcome to submit guest opinion pieces for publication. Here's what we're looking for, and what we're not. Read more»