Tucson could get new casino under Arizona’s latest gaming pact

The new gaming pact confirms that the Pascua Yaqui Tribe is being allowed to construct what would be its third casino. If approved, it will be just east of Interstate 10 along West Grant Road. Top Featured Tags: – Arizona News Press Release Distribution Service

‘I’m glad I wasn’t killed’: Arizona man sues Scottsdale, 2 officers over use of force during 2020 traffic stop

A Tempe man is suing Scottsdale and two police officers after they pulled him from his car and threw him to the ground during a traffic stop.        Top Featured Tags: – Arizona News Press Release Distribution Service

Arizona’s jobless rate drops slightly as bar, restaurant hirings pick up

But Arizona’s hotel and resort industry remains in financial doldrums, with its employment levels nearly 36% below where they were a year ago. Top Featured Tags: – Arizona News Press Release Distribution Service

The verdict on COVID-19: Virus brings added stress to criminal justice system

COVID-19 brought added stress to employees in Arizona’s criminal legal field. In normal circumstances, the field ranks as one of the most stressful.        Top Featured Tags: – Arizona News Press Release Distribution Service

Coronavirus cases in Arizona, mapped by county: April 16

Here’s a daily map of coronavirus cases in Arizona, broken down by county. Top Featured Tags: – Arizona News Press Release Distribution Service

Man dies after shooting near Southern Avenue and McClintock Drive

The suspect was described by police on Sunday morning as “unknown.” It’s unclear if anyone has since been arrested in connection with the shooting.        Top Featured Tags: – Arizona News Press Release Distribution Service

UA-led space mission blasted boulders around Bennu during historic touchdown last year

OSIRIS-REx didn’t just make history last year when it touched down on an asteroid 207 million miles from Earth. It also made a bit of a mess. Top Featured Tags: – Arizona News Press Release Distribution Service

Officials identify man and woman who died in tow truck crash in Phoenix

Officials say the collision occurred shortly before 6 p.m. Friday at 83rd Avenue and McDowell Road.        Top Featured Tags: – Arizona News Press Release Distribution Service

Arizona considering allowing walk-ins at its vaccination sites

If implemented, people will be allowed to get shots without setting up appointments first. Top Featured Tags: – Arizona News Press Release Distribution Service

Neo-Nazi rally at Arizona Capitol outnumbered by counterprotesters

A rally by a group classified as a neo-Nazi organization at the Capitol was largely uneventful, with counterprotesters outnumbering attendees.        Top Featured Tags: – Arizona News Press Release Distribution Service

Big changes from Pima’s prosecutor: no death penalty; focus on fraud cases, jail alternatives

With a new top prosecutor, chief deputy and criminal bureau chief, the Pima County Attorney’s Office has already made major changes in the first few months of Laura Conover’s administration. Top Featured Tags: – Arizona News Press Release Distribution Service

Arizona COVID-19 updates: White House announces $1.7B for genomic sequencing to help detect variances

The state’s overall COVID-19 death and case rates since Jan. 21, 2020, remain among the worst in the country.        Top Featured Tags: – Arizona News Press Release Distribution Service

First mandatory cutback of CAP water now likely in 2022

Farmers will bear the brunt of the first round of major Central Arizona Project water cutbacks expected in 2022. But the ongoing heat-aggravated drought could bring cuts to Phoenix-area cities in 2023, though not to Tucson. Top Featured Tags: – Arizona News Press Release Distribution Service

Police identify man arrested after shooting and 3-vehicle crash on I-17

The incident occurred near I-17 and Greenway Road. The officer was not injured and the suspect has been charged with aggravated assault, police said.        Top Featured Tags: – Arizona News Press Release Distribution Service

Arizona Sikh community mourns loss of victims in Indianapolis shooting

The Arizona Sikh community is mourning the death of the FedEx facility shooting victims, four of whom were part of the Indianapolis Sikh community.        Top Featured Tags: – Arizona News Press Release Distribution Service

J&J vaccine pause won’t cause shortage, but more went to vulnerable places in Tucson area

While the Johnson & Johnson pause won’t cause a shortage of vaccines in the Tucson area, a higher percentage of the J&J vaccines went to neighborhoods with more social vulnerability, data show. Top Featured Tags: – Arizona News Press Release Distribution Service

UPDATES: Tucson-area coronavirus developments, April 17: What we know

The latest updates related to COVID-19 in Tucson and Southern Arizona. Top Featured Tags: – Arizona News Press Release Distribution Service

Activists demand apology after gay couple say they were attacked on Roosevelt Row

Two men said they were attacked for being gay while at The Golden Margarita early Monday morning.        Top Featured Tags: – Arizona News Press Release Distribution Service

Pima County, halfway to vaccination goal, aims to fill empty slots

Pima County has a new initiative to fill empty slots at several large vaccination sites here. Health officials are examining whether there’s been a drop in interest for the vaccine, or just a wider range of places people can get… Top Featured Tags: – Arizona News Press Release Distribution Service

What are your rights when you get pulled over in a traffic stop?

Stanford University’s Open Policing Project says police pull over nearly 50,000 drivers in the U.S. a day. Here are your rights and what to do.        Top Featured Tags: – Arizona News Press Release Distribution Service

Tim Steller’s opinion: AG Brnovich descends into political absurdity, and Arizonans pay for it

The Arizona attorney general’s latest brazen political stunt is to invoke environmental law to demand that the feds resume border-wall building. The suit’s legal prospects are nil, but that’s not the point. Top Featured Tags: – Arizona News Press Release Distribution Service

A dozen or so showed up for a neo-Nazi rally in Phoenix, outnumbered by counter-protesters

The unity march by the group Strength in Unity was rescheduled for April 24 after a neo-Nazi group announced rally plans at the Arizona Capitol.        Top Featured Tags: – Arizona News Press Release Distribution Service

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