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Sheriff Chris Nanos wins primary. He’ll likely face Republican Heather Lappin in November.

Incumbent Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos handily won the Democratic primary yesterday.  His challenger, Sandy Rosenthal, who focused his campaign on Nanos’ handling of the jail and his ability to hire and maintain sheriff’s department staff, failed to convince enough voters to send him to the general election in November. With 84% of the votes […]

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Live Arizona election results: Kari Lake and Juan Ciscomani win primaries

Kari Lake appears to have won the Republican primary for U.S. Senate with about two thirds of votes counted. She will face Democrat Ruben Gallego in the general election. In the Republican primary for U.S. House of Representatives District 6 — a swing district with a history of close elections that includes parts of Pima, […]

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Pima County primary election results: Attorney Laura Conover and Sheriff Chris Nanos win

Laura Conover has won a second term as Pima County attorney, as results from Arizona’s primary election to choose party representatives in races for Pima County attorney, sheriff, treasurer and board of supervisors seats rolled in Tuesday night. Sheriff Chris Nanos won his primary election and will face the winner of the Republican primary, where […]

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All the ways people start California wildfires

People walk on the road near flames and smoke plumes rising as firefighters continue to tackle the Park Fire near the northern Sacramento Valley city of Chico on July 25, 2024. Photo by Fred Greaves, REUTERS

Ballooning to more than three times the surface area of Lake Tahoe, Park Fire is now the fifth largest fire in California’s history. Last week, investigators arrested a 42-year-old Chico man suspected of starting the blaze by pushing a burning car into a ravine. But that’s not the most unusual way some of California’s destructive […]