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Pima County board OKs tentative budget of $1.27 B

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:15:14 -0400

TUCSON, Arizona - The Pima County Board of Supervisors has approved a tentative $1.27 billion budget for the next fiscal year.

600 police photos of Tucson rampage scene released

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:17:20 -0400

PHOENIX - In the chaotic moments after a gunman wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, investigators quickly turned a patrol car into a makeshift whiteboard, using markers to scrawl relevant information about the investigation.

No injuries after Freon leak at jail in Tucson

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:16:16 -0400

TUCSON, Arizona - Authorities say there are no reported injuries after a Freon leak at the Pima County Jail in Tucson.

2 old lions retire at Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:56:05 -0400

TUCSON, Arizona - It's retirement time for two mountain lions at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum near Tucson.

Tucson police fatally shoot man who pulled out gun

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:52:04 -0400

TUCSON, Arizona - A 22-year-old was fatally shot by Tucson police after he removed a handgun from his waistband.

Saguaro National Park busy repairing rutted trails

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:59:09 -0400

TUCSON, Arizona - There are trenches up to 2 feet deep that cut across some trails in the eastern district of Saguaro National Park, deep ruts blamed on horses' hooves, storm runoff and years of natural erosion.

Kitchen fire forces evacuation of Wal-Mart store

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:50:01 -0400

TUCSON, Arizona - Authorities in Tucson say approximately 200 customers and employees were evacuated from a Wal-Mart store because of a kitchen grease fire Thursday morning.

Former Ariz. congressman to marry partner in DC

Tue, 14 May 2013 19:29:29 -0400

TUCSON, Arizona - Former Arizona Congressman Jim Kolbe says he and his partner of eight years plan to get married this weekend in Washington, D.C.

GOP's Saucedo Mercer to run again in CD3

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:53:28 -0400

TUCSON, Arizona - Republican Gabriela Saucedo Mercer says she's going to challenge Democratic Rep. Raul Grijalva again for his 3rd Congressional District seat.

Former coach sentenced to prison for sex with girl

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:33:26 -0400

TUCSON, Arizona - A former Tucson-area school sports coach and school bus driver apologized while being sentenced to six years in prison for taking a 15-year-old girl to Mexico and having sexual conduct with her.

Bees sting 5 hikers on southern Arizona trail

Mon, 13 May 2013 21:03:00 -0400

TUCSON, Arizona - Bees stung five hikers on a trail heading into a Catalina Mountains wilderness area over the weekend, including a 6-year-old boy who was hospitalized after showing symptoms of shock.

Cactuses tagged with graffiti in park near Tucson

Mon, 13 May 2013 20:55:06 -0400

TUCSON, Arizona - National Park Service officials are trying to determine what can be done about graffiti spray-painted on cactuses and other objects along a hiking trail in Saguaro National Park near Tucson.

Sale of Tucson school property prompts probe

Sat, 11 May 2013 15:53:08 -0400

TUCSON, Arizona - Tucson school district officials have enlisted the help of police with an investigation into allegations that employees have been selling district property illegally for years.

Bill calls for expanding boundary of Saguaro park

Sat, 11 May 2013 12:26:05 -0400

TUCSON, Arizona - Legislation introduced this week by Rep. Raul Grijalva calls for expanding the boundary of the Saguaro National Park in southern Arizona.

Former Tucson officer arrested in child pornography case

Sat, 11 May 2013 12:14:14 -0400

TUCSON, Arizona - A former Tucson police officer has been arrested following a months-long investigation into the online sharing of child pornography.

Venom killed Ariz. climber covered with bee stings

Thu, 09 May 2013 10:37:12 -0400

TUCSON, Arizona - A medical examiner says a Tucson climber founded dead, hanging from a southern Arizona cliff in his climbing gear, died from venom from bee stings.

Tucson special ed students sharing in facilities

Thu, 09 May 2013 03:06:56 -0400

TUCSON, Arizona - The tutors in Meaghann Mulrow's special education class at Mountain View High School have learned firsthand about the challenges that special needs students encounter each day.

Tucson Unified School District OKs job cuts

Wed, 08 May 2013 12:29:34 -0400

TUCSON, Arizona - The Tucson Unified School District plans to lay off 187 teachers and other certified workers at the end of the school year to help close a $17 million budget deficit.

Police arrest man in 1976 Tucson murder case

Wed, 08 May 2013 09:21:38 -0400

TUCSON, Arizona - Investigators in Arizona have arrested a man suspected of killing a woman in Tucson more than 35 years ago.

Police arrest man in 1976 Tucson murder case

Mon, 06 May 2013 18:29:56 -0400

TUCSON, Arizona - Authorities have arrested a man suspected of killing a woman in Tucson more than 35 years ago.

Website to map immigrant deaths in Arizona desert

Sun, 05 May 2013 17:20:51 -0400

TUCSON, Arizona - The public will soon be able to use a searchable mapping system to find out where border-crossers have died in the Pima County desert since 2001.

Foothills site likely for Tucson Mormon temple

Sun, 05 May 2013 13:35:47 -0400

TUCSON, Arizona - The likely site of Tucson's first Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple is in the Catalina Foothills.

Phoenix gun buybacks set before law forces sales

Sat, 04 May 2013 18:44:21 -0400

PHOENIX - Just days after Gov. Jan Brewer signed a law designed to hinder police participation in gun buyback events, the city of Phoenix on Saturday held the first of three buybacks that organizers are calling the largest effort of its kind in the state's history.

Marana teachers, students form music group

Fri, 03 May 2013 20:14:07 -0400

TUCSON, Arizona - As musician-turned-Tortolita Middle School associate principal Todd Ponder dedicated his life to professional matters, he felt he was neglecting his musical side.

Workers ordered to pay $5,000 each in restitution

Fri, 03 May 2013 16:37:57 -0400

TUCSON, Arizona - Two former Tucson transportation workers have been ordered to repay a fraction of what they're accused of stealing from the city.