Tucson to be home to new Raytheon missiles/defense unit

Raytheon employs around 13,000 workers in the Tucson area. It's also expanding its campus at Tucson International Airport, which would add another 2,000 jobs.

Arizona health program moves to bolster ranks of caregivers

Faced with an expected shortage of in-home caregivers for older Arizonans, the state’s Medicaid program is working with insurers and other entities to provide training for entry-level workers, including high school graduates.

Tucson man sentenced for sending threatening letters to police

An Arizona man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for sending letters threatening to kill police officers in New Mexico.

Tucson implements health protocols for gem show amid Coronavirus concerns

City officials in Tucson and other agencies have discussed logistics and health protocols for an annual gem and mineral show in southern Arizona amid concerns about the spread of the deadly virus from China.

Woman gets 21 years in prison for killing twin grandsons

An Arizona woman was sentenced to 21 years in prison for fatally shooting her twin 8-year-old autistic grandsons.

UArizona cancels Chinese New Year event over Coronavirus fears

The University of Arizona has cancelled its Chinese New Year Festival in light of fears over the dangerous new virus outbreak in China.

Border Patrol agents find fentanyl strapped to man’s thighs

U.S. Border Patrol agents at the Interstate 19 immigration checkpoint arrested a man after they discovered that he was transporting fentanyl.

Judge hints he may rule for migrants in Border Patrol suit

A judge indicated he may side with migrants in a lawsuit that alleges extreme overcrowding and inhumane conditions at some of the Border Patrol's facilities in Arizona.

Arizona authorities say woman posed as immigration attorney

A Tucson woman faces 18 months in prison on wire fraud convictions in a case involving false claims made in connection with legal representation of people in immigration cases.

Phoenix man sentenced in fatal smuggling attempt

A Phoenix man who rolled his truck during a high-speed chase trying to escape law enforcement with 11 immigrants on board was sentenced to 6 1/2 years in federal prison in the death of one migrant, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Arizona said Wednesday.

Rep. Kirkpatrick of Arizona seeking treatment for alcoholism

Representative Ann Kirkpatrick announced she is seeking treatment for alcohol dependency after she fell recently.

Community marks 9 years since deadly Arizona mass shooting

Nearly a decade after Tucson became the site of a deadly mass shooting, the city renewed a promise Wednesday that the victims would not be forgotten.

Gunman gets life term in 'Fast and Furious' border killing

A man convicted of shooting a U.S. Border Patrol agent nine years ago in a case that exposed a botched federal gun operation known as “Fast and Furious” was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison.

PCSO: Arrest made in investigation into remains on Arizona trail

A man has been arrested on suspicion of stealing a vehicle belonging to a missing Oklahoma man and the arrested man is a “person of interest” in connection with human remains found along an Arizona hiking trail, authorities said.

3 mountain lions killed after feeding on human remains

Three mountain lions found feeding on human remains near a popular Tucson hiking trail have been killed, Arizona authorities said Wednesday.

Arizona jail inmate who claimed sex assault jumps out of car, dies

Arizona authorities are investigating the death of a jail inmate who made her way out of several restraints and jumped out of a car not long after alleging she had been sexually assaulted by an officer.