Woman who ran Avondale stash house for migrants sentenced to prison

Federal agents found migrants, all from Mexico or Guatemala, inside a home in Avondale on Jan. 12 and that the migrants had been transported through southern Arizona en route to metro Phoenix.

Former Arizona legislator David Bradley dies at 69

David Bradley, a Tucson Democrat who served 16 years in the Arizona Legislature with stints in both chambers and who was praised by former colleagues as a compassionate advocate and thoughtful public servant, died Saturday. He was 69.

Nearly 1,000 pounds of meth, fentanyl found hidden in Phoenix man's RV at Arizona border: CBP

“Following a positive alert by a CBP narcotics detections canine to a scent it is trained to detect, the search led to the discovery of 129 packages of drugs hidden within the roof mounted A/C unit,” U.S. Customs and Border Protection said.

Arizona CBP arrest Mexican national carrying $85K worth of fentanyl pills

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers have arrested a Mexican national who was allegedly attempting to smuggle $85,000 worth of fentanyl pills.

Sonoran desert tortoise doesn’t need US protection, federal agency says

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that the tortoise doesn’t warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act because a scientific study “determined that it is not at risk of extinction in the foreseeable future.”

Former Arizona lawmaker Olivia Cajero Bedford dies at 83

Olivia Cajero Bedford, a Democrat who represented Tucson, was in the state House from 2003-10 and the state Senate from 2011-18.

Man shot, killed by DPS trooper in Marana: report
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A man was reportedly shot and killed by an Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper in Marana on Feb. 7. KOLD-TV reports the man barricaded himself inside his car and threatened to kill himself after he was pulled over. After hours of negotiating, the man "presented a lethal threat" and was shot by a trooper.

Man shot after pointing replica gun at Tucson officer, police say

Tucson Police say the 25-year-old man who was shot had ignored multiple orders to drop the gun, and the officer fired after the man pointed the gun at him.

Pima County official resigns, says evictions too frustrating

Constable Kristen Randall said in her resignation letter that she's had both fulfilling experiences and “terrible, life-changing ones as a constable.”

University of Arizona names first female police chief

Paula Balafas was patrol officer in Colorado for six years with the Wheat Ridge Police Department and a detective for three years before she was promoted to sergeant.

Air Force launches study of changes to flight training areas in Arizona

Three alternatives to be studied would change flight restrictions in areas northwest of Phoenix, west and southwest of Tucson and in parts of southeastern and east-central Arizona extending in western New Mexico.

US Marshals arrest Pennsylvania rape suspect in Tucson

"Task force members conducted a thorough investigation and developed information that Hazen fled Pennsylvania to avoid prosecution and was residing in Tucson, Arizona," the U.S. Marshals Service said in a news release.

Suspects in murder of Maryland woman arrested at Arizona homeless camp, officials say

A man and a woman accused of murdering a woman in Maryland in 2017 have been arrested at a homeless camp in Arizona, according to officials in Maryland's Anne Arundel County.

2 suspects arrested in vandalism of Tucson elementary school

Tucson Unified School District officials said more than 60 windows were broken on Jan. 25 at Annie Kellond Elementary.

Inmate convicted of murder dies at Tucson prison from apparent suicide

Officials with the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Re-entry said 39-year-old Michael Walton died Sunday “from an apparent act of self-harm by hanging.”