Drexel Heights News

Crews from the Drexel Heights Fire Department fought a brush fire Tuesday evening near Old Ajo Way and San Jacquin.

As part of National Fire Prevention month, members of the Drexel Heights Fire District are visiting nine schools.

Crews from the Drexel Heights Fire Ditrict responded to the 7000 Block of S. Camino de Oeste in reference to a child that had swallowed tiki torch fluid.

A fire at a southwest side swap meet late Sunday night is under investigation this morning, a fire official said.

Propsition 202, which passed in 2002, will allow the Tohono O'odham tribe to share a portion of their gaming revenue with government agencies.

Crews responded late Sunday night to a fire burning inside a building at the Tohono O'Odham Swap Meet near Tucson.

The five candidates applying for the new assistant chief's position with Montezuma-Rimrock Fire District are : Gary Jordan , David Stone , Ronny Gibson , Dave Neihuis and Mark Dixon .

It's been a violent seven months in Pima County. Especially for those living in the San Xavier district.

Public access to the Kitt Peak National Observatory is suspended because of a fire burning near the access road to the mountain, the observatory's Web site says.

A 19-year-old Ajo man accused of raping and murdering a 7-year-old girl last month was arraigned Monday in Pima County Superior Court.

A 17-month-old boy nearly drowned Monday after wandering outside an open back door and into the familya s pool on the Southwest Side.

Drexel Heights Fire Dept. responded to a near drowning of a 17-month-old boy on the southwest side just before noon today.

Today local firefighters headed up to the Salt River for some special training. They're working to help keep us safe here, down south, during the monsoon when the rains start, the washes run and people need to be rescued.