Pima County News

Republican Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed a bill Wednesday that would have allowed foster children to be adopted while their birth parents were still fighting to keep them.

Pima County Sheriff's Deputies responded to emergency calls on the southwest side when they came upon a car crash and a driver who had been reportedly shot.

The Pima County Department of Transportation director says the county has budgeted $325,000 to inspect a total of 50 bridges to make sure they don't become a problem.

It will examine how skills learned or developed in military service transfer to civilian career choices, and will include discussions and computerized assessments, along with information about the current labor market.

The Pima County Sheriff's Department said a man who was reported missing on Tucson's south side has been found.

Charges have been dropped against 1 of 7 Tucson-area high school wrestlers indicted for attacking another teenage student in a campus locker room.

Tucson police say 58-year-old Susan Thacker has been booked into the Pima County jail on suspicion of 1 count of second-degree murder.

This past weekend was Father's Day. For many fathers, this is one of their favorite days of the year because they know they are going to be able to spend this day with their children.

Evo DeConcini, a real estate developer and one of Tucson's most prominent citizens, recorded Washington, District and Columbia streets with Pima County in 1928.The streets were part of DeConcini's Government Heights subdivision, just south of the VA Medical Center.

Police say a man who allegedly shot a man to death Sunday afternoon was arrested by Pima County Sheriff's Department deputies.

The Pima County Board of Supervisors has awarded the contract to reconstruct 0.6 miles of Romero Road from Roger Road to Wetmore Road.

The deadline is Monday, June 24, to register for Session 4 of the Pima County Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation Department's arts, crafts and special interest classes and workshops.

When his birthday arrived on Sunday, the Mockbee's living room was decorated with more than 4,600 birthday cards.

On last night's AZ Illustrated Politics: Host Jim Nintzel, former Tucson City Council member Carol West, former Pima County Democratic Party chairman Jeff Rogers and GOP strategist Sam Stone expressed amazement at Gov. Jan Brewer's ability to push through Medicaid expansion and the state budget in a special session this week; talked about budget ... (more)

The Pima County Commission on Trial Court Appointments will review applications and conduct interviews before recommending at least three nominees for consideration by Gov. Jan Brewer.

When the community was asked to identify priorities to take to voters in a potential November 2014 Pima County bond election, the result was approximately $1.3 billion worth of projects.

A new report analyzes the trends and demographics of people who died in south-central Arizona after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally.

We're getting some idea now as to the type of racetrack Pima County is hoping for at the fairgrounds on the far Southeast side.

The Pima County Sheriff's Department Traffic Section, will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint and impaired driving enforcement this weekend.

Pima County Sheriff's officials say 29-year-old Stephen J. Malone was taken into custody Wednesday in Los Angeles.