Pima County News

The Tucson man who killed Pima County Public Defender Robert Hooker in a street-racing crash last year pleaded for forgiveness Friday from Hooker's family, another victim and the community.

Oro Valley leaders are exploring the idea of taking over animal care and licensing in town.

Tucsonans will get the chance to mandate increased city Police and Fire Department staffing levels this November.

The Pima County Sheriff's Department says a powerful summer storm has rolled through Green Valley south of Tucson knocking over utility poles for a quarter mile.

A man and woman have been found dead inside a mobile home at a trailer park on Tucson's south side.

A Pima County Sheriff's Office investigator and court papers say the accused triggerman in a double killing in rural Arivaca has confessed to the shootings.

A Tucson man facing nearly 130 years in prison for an attack on a 14-year-old girl entered a deal with prosecutors Thursday guaranteeing he will receive no more than 17 1/2 years behind bars.

Sandy Rathbun reports County investigates dog's death There are questions about whether the Pima County Animal Care Center wrongly euthanized another dog.

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A thunderstorm knocked out phone service at the Pima County Animal Care Center. Officials are asking people to call 911 to report emergencies, dog attacks or injured animals, a news release said.. People who think their pet is lost are asked to go to the center.

The county hopes to capitalize on the low land values hitting commercial investors now as it tries to secure state funds to buy 67 acres on the Southwest side for preservation.

A Tucson mother of three was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of child endangerment at her home, which contained over 1,000 pounds of marijuana.

Veteran Tucson lawyer Brick Storts, Maryanne Chisholm's current attorney, says the high price of Chisholm's initial defense doesn't make sense.

An Ajo man has been indicted on charges including first-degree murder in the death of a 7-year-old girl who had gone to play with the suspect's younger brother.

A Tucson man was sentenced to four years in prison Monday in the death of a woman who was struck and killed while walking her dog in September 2007.

Three Tucson police officers will not face charges for the death of a man who died in their custody, according to the Pima County Attorney's Office.

A Tucson man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for attempted first-degree murder along with his girlfriend.

An airman at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base has been indicted on charges that he allegedly molested a young girl, took inappropriate pictures of her and filmed her in the shower.

A mother whose 4-year-old son was beaten to death in January 2008 pleaded guilty to child abuse Tuesday and could receive probation or up to 3.75 years in prison.

Authorities released new details Wednesday about an Arizona home invasion that left a little girl and her father dead, with investigators saying a 12-gauge shotgun was found in a concealed compartment of a suspect's printer and he harbored members of an anti-illegal immigration group.