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updated: Sat Jul 19, 2008 04:25 pm

Pima County News

Local, regional, and statewide news continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

2 hrs ago | Tucson Region

Driver guilty in fatal crash after fistfight

A Tucson man involved in a fatal car crash last August was convicted of manslaughter and a variety of other charges in Pima County Superior Court Friday.

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Fri Jul 18, 2008

Arizona Daily Sun

Photo enforcement deal reached

State police awarded a contract for photo enforcement of traffic laws that pays the successful bidder based on the number of people who pay their tickets.

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Related Topix: Maricopa County, AZ, Apache Junction, AZ, Bullhead City, AZ

Arizona Daily Star

Jobless rate up sharply in Pima County, state

Arizona continued to lose jobs last month, driving unemployment up four-tenths of a percentage point to a seasonally adjusted 4.8 percent, according to figures released Thursday by the state Department of ...

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The Arizona Daily Star

Lawyer for accused in kids' deaths is fined

The Pima County public defender assigned to represent Christopher Payne in his death-penalty murder trial was sanctioned $250 Thursday morning for missing one deadline and given 48 hours to make another, ...

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Related Topix: Death Penalty

Thu Jul 17, 2008

The Arizona Daily Star

Police Beat: Mug shot of machete attack suspect released

This afternoon Tucson police released the jail booking mug shot of Rickey F. Russell, suspected in last week's machete attack on two teen girls, as well as two unrelated attacks Saturday.

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Related Topix: Tucson, AZ

Wed Jul 16, 2008

Tucson Region

Arrest made in bank heist; robber in 2nd case sought

Tucson police have arrested one man on suspicion of robbing an East Side bank on Tuesday and were questioning another man in a second, unrelated bank robbery.

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Related Topix: Tucson, AZ

Tue Jul 15, 2008

KSDK-TV Saint Louis

Arizona Man May Have Found Human Remains in Front Yard

An Arizona man has unearthed possible human remains in his own front yard. Pima County Sheriff's investigators say the man recently moved into a home in Tucson, Arizona.

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Related Topix: Tucson, AZ

Mon Jul 14, 2008

Tucson Region

Trial opens in death of 16-month-old girl

In the hours after 16-month-old Emily Mays died, three children shared information with the police that seemed to implicate their parents.

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Related Topix: Tucson, AZ, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, US Military, US Air Force

Sun Jul 13, 2008

Tucson Region

Shred-A-Thon this morning in Foothills Mall parking lot

The Pima County Sheriff's Department is holding a Shred-A-Thon this morning so people can discard any documents with private information that could be used by identity thieves.

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Sat Jul 12, 2008

KMSB-TV Tucson

Concerted response credited with checking measles

Tucson health officials say a coordinated county, state and federal response to a measles outbreak in southern Arizona succeeded in curtailing what potentially could have been more than 22 cases at most.

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Related Topix: Tucson, AZ, Tucson Metro, Federal Prisons, Federal Correctional Institution, Tucson

Fri Jul 11, 2008

The Arizona Daily Star

Pima County prosecutor appointed Superior Court judge

Deputy Pima County Attorney Teresa Godoy has been selected to replace Pima County Superior Court Judge Pro Tempore Barbara Sattler, who retired last week.

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The Arizona Daily Star

Local measles outbreak not over, but containment close

A coordinated county, state and federal response to a measles outbreak in Southern Arizona succeeded in curtailing what potentially could have been more than 22 cases at most.

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Thu Jul 10, 2008

Daily India

Two tons of marijuana seized in Ariz.

Authorities in Tucson said they have seized two tons of marijuana and arrested two men who were allegedly planning to sell the drug.

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Related Topix: Drugs

Wed Jul 09, 2008

KMSB-TV Tucson

RTA vote questioned by Democrats

It's one of the basic elements of democracy: the people vote. But some people are now saying that two years ago, your vote on one local issue didn't count as you intended.

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The Arizona Daily Star

Slump in tourism means bargains for summer Tucsonans

Take a weaker winter tourist season, add the seasonal summer slowdown, throw in high gas prices and airfares, and you have a recipe for summer deals.

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Related Topix: Tucson, AZ, Tucson Metro

Tue Jul 08, 2008

Arizona Republic

Tucson home investigated amid assault allegations

State officials are investigating an assisted-living home in Tucson following accusations that a co-owner of the facility sexually assaulted a female resident.

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Related Topix: Tucson, AZ, Federal Prisons, Federal Correctional Institution, Tucson

Mon Jul 07, 2008

Tucson Region

Body is found, pot seized on border

Ranch owners in Southeastern Arizona discovered the decomposed body of a suspected illegal immigrant Saturday.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Drugs, Cochise County, AZ

Sun Jul 06, 2008

The Arizona Daily Star

Medical provider for jail to be fired

Citing poor quality of care and lack of contract compliance, Pima County will drop Correctional Medical Services as its medical-care provider at the Pima County jail.

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Related Topix: Tucson, AZ, Tucson Metro

Sat Jul 05, 2008

The Arizona Daily Star

Tucson man gets 4 years for fatal stabbing

A Tucson man was sentenced to four years in prison Monday for negligent homicide in the July 2007 death of another man.

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Related Topix: Tucson, AZ, Tucson Metro

Fri Jul 04, 2008

The Arizona Daily Star

County making solid progress on election reforms

Pima County has been working to make sure its election procedures result in an accurate, timely, transparent vote count, but once again, some of its plans are generating heat.

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Related Topix: Opinion

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