Pima County News

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.

The lone survivor of a home invasion told a Pima County Sheriff's investigator a man she saw partially inside her Arivaca home sounded like and matched the build of one of three now-arrested suspects.

The victims and the driver involved in a crash that marred the El Tour de Tucson bike race last November are seeking $58 million in damages against Pima County.

A man confesses to Sheriff's deputies that he murdered his roommates and burned their bodies over the course of three days, says Pima County Sheriff's Office.

The 91-year-old driver in a crash that left one El Tour de Tucson rider with a life-altering brain injury and left several others injured last November was sentenced to three years' probation Monday.

The Pima County Sheriff's Department has released the 9-1-1 call, made by one of the female victims inside the home, in the early morning hours of May 30th.

The number of employees in Pima County who earn more than $100,000 a year has nearly doubled since 2006.

Failed May 26 inspection. Failed follow-up inspections June 8 and June 18. Critical violations a Food utensils, a vegetable cutter, strainer, knives and other items were encrusted in food debris.

Pima County Sheriff's detectives have arrested a 19-year-old man in connection with the death of a 7-year-old girl found in a wash in Ajo on Thursday evening.

This June 12, 2009 photo shows Shawna Forde, center, escorted in Tucson, Ariz. by Pima County authorities.