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Service honors those missing from Tucson
In honor of National Missing Children's Day, Homicide Survivors, is hosting a service Wednesday where loved ones of people who have gone missing will share their experiences.
Man pleads guilty in drug-deal slaying
Man pleads guilty in drug-deal slaying
Tucsonan in stolen-jewelry syndicate gets 3.5 years
A Tucson man who was one of 14 people indicted in a theft ring in which more than $1.5 million in jewelry was stolen and sold off, was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison Friday.
Verdict tossed, Gina Celaya is starting new life
Over her 20 years in prison, Gina Celaya showed herself to be a talented artist, creating drawings with pen on paper and expressing a desire to learn to airbrush designs on cars.
Child molester receives 3+ years in prison
A 30-year-old man who pleaded guilty to molesting two girls inside stores in two separate incidents was sentenced to more than three years in prison Monday.
6 years for ex-Altar Valley coach, school-bus driver who fled with teen
A former Altar Valley School District wrestling coach and bus driver who fled to Mexico with a 15-year-old girl was sentenced to six years in prison Monday in Pima County Superior Court.
3 Tucson lawyers appointed Pima judges
Three Tucson attorneys have been appointed to the Pima County Superior Court.
Ex-loan officer gets prison for fraud
A former Tucson loan officer was sentenced Monday to 1 1/2 years in prison for wire fraud and transactional money laundering.
Old Pima County Courthouse heading into retirement
When retired Pima County Superior Court Judge Lillian Fisher took the bench in 1975, she held court among the beer kegs and spigots in the the old bar of the fire-damaged Pioneer Hotel.
May 06, 2013 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
State disbars Tucson attorney
A Tucson family law attorney can no longer practice law. Thomas Tilton was disbarred by the Arizona Supreme Court effective May 1.
Penalties just $5K in work-theft case
Two former Transportation Department supervisors who diverted nearly $100,000 of taxpayer money into their private business will have to reimburse the city only $5,000 a piece.
May 03, 2013 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
Tucson man admits peeping on co-worker
A man who set up a video camera in his workplace's bathroom to film a female co-worker pleaded guilty to voyeurism Thursday.
Man resentenced for pipe-bomb killing
Ronald Young, the man convicted of building and setting off a pipe bomb that killed Tucson businessman Gary Triano in November 1996, was resentenced Monday in Pima County Superior Court.
Tucson men get prison for warehouse fire
Two Tucson men were sentenced to prison Tuesday for setting a vacant south-side warehouse on fire.
Four volunteers honored by CASA program
Four volunteers with Pima County's Court Appointed Special Advocate program were honored last week for their commitment and dedication to their work.
Snowboarding instructor indicted for sexual conduct with a minor
A Pima County Grand Jury has indicted a Tucson snowboarding instructor on several counts of sexual conduct with a minor.
Tucson man given 3 years in prison for crash that killed brother
A Tucson man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter for a crash that killed his older brother was sentenced to three years in prison Monday.
Baby sitter convicted in tub death of child
A Tucson baby sitter who left a 10-month-old in a tub with running water and an open drain that became plugged with a plastic toy cup was found guilty of negligent homicide Friday.
Tucson babysitter convicted in tot’s death
A Tucson babysitter who left a 10-month-old in a tub with running water and an open drain that became plugged with a plastic toy cup was found guilty of negligent homicide Friday.
Pima judge's conduct censured
Pima County Superior Court Judge Carmine Cornelio has received a public censure from the Arizona Supreme Court stemming from his behavior during settlement conferences in two separate cases.
Sitter left baby alone in tub more than once
A Tucson baby sitter, on trial for second-degree murder after a 10-month-old in her care died after being left in a tub with an open drain and running water, testified Thursday that it wasn't the first time she left the baby in the bath.
Tucson man pleads guilty to child abuse in 2012 beating of tot
Oscar Aguirre, accused of beating his girlfriend's 2-year-old daughter, causing her spleen to detach, pleaded guilty to child abuse charges Monday.
Man, 22, found guilty in 2nd Tucson slaying
A 22-year-old man sentenced to life in prison earlier this week for first-degree murder was found guilty Thursday of another unrelated first-degree murder charge.
Man, 33, is convicted of 2nd-degree murder
Joe L. Medina, 33, accused of fatally shooting one man and wounding another, was found guilty of second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder this week in Pima County Superior Court.
Probation for woman who aided smugglers
A woman tied to a drug smuggling ring was sentenced to two years' probation Monday.
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