Horne could face challenger in GOP primary

PHOENIX - State Attorney General Tom Horne could have to fend off a bid to keep him from getting his own party's nomination for re-election.

Bisbee puts civil unions on hold to tweak law

A City Council in a southern Arizona community that had been threatened with a lawsuit by the state Attorney General’s office for a civil union ordinance it adopted has voted to rewrite the law to take out parts that apparently run afoul of a state ban on same-sex marriage.

Execution blocked for Bisbee man’s killer

PHOENIX — Arizona prosecutors will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to lift a lower court’s order blocking the scheduled execution of a death-row inmate for a killing that occurred nearly 35 years ago.

Judge orders TUSD to offer culturally relevant courses

A federal judge has ordered the Tucson Unified School District to begin offering culturally relevant courses next school year.

Trial date set for Horne hit-and-run case

PHOENIX (AP) — A March 28 trial date has been set in the misdemeanor hit-and-run case against Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne.

Arizona sues EPA over anti-haze mandate at 3 power plants

Arizona is challenging a federal decision that requires three coal-fired power plants to upgrade pollution controls.

Tucson man given 11/2 years in abuse of impaired girlfriend

A Tucson man who allowed his stroke-impaired girlfriend to wallow in her own waste for weeks was sentenced to 1 1/2 years in prison Thursday.

Tucson man given 1.5 years in abuse of impaired girlfriend

A Tucson man who allowed his stroke-impaired girlfriend to wallow in her own waste for weeks was sentenced to 1 1/2 years in prison Thursday.

Tucson man faces prison for incapacitated girlfriend’s abuse

A Tucson man will have to reimburse AHCCCS more than $225,000 after admitting Monday he abused his girlfriend and endangered her health earlier this year, causing her to be hospitalized.

Horne hit-and-run allegedly witnessed by staffers of FBI

PHOENIX - The FBI probe into campaign finance activities of Attorney General Tom Horne is landing him in hot water of a different degree over an alleged hit-and-run accident.

Lawsuit: Arizona can’t use mortgage settlement for budget

PHOENIX — A lawsuit filed by public interest law firms on behalf of homeowners tries to block Arizona from using part of a foreclosure settlement to help balance the next state budget.

Arizona woman sees jackpot winner on TV, mom gets money

PHOENIX — Three women who lost thousands to a huckster have received full restitution after one of the victim’s daughters recognized a casino jackpot winner as the husband of the thief.

Mine-backed Pinal County group faces probe

State authorities are investigating whether a recently formed group funded by a politically connected mining company violated Arizona’s campaign-finance laws.

Chop shop charges dismissed

A scrap metal recycling business that was caught up in a chop shop investigation last year has agreed to fund a training program designed to stop illegal recycling in exchange for the dismissal of criminal charges against four of its employees.

Horne: Tucson lawyer filed complaint to save job

PHOENIX — Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne says an employee filed an elections complaint against him in order to try to save the job of the employee, a Tucson attorney who supported Horne’s 2010 campaign.

Complaint alleges Horne violated Arizona campaign laws

PHOENIX — An elections complaint accuses Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne of violating Arizona law by coordinating some of his 2010 campaign’s efforts with an independent committee that attacked his general-election opponent.

12 suspected members of Naco drug ring arrested

Twelve of 26 suspected members of a large-scale cocaine and marijuana trafficking organization have been arrested, Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne says.

Several Tucsonans arrested in drug-smuggling bust

Members of a large-scale drug-trafficking ring accused of smuggling cocaine and marijuana through Nogales have been arrested, officials say.

Red Rock man indicted in insurance scam

A Red Rock man who allegedly posed as an attorney in an insurance fraud scam was indicted Wednesday by a state grand jury on one count each of fraud, theft and forgery.

No criminal charges in Arizona Fiesta Bowl probe

PHOENIX — More than two dozen Arizona politicians who received free game tickets or trips from the Fiesta Bowl will not face criminal charges, a prosecutor said Wednesday.