Fire temporarily closed I-10 near Benson

A fire about two miles north of Benson that was edging toward I-10 closed the interstate temporarily early Tuesday afternoon.

Fire destroys travel trailer in Palominas

A fire consumed a trailer home in Cochise County on Sunday.

Cochise County detention officer arrested on drug charges

A 31-year-old Cochise County detention officer was arrested Thursday night at his residence on drug charges.

3 Douglas men accused in alleged kidnapping plot

Three Douglas men were arrested in connection with an alleged kidnapping plot.

Deputies: Tucson bank robbery suspect commits suicide

A man tied to an armed bank robbery on the city’s northside fled to Cochise County and committed suicide, authorites said.

Skeletal remains found in burned house near Bisbee

Skeletal remains have been discovered in the ruins of a rural home that was discovered burned to the ground, a Cochise County sheriff’s spokeswoman says.

Mystery man in suicide might be linked to Tucson crimes

SAN SIMON — Authorities in southern Arizona are trying to determine if a man who fatally shot himself is connected to criminal activity in the Tucson area.

Some roads closed in Cochise County

Difficult driving conditions and closures are reported Tuesday morning on some Arizona highways due to winter weather.

Arizona Border Patrol agents arrest 2 fugitives

A man wanted for homicide and another wanted for manslaughter were apprehended this weekend by Border Patrol agents in the Tucson sector.

Snow likely tonight in Cochise County

A winter storm bringing snow to Southern New Mexico is expected to bring scattered rain and snow showers to areas southeast of Tucson tonight, the National Weather Service said Thursday afternoon.

Sierra Vista cops bust medical pot ‘cultivator’ for too many plants

A medical marijuana card holder in Sierra Vista was arrested last week after officers found more plants on her property than she was legally allowed to have.

Sierra Vista man arrested in burglary from ex-wife’s home

A 25-year-old Sierra Vista man was arrested Thursday after being caught on video burglarizing his ex-wife’s home.

Arizona executes inmate who killed teen girls in Cochise County

FLORENCE — Arizona inmate Richard Dale Stokley was executed this morning for killing two teen girls in 1991.

Supreme Court asked to block Arizona execution

PHOENIX — Lawyers for an Arizona death-row death inmate are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to block his scheduled execution Wednesday.

Agreement reached in Barber-McSally ballot dispute

The dispute over 130 provisional ballots in the Congressional District 2 race has been resolved, for now anyway.

Reports: Border agents were in radio contact before fatal shooting

PHOENIX — Three U.S. Border Patrol agents responding to an alarm from a motion sensor were apparently in radio contact as they approached from opposite directions before opening fire on each other in the Arizona desert, leaving one agent dead, according to a sheriff’s report released Friday.

Man killed in Cochise County trailer fire

A 25-year-old man has died after the travel trailer where he was staying burned to the ground in a small southeastern Arizona town, Authorities say .

Report: Sheriff Dever legally drunk at time of deadly crash

FLAGSTAFF — The Cochise County sheriff who lost control of his vehicle in northern Arizona and died was legally drunk at the time, an autopsy report shows.

Report: Sheriff Dever impaired at time of fatal crash

FLAGSTAFF — Authorities say the Cochise County sheriff who lost control of his vehicle in northern Arizona and died had alcohol in his system.

Sheriff: Friendly fire possible in border agent's death

Investigators are considering whether Border Patrol agent Nick Ivie, his wounded colleague, or both were victims of friendly fire in the Tuesday shooting that left Ivie dead, sources have confirmed to the Arizona Daily Star.