3 Douglas men accused in alleged kidnapping plot

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

“He didn’t deserve to die like that,” killer tells Tucson victim’s family

A Tucsonan who shot a friend to death and desecrated his body told the man’s family he wishes he could bring him back.

Pima County man given 10.5 years in dad’s killing

A 35-year-old Pima County man who admitted he stabbed his father to death was sentenced to 10 1/2 years in prison Monday.

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.

300 released from Ariz. immigration detention centers

About 300 people have been released from immigration detention centers in Arizona since Thursday, when the federal government started to review each case in anticipation of widespread budget cuts.

Teacher, staffer convince Calif. school shooter to surrender

TAFT, Calif. — A 16-year-old student armed with a shotgun walked into class in a rural California high school on Thursday and shot one student, fired at another but missed, and then was talked into surrendering by a teacher and another staff member, officials said.

Arpaio launches patrols outside schools

PHOENIX — The sheriff for metropolitan Phoenix has launched a plan to have as many as 500 armed volunteers patrol areas just outside schools in an effort to guard against shootings like month’s attack that left 26 people dead at a Connecticut elementary school.

Marana Safeway evacuated after 'device' left in robbery

Pima County sheriff’s deputies are investigating a suspicious package left in a northwest-side grocery story after a robbery.

Deputies help put out fire at Green Valley apartments

Two Pima County sheriff’s deputies helped evacuate elderly residents from an apartment complex during a fire on Wednesday evening in Green Valley.

Man causes small explosion at Marana home

Pima County sheriff’s deputies are investigating a small explosion in the garage of a Marana home.

Autopsy report: Man’s car-fire death accidental

The death of a man found in a burning car last month has been ruled accidental by the Pima County Medical Examiner.

Helicopter crashes into Arizona lake with 3 aboard

PAYSON — Authorities say a helicopter with three people aboard has crashed into Roosevelt Lake in northern Arizona.

Arizona State Mental Hospital guard arrested in child porn case

PHOENIX — An Arizona State Mental Hospital security guard has been arrested after a woman found bags filled with child pornography in the trash at a Glendale apartment complex.

Shark attack kills surfer in California

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — A surfer was killed Tuesday by a shark off a beach at coastal Vandenberg Air Force Base following a summer of shark sightings along California’s Central Coast, authorities said.

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.

1 killed in small plane crash in San Manuel

A 70-year-old pilot is dead after his small plane crashed and burned in a canyon near the airport in the Pinal County community of San Manuel.

Man shot, wounded by Bisbee police

A man on a motorcycle who fled from officers is in custody after being shot by Bisbee police Tuesday night, authorities said .

Public, law enforcement officers gather for Dever memorial

SIERRA VISTA — Hundreds of law enforcement personnel and members of the general public gathered Wednesday evening to pay tribute to longtime Cochise County Sheriff Larry Dever, who died in a vehicle crash last week.