Ex-Tucson teacher gets prison in student-sex incidents

A former Ironwood Ridge High School art teacher was sentenced Monday in Pima County Superior Court to nearly three years in prison and eight years' probation for having sexual contact with three students.

Misconduct prompts mistrial in Tucson murder case

Pima County Superior Court Judge Richard Fields declared a mistrial Friday in the first-degree murder trial of a 28-year-old man.

Tucson man pleads guilty in incest case

A Tucson man who was accused of having a sex with his adult daughter, raping her while she was asleep and surreptitiously taking provocative photos of her could be placed on probation under the terms of a plea agreement he signed Wednesday.

Prison for teen in violent Tucson home invasion

A Tucson mother of three told a teenage home invader Monday his actions devastated her family, but she is praying for him.

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.

Condemned killer of Marana couple sentenced for kidnapping

A Texas man sentenced to die last month for killing a Marana couple had an extra 42 years tacked onto his sentence Monday in Pima County Superior Court.

Tucson man given 18.5 years for deadly street race

One year to the day after taking the life of an innocent motorist, a Tucson street racer was sentenced to 18 1/4 years in prison.

Slain Tucson teen’s mom sues his shooter

The mother of a Tucson teen who was shot and killed on Mount Lemmon has filed a lawsuit against a woman who was acquitted in his death last fall.

Tucson woman given 10.5 years in 2011 killing

A Tucson woman was sentenced to 10 1/2 years in prison Wednesday in the May 2011 death of a 46-year-old local man.

Tucson bank robber who tried to get away in cab given 7 years

Not even a decade ago, Christopher Fern was a well-known forensic accountant who spent time in Switzerland doing research for Holocaust victims, defense attorney Skip Donau told Pima County Superior Court Judge Deborah Bernini.

Sierra Vista man tried in friend’s 1984 murder in Texas

FORT WORTH, Texas — A teen confessed to killing a former high school acquaintance in 1986, but authorities didn’t find out until nearly 25 years later when DNA testing of stored evidence led to that man living in Sierra Vista, prosecutors said Tuesday.

Sierra Vista man man to be tried in 1984 Texas killing

FORT WORTH, Texas — A Sierra Vista man is set for trial today on capital murder charges in the death of a high school classmate in Texas nearly three decades ago.

Judge rejects child-killer Atwood’s evidence tampering claim

A U.S. District Court judge has denied a motion that would’ve granted child-killer Frank Jarvis Atwood a hearing where his attorneys could argue detectives planted evidence that landed him on Arizona’s death row.

Home-invasion victim describes assault

Bryan Johnston lay facedown on a bed as he was hit in the head again and again and again with a long gun. Next to him were his girlfriend, his two sisters and his 16-month-old nephew.

Man sentenced to death for 2009 killing of Marana couple

A Texas man convicted of killing a Marana couple three years ago was sentenced to death this afternoon.

Probation for dad who ignored baby son’s many injuries

A Tucson man must spend the rest of his life on intensive probation for failing to seek medical attention for his infant son, who suffered multiple broken bones and other injuries last fall.

Tucson man pleads guilty to robbing bank

A former certified public accountant accused of robbing a bank last October pleaded guilty to armed robbery and kidnapping Wednesday in Pima County Superior Court.