3 more suspects in custody in Boston Marathon bombings

Three college friends of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev were arrested and accused Wednesday of removing a backpack containing hollowed-out fireworks from Tsarnaev’s dorm room three days after the attack to keep him from getting into trouble.

Man linked to Tucson-area bank robberies arrested

A man linked to several bank robberies — including one in Tucson — was arrested this morning, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department says.

Federal officials: No suspect in custody in Boston bombings

BOSTON — Police and reporters converged on the federal courthouse in Boston on Wednesday amid conflicting reports of whether a suspect was in custody in the marathon bombings that killed three people and wounded more than 170.

Tucson man accused of sex with boy, 15, on cruise ship

A 49-year-old Tucson man was arrested Sunday, accused of having sexual contact with a boy on a cruise ship, federal authorities said.

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.

Tucson shooting: No mental health treatment for Loughner before Giffords rampage

The parents of Tucson shooter Jared Lee Loughner told deputies on Jan. 8, 2011 that he didn’t get a mental health evaluation even after Pima Community College officials recommended it when expelling him in October 2010.

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NY woman admits making bomb threat to Tucson airport

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — A New York woman has pleaded guilty to phoning in a false bomb threat to Tucson International Airport on Sept. 11, 2011.

Lawsuit in deadly Arivaca home invasion dismissed

A U.S. District Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against the FBI by a former Arivaca woman who lost her youngest daughter and husband during a May 2009 home invasion.

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.

FBI removes many redactions in Marilyn Monroe file

LOS ANGELES — FBI files on Marilyn Monroe that could not be located earlier this year have been found and re-issued, revealing the names of some of the movie star’s communist-leaning acquaintances who drew concern from government officials and her own entourage.

Border agent shoots man near Gila Bend

A U.S. Border Patrol agent shot and injured a man Tuesday evening south of Gila Bend.

Man in Casa Grande Social Security explosion due in court

PHOENIX — A man charged with detonating a homemade explosive device outside an Arizona Social Security Administration office is set to appear in federal court in Phoenix.

Feds probe border agent’s fatal shooting of man SW of Tucson

A U.S. Border Patrol agent shot and killed a man Sunday in the Baboquivari Mountains on the Tohono O’odham Nation, federal officials confirmed today.

Autopsy: Border Patrol agent was shot in head

A U.S. Border Patrol agent who was killed by friendly fire near the Arizona-Mexico border died from a gunshot wound to the head, an autopsy report released Wednesday concluded.

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.

NYPD officer accused in plot to kidnap, eat women

NEW YORK — A city police officer was charged Thursday in a ghoulish plot to kidnap and torture women and then cook and eat their body parts.

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.

Hundreds in Utah remember slain border patrol agent Nicholas Ivie

OREM, Utah — Friends, family and colleagues of a U.S. Border Patrol agent shot last week in Arizona remembered him Thursday as a loving family man and member of a unique group committed to protecting America and serving others.

Slain border agent 'lived a life of quiet dignity' mourners told

Slain U.S. Border Patrol agent Nicholas Ivie was a quiet, family man who loved riding horses, hundreds of mourners who gathered in Sierra Vista this morning for his funeral were told.