Arizona death row inmate commits suicide

FLORENCE, Ariz. — An Arizona death row inmate who murdered his wife and young daughter has died in what the Department of Corrections is calling an apparent suicide.

Arizona DPS officer arrested at Country Thunder

FLORENCE — An off-duty Arizona Department of Public Safety officer was arrested at a bar at a country music festival in Florence.

$99 tickets on sale now for 2014 Country Thunder fest

20th anniversary festival last week was first real sellout in festival history.

A few minutes in Tucson with Toby Keith before he hits Country Thunder

Country super star guest of bar's grand opening.

Country Thunder: Jana Kramer has a word or two for men

FLORENCE — Jana Kramer waited until her final song at Country Thunder Friday afternoon before she kicked off her impossibly high heels.

Florence backs off acid ban meant to block mine project

CASA GRANDE - Florence has agreed to lift its ordinance banning commercial use of large quantities of sulfuric acid.

Toby Keith to sneak into Tucson next Saturday

Country superstar will appear at VIP, invite-only event at Toby Keith's I Love This Bar and Grill in Tucson Mall.

Arizona to get Coachella-type festival

Inaugural Liquid Sol planned for September.

Pinal deputies find 4,550 rounds of ammo in SUV

FLORENCE — Pinal County sheriff’s deputies say more than 4,500 rounds of ammunition have been found in the back of an SUV that was abandoned in the southern Arizona desert.

Supreme Court asked to block Arizona execution

PHOENIX - An Arizona inmate's lawyers on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block his scheduled execution Wednesday, arguing that lower courts unfairly denied him a hearing on potential evidence for possible leniency in sentencing for the brutal killing of two 13-year-old girls.

Ariz. tourist, New York Samaritan policeman now are friends

NEW YORK - An Arizona tourist who snapped a wildly popular photo of a New York City policeman helping a homeless man says she feels a kinship for the officer.

Arizona executes inmate who killed teen girls in Cochise County

Richard Dale Stokley

Arizona woman’s snapshot captures NYPD officer’s kindness

NEW YORK — A tourist’s snapshot of a New York City police officer giving new boots to a barefoot homeless man in Times Square has created an online sensation.

Hooch blamed for Arizona prison botulism outbreak

FLORENCE — Contraband alcohol produced by prisoners inside a maximum-security prison in Florence is believed to be the cause of suspected botulism poisoning of seven inmates, authorities say.

Arizona parks director convicted of disorderly conduct

Arizona’s State Parks director has been convicted of misdemeanor disorderly conduct for arguing with and shoving a man at a festival in Florence earlier this year.

Lady A to headline 20th Country Thunder fest in April

Toby Keith, Eric Church also on star-studded lineup for April 11-14 event in Florence.

Teen burglar in Pinal County states the obvious

A 13-year-old burglar already sporting an ankle monitor from a previous run-in with the law was arrested again Tuesday night for breaking into the home of his neighbor in Florence.

Teen burglar in Pinal County states the obvious

A 13-year-old burglar already sporting an ankle monitor from a previous run-in with the law was arrested again Tuesday night for breaking into the home of his neighbor in Florence.