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Jose de Jesus Cuevas-Hernandez

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Bruce McCullough

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Cops: Man in stabbing suspected an affair

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Tucson police officers work near yellow evidence markers in front of the Walmart Neighborhood Market at Grant and Alvernon, where a man was shot and killed early Wednesday.

Tucson man gets 7 years in 2011 slaying of parks designer

A Tucson man accused of trying to cover up a murder by putting the victim's body in a bathroom he tried to seal with tape was sentenced Friday to seven years in prison and five years' probation Friday.

Tucson teen arrested in romantic rival’s killing might have posed as girl in texts, records show

A Pueblo Magnet High School student accused in the fatal shooting of a romantic rival might have pretended to be the girl in texts and on Facebook, luring the victim to his death, court records indicate.

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Raul Valdez Garcia

Tucson woman pleads guilty in death of newborn son

A Tucson woman who has been to trial twice on a first-degree murder charge has pleaded guilty to negligent homicide in the death of her infant son in August 2009.

Tucson man gets 13.5 years in walking-stick death

A Tucson man was sentenced to 13 1/2 years in prison Tuesday for beating another man to death in February 2011.

Police ID 18-year-old slain in South Tucson

Police have identified an 18-year-old man who was shot and killed Saturday in South Tucson.

Man given five years in plot to hire hit men

A mentally ill man accused of trying to hire three hit men was sentenced to five years in prison plus five years probation Monday.

Fiery crash kills man in downtown Nogales

A man was killed in a fiery crash while driving a stolen vehicle in downtown Nogales on Sunday.

Tucson man arrested in death of his friend

A Tucson man is facing a second-degree murder charge in the death of his friend, sheriff's authorities said Monday.

Police ID teen killed in South Tucson

Police have identified an 18-year-old man who was shot and killed Saturday in South Tucson.

Nogales, Sonora, hit man is paid $54

Sonoran police revealed the price tag on a life over the weekend, and it was cheap.

Murder plea ensures killer, 28, won't get death

A 28-year-old Tucson man who was facing a potential death sentence pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and kidnapping Thursday and is facing between 29 and 32 1/2 years in prison.