Tucson man facing charges he killed baby

A 29-year-old man was arrested and is facing charges that he killed a 3-month-old infant being cared for by his live-in girlfriend.

Virus that threatens infants up 85 percent

Respiratory synctial virus (RSV), which can be fatal, is up 85 percent in Arizona this season compared with its last season. RSV season is typically October through March in Tucson.

Whooping cough still on the rise in Arizona

Cases of whooping cough - an infection that can kill otherwise healthy infants - continued to climb in Arizona this year.

Newborn found at Northwest Medical Center

Whoever abandoned a baby at Northwest Medical Center Tuesday did exactly the right thing, according to authorities.

Phoenix man accused of beating his infant daughter

PHOENIX — A Phoenix man is suspected of beating his baby daughter after smoking synthetic marijuana and hallucinating that he was in hell, authorities say.

Man who failed to take badly injured baby for care is put on intensive probation for life

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 broken bones and other injuries last fall.

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.

Man arrested in death of girlfriend’s infant daughter

A 24-year-old man was arrested today in connection with the 2011 death of his girlfriend’s 7-month-old daughter.

Stars and babies

Singer Eddie Fisher, left, is shown with wife, Connie Stevens, center, and their new baby are shown as they leave the hospital, Nov. 21, 1967, Burbank, Calif. (AP Photo)

Stars and babies

Shirley Temple, Mrs. Charles Black in private life, is shown leaving Santa Monica Hospital with her daughter, Lori, born Friday, April 17, 1954, Santa Monica, Calif. The Blacks also have a daughter Linda Susan, 6, and a son, Charles Jr., 2. (AP Photo)

LA Zoo chimp habitat reopens after baby chimp killed

LOS ANGELES — The chimpanzee habitat at the Los Angeles Zoo was open for visitors Wednesday, a day after a baby chimp was killed by an adult male in front of dozens of visitors.

Tucson police: Babysitter on computer after infant left in tub

A Tucson woman arrested Tuesday for the drowning death of a 10-month-old girl was on the computer while the infant was in the bathtub with the water running, according to an interim complaint filed in justice court.

Tucson man pleads guilty in abuse of infant son

A Tucson man accused of breaking several of his 7-month-old son’s bones has entered a plea agreement that states he can receive probation or between five and 30 years in prison.

Arizona infant dies of whooping cough

PHOENIX — The death of a Maricopa County infant from whooping cough is prompting health officials to urge residents to make sure they’re vaccinated.

Elective, induced deliveries called health risk to infants

WASHINGTON — Hoping to schedule your baby's birth while your mother's in town, or before the doctor goes on vacation? Labor is becoming less of a late-night surprise, but some hospitals are starting to tighten the rules for elective deliveries — because some babies are being delivered too early.

Bonnie Henry : Hard-hat kind of guy had soft touch for Ivory Snow

It sounds like a plotline straight out of TV's "Mad Men." Nab some guy in a hard hat on a construction site to praise a certain detergent for getting his baby's diapers, oh, so soft.