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.

Tucson Pioneer Hotel fire: Louis Taylor leaves prison

Louis Cuen Taylor was driven away from a Tucson prison this afternoon, ending 42 years behind bars for the deadly Pioneer Hotel fire.

LA chef to judge: "I didn’t cook my wife"

A chef who told police he cooked his wife’s body in boiling water was sentenced Friday in Los Angeles to 15 years to life in prison for second-degree murder.

Tucson man charged with setting woman on fire rejects plea offer

A Tucson man accused of setting a woman on fire four years ago will be going to trial in June after turning down a plea agreement that would’ve given him a life sentence with release possible after 25 years.

Tucson man convicted in fatal home invasion

A Tucson man is facing a life sentence after being convicted late Friday of first-degree murder and other felony charges in a June 2011 deadly home invasion.

Tucson woman given 25-to-life for role in ex-boyfriend's killing

A Tucson woman who arranged for her former boyfriend to be beaten to death was sentenced to life in prison Monday with release possible after 25 years. She was also sentenced to a consecutive five-year sentence for kidnapping.

Tucson woman convicted for role in ex-boyfriend’s slaying

It took jurors about 30 minutes Tuesday to convict a Tucson woman accused of orchestrating the beating death of her former boyfriend.

Phillips deemed fit for trial in ex-husband's pipe-bomb slaying in Tucson

Pamela Phillips’ defense attorneys believe their client remains mentally unfit to stand trial and would like her to be medicated, but the judge presiding over her case strongly disagrees.

Man convicted in dragging death of ASU student

TEMPE — A transient was convicted Monday of first-degree murder and robbery after prosecutors said he used a rented car to fatally drag an Arizona State University student while stealing her purse.

Inmate tries to smash out of Tucson prison in delivery truck

A Tucson inmate planned a prison escape worthy of a crime show episode, that is until he got caught.

Hearing in UA dorm killing postponed

Pima County Superior Court Judge Scott Rash imposed a stay in the Galareka Harrison case Thursday after prosecutors announced they will be asking the Arizona Court of Appeals to overturn his decision to grant Harrison a new sentencing hearing.

Jury convicts 1 of 2 men in 2010 Tucson killing

A Pima County jury convicted one of two men charged with first-degree murder in a September 2010 homicide Wednesday, but was unable to reach a decision as to the second man.

Life in prison for brothers who killed teen girl after Tucson home invasion

Two brothers were sentenced to natural life in prison plus an extra 189 years each in the murder of a Tucson girl following a violent, unrelated home invasion.

Tucson man given 7 years for role in deadly robbery

The last defendant in a three-defendant murder case was sentenced to seven years in prison Friday.

Brothers convicted in killing of Tucson girl, 15

Two Tucson brothers are facing life in prison after being convicted Thursday of 23 felony counts apiece, including first-degree murder, in the death of a 15-year-old girl and a home invasion.

Tucson man gets life term in deadly drug rip

Moments before being sentenced to life in prison for murder, a defiant Angel Antonio Perez, 22, told the victim’s family he wasn’t going to apologize for something he didn’t do. He also made a crude suggestion to the prosecutor.

Tucson man given 25-to-life in deadly home invasion

A man convicted of participating in a home invasion that turned deadly was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday morning by Pima County Superior Court Judge Richard Fields.

Marana man pleads guilty in teen's killing

One month ago a judge ruled jurors would be allowed to see Dante Solomon’s confession in the death of another teen.

25-to-life for Tucson man in deadly botched robbery

A 27-year-old Tucson man was sentenced to life in prison with release possible after 25 years Tuesday in the death of a teenager during a robbery attempt.