Star sues TUSD over district’s refusal to name superintendent finalists

The Arizona Daily Star has sued TUSD to compel the district to release the names of finalists in its search for a new superintendent.

$10K restitution ordered in $100K Tucson theft case

Two former Tucson Department of Transportation workers were sentenced Thursday to 60 days in jail and ordered to pay $5,000 in restitution each for using city equipment and materials for side jobs.

Six years for man who shot, killed another at 2012 party

A 25-year-old man accused of shooting another man at a party and leaving his body at the scene for several days before the slaying was reported to police was sentenced to six years in prison in Pima County Superior Court Monday.

Tucson mom convicted of making daughter sick

A 23-year-old mother of two accused of contaminating her infant daughter’s intravenous lines with fecal matter causing her to contract several bacterial infections was found guilty of child abuse likely to cause death or serious injury Friday.

Ex-UA football star indicted for theft, damage at closed Tucson restaurant

Former University of Arizona and NFL kicker turned Tucson restaurant owner, Max Zendejas, was indicted in Pima County Superior Court on damage and theft charges related to his recently closed UA area restaurant.

Lawyer: Mom sickened baby to gain attention

Blanca Reneis Montano contaminated her infant daughter's intravenous lines to make her sick because she wanted attention from the girl's father, the prosecutor in her attempted-murder trial told jurors Wednesday.

Gina Celaya, arrested for Tucson murder at 14, released at 34

A woman who was arrested for murder at age 14 was to be set free from prison today under terms of a new plea agreement approved this morning in a Tucson courtroom.

Man who fondled girls at Tucson stores given 3.5 years in prison

A 30-year-old man who pleaded guilty to molesting two girls inside stores in two separate incidents was sentenced to three and half years in prison Monday.

Ex-coach who fled with schoolgirl gets 6 years in prison

A former Altar Valley School District wrestling coach and bus driver who fled to Mexico with a 15-year-old girl was sentenced to six years in prison Monday in Pima County Superior Court for sexual conduct with a minor and custodial interference.

3 Tucson lawyers appointed Pima judges

Three Tucson attorneys have been appointed to the Pima County Superior Court.

Old Pima County Courthouse heading into retirement

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Old Pima County Courthouse heading into retirement

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Old Pima County Courthouse heading into retirement

When retired Pima County Superior Court Judge Lillian Fisher took the bench in 1975, she held court among the beer kegs and spigots in the the old bar of the fire-damaged Pioneer Hotel.

Tucson man admits peeping on co-worker

A man who set up a video camera in the bathroom of his workplace to film a female co-worker pleaded guilty to voyeurism Thursday.

Tucson man given 3 years in crash that killed brother

A Tucson man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter for a crash that killed his older brother was sentenced to three years in prison Monday.

Ex-Tucson teacher gets prison in student-sex incidents

A former Ironwood Ridge High School art teacher was sentenced Monday in Pima County Superior Court to nearly three years in prison and eight years' probation for having sexual contact with three students.

2nd jury can't reach verdict in 2001 death

A jury could not reach a verdict in the retrial of a Tucson man accused of fatally shooting a 16-year-old girl as she and a friend drove away from a midtown fast-food restaurant in 2001.

Tucson education, civil rights advocate Hank Oyama dies

Civil-rights pioneer and longtime educator Henry “Hank” Oyama died overnight while in hospice after a long illness. He was 86.

Gunman given 7.5 years in state hospital for random shooting of Tucson woman

A 35-year-old man who shot a woman walking her dog in 2010 was sentenced in Pima County Superior Court Thursday to seven and a half years in the Arizona State Hospital.

Tucson man gets life in prison for fatal home invasion

A Tucson man convicted of first-degree murder and several other charges related to a 2011 home invasion was sentenced Wednesday in Pima County Superior Court to life in prison.