Border task force seizes pot, ATVs in Arizona desert

Some 1,700 pounds of marijuana, multiple two-way radios and four ATVs were seized last week in joint agency operations that focus on smuggling groups operating in southern Arizona’s west desert, border officials said in a news release.

State Sen. Al Melvin to run for Arizona governor

PHOENIX — Three-term state Sen. Al Melvin announced this afternoon he intends to run for governor this coming year.

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.

Pinal girl, 11, dies in accidental shooting

An 11-year-old Pinal County girl has died in what’s being called an apparent accidental shooting at a home.

Parachute accident NW of Tucson injures two in military

Two members of U.S. special forces were injured during parachute training at the Pinal Airpark northwest of Tucson on Thursday.

Fitz Blog: Tragedy strikes local GOP

Pima County and Pinal County GOP lost in sinkhole

300 released from Ariz. immigration detention centers

About 300 people have been released from immigration detention centers in Arizona since Thursday, when the federal government started to review each case in anticipation of widespread budget cuts.

Arpaio aims to put armed posse at schools

PHOENIX — Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has announced plans to deploy an armed volunteer posse to protect Phoenix-area students in the wake of the mass shooting at a Connecticut elementary school.

Mail carrier impaled in Pinal County wreck

A mail carrier was impaled by a pole after crashing her mail truck into a fence Monday afternoon, Pinal County officials said.

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.

Tucson woman killed in sand rail wreck

A Tucson woman died over the weekend as a result of a two-vehicle accident on Mount Lemmon Road.

2 San Manuel men arrested in copper theft from closed mine

Two San Manuel men were arrested after Pinal County sheriff’s deputies say they found them in hand-dug tunnel they used to access an abandoned mine shaft so they could steal copper from the BHP Mine.

Pinal deputy on leave after arrest in bar fight

PHOENIX — A Pinal County sheriff’s deputy is facing a disorderly-conduct charge after an off-duty incident outside a Tempe bar where police say he punched another patron.

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.

Tucson stripper arrested in people-smuggling case

An exotic dancer from Tucson was arrested Friday night on suspicion of human smuggling.

Pinal sheriff's arrest 4 in toolbox body case

FLORENCE — Pinal County sheriff’s officials say they’ve made four arrests in connection with the death of an unidentified man whose body was found nearly two years ago in a partially buried tool box near Kearny.

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.