Wildfire near Nogales is nearly contained

A wildfire west of Nogales, Ariz., was nearly contained.

Border officers arrest 2 on drug-smuggling counts

A Sonora man was arrested Sunday after border officers say they found $951,000 worth of methamphetamine hidden in his car.

Man suspected in series of bank robberies arrested

Competition attracts 100-plus Southwest motorcycle officers

Officers and deputies from 24 agencies are in Tucson this week to test their skills on two wheels during the annual Southwest Police Motorcycle Training & Competition.

Law & Order Briefs

Firefighters find body in trunk of burning car on SE side

Gunman in random shooting gets 71/2 years in state hospital

A 35-year-old man who shot a woman walking her dog in 2010 was sentenced in Pima County Superior Court Thursday to 7 1/2 years in the Arizona State Hospital.

Video: Pima County deputies search for pair in armed robbery

Veronica M. Cruz Arizona Daily Star Sheriff’s deputies are looking for two men who robbed a south-side Circle K Sunday. Around 3 a.m., the two men entered the store at 9810 S. Nogales Highway and one of them pulled out a handgun and ordered the clerk to the floor while the other man took bot…

Deputies hope video, photos lead to arrests in store burglary

Pima County Sheriff’s Department investigators are hoping tips can help them connect several people to a burglary at a northwest side market. The owner of Super H, 2710 West Ruthrauff Road, reported the break-in Aug. 30, providing investigators a surveillance video of a man swiping lottery t…

Store manager thwarts effort to swipe beef worth $150

A security camera caught a picture of the man who tried to steal a basketful of beef from a Walmart grocery store.

Store manager thwarts effort to swipe beef worth $150

A man who tried to boost a basketful of meat from a Tucson store left empty-handed after a tussle with a store manager, officials say.