Lawsuit in deadly Arivaca home invasion dismissed

A U.S. District Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against the FBI by a former Arivaca woman who lost her youngest daughter and husband during a May 2009 home invasion.

Business owner convicted in attacks

The owner of Burns Power Washing was convicted In U.S. District Court Friday for a chemical attack on former customers, ending what his victims described as years of feeling terrorized.

Business owner convicted in attacks

Northwest Fire District's Hazmat team responded to a report of noxious fumes from chemicals in a yard.

Court rejects ACLU effort to block Arizona immigration law

PHOENIX — A federal appeals court Tuesday spurned a request by civil rights groups for a new injunction to once again block Arizona's 2010 immigration law.

Arizona's 'papers please' provision now in effect

U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton dissolved the injunction she issued more than two years ago blocking the state from enforcing key provisions of the 2010 immigration law.

Judge rejects child-killer Atwood’s evidence tampering claim

A U.S. District Court judge has denied a motion that would’ve granted child-killer Frank Jarvis Atwood a hearing where his attorneys could argue detectives planted evidence that landed him on Arizona’s death row.

Tucson Unified settles lawsuit for $180,000

TUSD has agreed to pay a former school psychologist $180,000 to settle a claim that she was retaliated against for advocating for students with disabilities.

Loughner team OK'd deal over fears a long trial could harm him mentally

Jared Lee Loughner's attorneys and doctors worried his mental condition could deteriorate during a lengthy trial, prompting the decision to work out a plea agreement, according to a forensic report released Thursday by the U.S. District Court.

Loughner plea is imperfect justice but sensible

Jared Lee Loughner appears different than he did 15 months ago. His brown hair shaved short, his face fuller, his countenance capable of a smile.

New effort by group to block SB 1070 provision

PHOENIX -- Civil and immigrant rights groups asked a federal judge late Tuesday to block SB 1070 from taking effect despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last month siding with the state.

Former federal agent in Nogales, Ariz., sentenced to prison

A federal prosecutor likened former Homeland Security Special Agent Jovana Deas to a “mini Aldrich Ames” today in Tucson’s U.S. District Court, but a federal judge still resisted his urging that Deas get 10 years in prison.

US judge to decide on Atwood request

A federal judge is considering whether convicted child killer Frank Jarvis Atwood's attorneys should be allowed to present evidence they believe will prove detectives planted evidence.

Stage set for new Arizona immigration lawsuit

PHOENIX - A federal judge has set the stage for a new challenge to Arizona's immigration law if the U.S. Supreme Court rejects the one it has before it now.

Competency hearing sought in Loughner case

Attorneys on both sides of the Jared Lee Loughner murder case are asking for a June 27 hearing on his competence to stand trial.

Citing misconduct by prosecutor, judge tosses US drug case

A Tucson federal judge has dismissed a drug-smuggling case because of a prosecutor's misconduct, saying she wants to ensure that the U.S. Attorney's Office takes the misbehavior seriously.

Ohio school: Gay student can wear T-shirt 1 day

CINCINNATI — A gay student who sued his public high school for prohibiting him from wearing a T-shirt designed to urge tolerance of gays will be allowed to wear the shirt for at least one day.

Man gets 41 months in prison for extorting Guero Canelo owners

A man who tried to extort money from the owners of El Guero Canelo restaurants was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison on Tuesday.

Tucson man given 30 months in effort to get ammo into Mexico

A Tucson man was sentenced Thursday to 30 months in prison for attempting to export ammunition into Mexico.

Prosecutors OK'd to see Loughner files

A judge has rejected a request to stop prosecutors from receiving a psychologist's notes on the Tucson shooter Jared Lee Loughner.

Sunken Spanish treasure on way back home

TAMPA, Florida (AP) — A 17-ton haul of silver coins, lost for two centuries in the ocean's depths aboard a sunken Spanish ship, began its journey back to its home country Friday after the U.S. explorers who brought it to the surface lost their claim to ownership.