Tucson police officer is indicted, resigns

A seven-year Tucson police veteran was indicted Friday on felony charges, a department spokeswoman said.

Underground explosion injures 1, shuts off power in downtown Tucson

An explosion Friday evening in an underground electrical vault blew a metal grate about four feet on Congress Street just west of Stone Avenue, a Tucson Fire Department spokesman said.

Tucson police officer resigns after felony indictment

A seven-year veteran of Tucson Police Department was indicted Friday on felony charges, a department spokeswoman said.

Ex-state rep takes Obama health-overhaul post

Former state Rep. Matt Heinz is headed to Washington, D.C., to help the Obama administration roll out the Affordable Care Act.

State delays funding to schools, so districts take out interest-loans

When state administrators boasted last summer about Arizona's balanced budget and its first "rainy day" fund contribution since 2009, they didn't mention that delayed state payments were forcing many school districts to borrow money to pay teachers' salaries.

Star 200: Southern Arizona's companies set the rules in workforce match game

Economists and analysts' predictions used to determine how governments focused their jobs and training resources.

Many in mental crisis call Tucson police

Tucson Police Department receives more calls about mental illness than about burglaries or stolen cars.

Richard Grand dies; Tucson attorney's huge trial awards matched his name

Richard Grand, a Tucson attorney at the vanguard of pushing wrongful-death and injury payments into the millions of dollars, died Sunday in San Francisco. He was 83.

New golf courses unlikely in Southern Arizona as costs rise, appeal fades

For decades, Tucson's growth traced the edges of golf course after ever-longer golf course as developers sought premiums on lots adjacent to a sea of rolling emerald turf.

Tucson-area high-tech companies posing unfamiliar fire threats

High-tech manufacturers are coveted by economic developers for the good jobs they provide, but they pose a special threat: Firefighters often don't know how to put out the chemical blazes they can spark.

Arizona commission wants to improve state reporting for gun checks

In Arizona, police officers have no way to know whether a person has been found by a judge to have a seriously incapacitating mental illness.

High court case delays an Atwood resentence

A decision on whether a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court decision created a possibility for longtime death-row inmate Frank Jarvis Atwood to get a new sentencing hearing has been delayed by yet another Supreme Court case.

Districts moving slowly on security

The Newtown, Conn., shooting that killed 20 first-graders and six adults has prompted a rush of emergency-plan reviews by Tucson-area schools.

Pope's decision surprising, bishop says

Tucson's top Roman Catholic clergy and church observers were as surprised as any by Pope Benedict's resignation announcement Monday morning.

NTSB: 'No significant findings' in AZ tests of 787 components

Testing at two Arizona facilities that supply electrical system components for the Boeing 787 has wrapped up with a declaration of "no significant findings."

2006 fire under NTSB scrutiny

When a test of a lithium-ion battery charger turned into an inferno at Securaplane Technologies Inc. in 2006, temperatures reached as high as 1,200 degrees and three waves of firefighters failed to save the building.

2006 fire in Oro Valley gets new NTSB scrutiny

When a test of a lithium-ion battery charger turned into an inferno at Securaplane Technologies Inc. in 2006, temperatures reached as high as 1,200 degrees and three waves of firefighters failed to save the building.

Questions sprout anew in probe of 787 battery

Far from solving the mystery of what caused a Boeing 787's battery to burst into flames in Boston earlier this month, a recent visit to Tucson by aviation safety investigators catalyzed even more questions.

NTSB: No clear-cut cause yet in probe of 787 Dreamliner fires

Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board announced today that they have not yet ruled out potential causes for the fire earlier this month aboard a Boeing 787.

NTSB to test 787's charger system here

Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board will visit Tucson today as part of their inquiry into the safety of Boeing's flagship 787 Dreamliner.

Workplace restrooms reflect new realities

A decade ago, it was rare for an employer to design a building with transgender employees, new mothers or cycling enthusiasts in mind.

AZ tries to patch holes on gun info

Being a medical marijuana cardholder is among the many reasons a person can be denied gun ownership under federal rules.

Despite late McSally surge, Barber won money race

After a year of near-constant campaigning in Southeastern Arizona, the flood of money and political ads has mostly stopped, prompting more than one sigh of relief.

Businesses get fee waiver for streetcar headaches

Businesses battered by construction along the streetcar line are getting a bit of a break.

Pima poll workers fare well in post-election evaluations

Poll-worker evaluations are in, and Pima County officials feel pretty good about the results.

'Best job in town' still belongs to Dupnik after his hardest race

Thirty-two years into a career as Pima County's sheriff, Clarence Dupnik faced his toughest race yet to keep what he has called "the best job in town."

40 Under 40 honorees are devoted to doing more than work at a job

The message to Tucson's young leaders at Thursday's 40 Under 40 awards ceremony was clear: It's not just what you do on the job that matters, but also what you do off the clock.

Delayed count due to ballotless 'early' voters at polls

Looking for someone to blame for Pima County's slow election results?

Recorder overhauls voter-roster system

Pima County Recorder F. Ann Rodriguez has announced an overhaul of a program that creates voter rosters as well as improvements to her office's quality-control systems.

Democrats supported Tucson road-fix measure, Republicans opposed it, vote data shows

The strongest predictor of how Tucsonans voted on the Proposition 409 road bond package was who they backed for president.

State turns down county proposal to do ballot scans

The Arizona Secretary of State's Office has rejected Pima County's proposal to do a pilot project creating digital scans of ballots.

Voter error blamed for number of provisionals

Pima County Recorder F. Ann Rodriguez is pushing back against criticism that her office mishandled its election duties.

Goal now: figure out why so many received provisional ballots

With ballot counting finally wrapped up Monday, Pima County officials are beginning to investigate why more than 27,000 voters received provisional ballots on Election Day.

Vote-count auditing reforms urged on county supervisors

For six years, election integrity activist Mickey Duniho has been demanding Pima County strengthen its ballot audit procedures by sorting early ballots.

Man shot and killed by Pima sheriff's deputy

A Pima County sheriff’s deputy fired in self-defense at a man who pointed a handgun at him after a traffic stop Friday afternoon, a sheriff’s spokesman said.

Stretch of Broadway joins list of AZ endangered-history spots

Broadway's "Sunshine Corridor" is among the newest additions to the Arizona Preservation Foundation's list of the state's most endangered historical places.

Tucson political donations pour in

While only a handful of Southern Arizonans have so far contributed more than $200,000 to political causes this election cycle, many others have signed hefty checks.

Big 5 donors in Southern Arizona politics may surprise you

The list of big spenders from Southern Arizona this election cycle includes several of the usual suspects, as well as a few surprises.

2 Pima County early ballots falsified, sent in

The day that Thomas Curtin began to wonder why his early ballot hadn't arrived, he received a letter from the Pima County Recorder's Office asking him to verify his signature.

Pima sees gains in election security

Spurred by a series of lawsuits and scrutiny from election activists, Pima County has improved the security of its election processes - and spent as much as $2.5 million doing it.

Pima commission to discuss chance of election fraud in larger precincts

The Pima County Election Integrity Commission is holding a special meeting today to talk about whether one member's statistical analysis of votes in recent elections shows evidence of fraud.

Boy Scouts tracked 29 suspects in Southern Arizona

Three years after a New Hampshire scoutmaster resigned following allegations of sexual misconduct, he was prevented from signing on with a Tucson-area troop - even after he had been acquitted of the charges, recently released case files from the Boy Scouts of America show.

$8M+ spent by outside groups on local US races

Outside groups have spent more than $8 million already on Southern Arizona's federal races.

Nearly $14M spent so far in Ariz. race for US Senate seat

It takes millions to become a U.S. senator - just ask Democrat Richard Carmona and Republican Jeff Flake.

Mixed outlook for home sales here

Tucson's most expensive homes are beginning to sell again, but the wave of foreclosures housing-market observers expected to have slowed hasn't let up much.

Pima County readies its aged counting devices for election

The optical scanners that will be used to count Pima County votes in November's general election were bought in the 1990s, when the technology was already old.

Treasurer candidates clash over electronic payment fee

Should Pima County homeowners be able to pay their property taxes with a debit or credit card, even if they have to pay an extra fee to do it?

Another Tucson resort in default

Yet another Tucson area resort has defaulted on its loan payments. The region's oldest luxury golf resort and its largest golf course is next in line at the auction block.

Newcomer, incumbent running for recorder

In the race to be Pima County recorder, a 20-year veteran of the office faces a political newcomer branding himself as a watchdog.

Tucsonan is hands-on manager of 4 businesses while planning 2 more

That Ari Shapiro enjoys riding a one-speed bicycle up Mount Lemmon is not unrelated to his steadily expanding business portfolio. In each leg pump is his aesthetic, not to mention his strategy.