Letter carriers set personal best in food-bank drive

The Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona received a record donation in food from the Stamp Out Hunger drive by mail carriers.

SUV severely injures couple at Mtn. View graduation

A couple described as elderly were struck by an SUV and critically injured while leaving Mountain View High School's graduation Thursday night.

Law & Order Briefs

Bicyclist killed was Sun Tran driver

Gunfire follows northwest-side traffic stop

A deputy was involved in a shooting outside a Walgreens on the northwest-side Wednesday night.

House fire displaces 6

A fire destroyed a south-side home Tuesday, displacing a family of six.

Stabbing brutal end to life just beginning

One week before Erick Bridges was stabbed while working a graveyard shift at an east-side convenience market, he and his sister sat on her backyard patio celebrating her graduation from PCC's nursing program.

UA student grabbed by assailant

A University of Arizona student was grabbed on the thigh by a man near her resident hall Monday afternoon.

Moon Field at Grijalva Park honors fallen Tucson High soldier killed in Afghanistan

As children play in a multi-use field at Grijalva Park, they will be connected to an athlete and hero who grew up and played in the Midvale Park subdivision.

Man with BB gun and fighting is shot, killed by police

A man armed with a BB gun who was fighting with his sister was shot and killed by two Tucson police officers Saturday night on the south side.

Single-vehicle crash in Tucson kills woman

A single-vehicle crash on the southeast-side Saturday killed a woman driving a Mazda truck.

Man armed with BB gun killed by 2 TPD officers

A man armed with a BB gun who was fighting with his sister was shot and killed by two Tucson police officers Saturday night on the south side.

Ironwood Ridge teacher jailed; sex with Tucson student is alleged

A marketing and media arts teacher at Ironwood Ridge High School was arrested Thursday on suspicion of sexual misconduct with a female student.

More than ton of pot seized in Nogales, Ariz.

Federal agents seized more than 2,300 pounds of marijuana and arrested three suspects Wednesday during a surveillance operation in Nogales.

Ironwood Ridge teacher arrested

A marketing teacher at Ironwood Ridge High School was arrested Thursday on suspicion of having a sexual relationship with a female student.

Law & Order Briefs

Boy, 16, shot in head by accident, cops say

Skate park opens at St. John's school on Tucson's south side

A celebration kicked off Wednesday with the formal opening of a skate park within St. John's School Park.

Fugitive wanted in 2011 fatal crash

Authorities are searching for a man wanted in connection with a fatal crash in 2011.

1 teen shot in head by other teen in Rita Ranch desert area

Tucson police were investigating an apparent accidental shooting involving two teens Wednesday in a desert area near a Rita Ranch neighborhood.

Law & Order Briefs

Suspect is sought in fatal shooting

Man sought in Tucson-area pharmacy robberies

Tucson police are searching for a man in connection with three armed robberies of pharmacies in the Tucson-area.

Tucson police seeking suspect in Walmart slaying

Tucson police are asking the public for help in finding a man wanted in connection for the slaying of a man outside a Walmart two weeks ago.

Rio Rico collision kills 2 - a driver and 2-year-old boy in 2nd vehicle

A man and a 2-year-old boy were killed Sunday night in a two-vehicle crash in Rio Rico.

New details in child-porn case involving ex-Tucson cop

The ex-girlfriend of a former Tucson police officer suspected of distributing child pornography previously reported him to the Sheriff's Department after catching him in an online chatroom where people were talking about having sexual relations with a child, according to search warrant documents.

Bee attack injures 5 hikers on trail near Oro Valley

The latest Southern Arizona bee attack hospitalized three people over the weekend.

Cooking fire displaces 1 in northside complex in Tucson

A cooking fire displaced one person from a northside town house complex late Saturday night.

Hikers attacked by bees north of Tucson

Five hikers, including a 6-year-old boy, were attacked by bees Sunday morning as they hiked Linda Vista Trail, near North Oracle Road and East Calle Concordia.

Ex-Star reporter, columnist Ernie Heltsley dies at 79

Ernie Heltsley - a former business columnist, real estate and organized-crime reporter for the Arizona Daily Star - died May 4 in a Tucson hospice. He was 79.

Northside streets in Tucson neighborhood restricted due to downed power poles

Downed power poles on the city's northside has restricted streets in a neighborhood, authorities said.

At tribute, reminders of danger

After being shot in the head at a residential burglary call in November, Tucson police Sgt. Robert Carpenter thought he was going to die.

S. Tucson Police Chief Richard Muñoz retiring

South Tucson Police Chief Richard Muñoz is retiring Friday after more than three decades in law enforcement.

Rock climber with hundreds of bee stings is found dead

A Tucson man was found dead Monday evening hanging in his rappelling gear from a cliff on Mount Hopkins south of Tucson.

Tucson hiker found dead, hanging in rappelling gear and covered in bee stings

A Tucson man was found dead Monday hanging in his rappelling gear from a cliff on Mount Hopkins south of Tucson. He had been attacked by bees and suffered hundreds of stings, but investigators don’t know if that caused his death.

Convicted sex offender sought by US marshals

The U.S. Marshals Service in Tucson is looking for a convicted sex offender who is a fugitive.

1 arrested, 1 sought in Tucson-area abduction attempts

Tucson police arrested a 22-year-old man suspected of trying to abduct a 15-year-old girl Sunday.

Girl, 3, drowns in pool on Tucson's northwest side

A 3-year-old girl died, and a 4-year-old boy is recovering after both got into swimming pools over the weekend.

Lanes reopen westbound on I-10 after crash near Benson

Westbound lanes on Interstate 10 near Benson have reopened after a one-vehicle crash late Sunday afternoon, an official said.

Tucson's first trophy dealer was child actor, WWII vet

Businessman Morton Tuller - known for providing trophies and awards recognizing students, athletes and professionals for nearly six decades in the Old Pueblo - died Wednesday at home, where he was in hospice care.

KOLD's George says he's suffering depression

KOLD Channel 13 chief meteorologist Chuck George revealed Thursday that he suffers from depression.

NW-side swarm of bees hospitalizes 2 victims

Bees swarmed a northwest-side neighborhood for several hours Thursday morning, sending two people to a hospital with stings.

1 airlifted from two-vehicle crash on Tucson's southeast side

One person was airlifted after a two-vehicle crash on the city's southeast side Thursday night, authorities said.

I-10 rollover leaves 1 injured

A 56-year-old woman was injured in a rollover on westbound Interstate 10 between the Tangerine Road and Marana exits Thursday night, authorities said.

At centenarians party, they'll celebrate one more year

Mary MacEwan can count herself among a select - but growing - group.

Horne: 18 in copper theft ring indicted

Eighteen people are facing charges in a multimillion-dollar copper theft ring involving Asarco employees, state law-enforcement officials said Tuesday.

Brush fire burns 9 acres southwest of Tucson

A brush fire burned nine acres southwest of the city before it was brought under control Tuesday night.

Child porn suspect kills himself in Tucson

A Tucson man arrested in connection with sexual exploitation of a minor committed suicide, police said.

Suspicious bag caused midtown Tucson evacuations

A charter school, a behavioral health center and other businesses in a central neighborhood were evacuated Thursday after a suspicious backpack was reported in a parking lot, Tucson police said. The bag turned out to contain clothing.

Traffic accident diverts motorists on Tucson's southeast side

A traffic accident diverted traffic on Tucson's southeast side late Wednesday night.

Woman accidentally starts fire that destroys her Tucson home

A woman accidentally dropped a match while trying to light a cigarette Tuesday, causing a fire that destroyed her mobile home on the city's north side.

5 die in rollover, 15 hurt in Border Patrol chase southeast of Tucson

Five people were killed Saturday when an SUV being chased by Border Patrol agents crashed southeast of Tucson, officials said.

Pima County's once-forlorn Pauper's Field has a new, caring look these days

What started with the volunteer efforts of two women has transformed Pima County's once-neglected, trash-strewn cemetery for the indigent into a peaceful resting place.