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Man who threatened UA mass shooting pleads guilty

Michael Pengchung Lee sent threatening messages to members of Greek life last October.

Man convicted of killing 6-year-old Tucson girl sentenced to natural life in prison

Two months ago, the 42-year-old was found guilty of first-degree murder, kidnapping and burglary in the death of Isabel Celis, who vanished from her parents’ home in 2012.

The trial of an Arizona border rancher charged with killing a migrant has reached the halfway point

The judge denied a request by news media to accompany jurors on the visit to 75-year-old George Alan Kelly's ranch.

Attorneys make opening statements in case of rancher accused of killing migrant

Friday was opening arguments in the trial of George Alan Kelly, the 75-year-old rancher being charged in the shooting death of a Mexican citizen, who prosecutors say was on Kelly’s property while crossing the U.S.-Mexico border undocumented.

Massachusetts man gets prison for making bomb threat to Arizona election office

James Clark, 40, of Falmouth, pleaded guilty in August in U.S. District Court in Phoenix to sending a communication containing a bomb threat to an election official.

Man facing hate crime charges for burning of two Douglas churches denies second competency evaluation

The judge will have the same psychologist attempt to evaluate Eric Ridenour again

County releases data on the first six months of jail Transition Center

The Transition Center is part of the county’s effort to reduce recidivism

Three former Department of Education employees charged with defrauding Arizona voucher program

Prosecutors said Thursday that the three employees approved applications for 17 students -– five of which were fictitious -- that admitted them into the voucher program using forged birth certificates and special education evaluations.

Man already serving life sentence convicted in murder of Tucson girl who vanished from parents' home

Jurors found Christopher Clements guilty of first-degree murder, kidnapping, and burglary in the death of Isabel Celis who was 6 when she vanished from her parents' home in 2012.

Jurors begin deliberations in retrial of an ex-convict accused of killing a 6-year-old Tucson girl

Jurors stopped at the end of the day and were to resume deliberations at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday.

What to know about New York and Arizona’s fight over extraditing suspect in grisly hotel killing

The top prosecutor in Maricopa County has said the suspect must first answer to his alleged crimes in Arizona.

No new jail for Pima County, but a new jail commission is moving forward

Republican Supervisor Steve Christy said the decision was “kicking the can down the road,” but the four remaining Democrats say the county needs more information on potential alternatives to incarceration.

The Blue Ribbon Commission is over - what happens now for the Pima County Jail?

A look back on the last year as the Board of Supervisors is set to discuss a revealing jail report tomorrow.

Man serving life in prison for 2014 death of Tucson teen faces retrial in killing of 6-year-old girl

Jury selection began Tuesday in the second murder trial for Christopher Clements in the Isabel Celis case.

South Tucson files lawsuit against rental properties for high crime

The City of South Tucson is asking for an injunction to prevent future crimes.

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