Crime

Pima Supervisors request another AZ Attorney General review of Pima County Sheriff's Department

County Administrator Jan Lesher is requesting a review of an investigation into the chain of command the night that a deputy was assaulted by her supervisor in 2022.

Arizona plans to carry out its second execution this year

Prosecutors filed a request Thursday with the Arizona Supreme Court to set a briefing schedule leading up to the execution of Richard Kenneth Djerf.

Ex-fraternity alumni president sentenced

He was found guilty of stealing money from the organization.

New law brings all police departments under statewide rape kit tracking system

Advocates say tracking provides victims peace of mind.

Cochise County to hold new jail tax election after lawsuit challenges 2023 vote

The repeat election comes amid a legal settlement over alleged voter disenfranchisement in previous all mail election.

Student filmmakers confess "I Dream in Widescreen."

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Film essayist Chris Dashiell; remembering James Mercer, a Pima County Ranger killed in action in 1914; and "Stories That Soar!" celebrates the sun.

Pima County post-release program expands to felony cases

The Transitions Center has seen over 2,000 people in 18 months of operations.

Judge denies qualified immunity for Tucson officers in 2020 in-custody death

Damien Alvarado died about 90 minutes after police officers arrested him.

Arizona prisoner set to be executed next week passes up chance to ask for reprieve

Gunches is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on March 19.

Deputy sentenced to one year in jail in high-profile Pima Sheriff’s rape case

“I’m in a million pieces,” the victim told the judge.

Thieves targeting freight trains in California and Arizona deserts make off with $2M worth of Nikes

Many of the shoes were Nigel Sylvester x Air Jordan 4s, which won’t be available to the public until March 14 and are expected to retail at $225 per pair.

Trump terminates Biden appointee, head of Arizona U.S. attorneys

He took over the job in 2021.

Court sets March 19 date for first execution in Arizona in over 2 years

In one of the 2022 executions, the state was criticized for taking too long to insert an IV for lethal injection into a condemned prisoner.

Bill would let voters end legislative immunity for traffic tickets

A state legislator wants to add traffic offenses to the list of acceptable arrests

AZ School Sup. Horne travels to Tucson to commend school resource officer

Horne honored the officer for his arrest of an armed man on the campus of a charter school.

City of Tucson stresses TPD will not enforce immigration law

A media release outlines actions officers cannot or should not do.

Arizona Senator Ruben Gallego presses DHS nominee Kristi Noem on border funding, tribal sovereignty, and deportations

Noem addresses immigration policies, tribal collaboration and deportation priorities in confirmation hearing.

Delfeayo Marsalis brings New Orleans jazz to Tucson.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Three emerging local jazz musicians; and storyteller Jess Losoya shares a story about freedom.

Adelita Grijalva announces her CD7 run, the Trump Administration revokes student visas

Plus, tariffs affecting auto production in Mexico, former state lawmaker Justine Wadsack files suit against the city of Tucson, and more.

The Press Room - March 21, 2025

The aftermath of the failure of Prop. 414, who might succeed long-time Arizona Congressman Raúl Grijalva after his passing.

Detained

An oral history project archiving the stories of asylum seekers formerly incarcerated in Arizona.

Don't Bring Guns to Mexico

As gun violence and smuggling in Mexico increases so does the number of Americans arrested for trafficking.

Sheriff Estrada

For the first time since the 1990s, Santa Cruz County will have a new sheriff elected to office this November with the retirement of Tony Estrada. (06:28)

Community Policing

We followed TPD’s Squad Four as they worked in downtown Tucson on the night shift.

The Detective

On January 11th, 1996, a little girl named Karen Grajeda vanished without a trace. A detective named Kathy Rau set out to find her – and the search changed her life forever.