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Lights mounted on the tops of Tucson Police cruisers in a parking lot outside of the department's headquarters.

AZ Senate candidate killed in car crash with impaired driver

The deadly accident happened early Friday morning.

A man sits on the curb at Santa Rita Park in Tucson.

Tucson Police Department under fire for “infestation” comment during park sweep

The comment happened as Santa Rita Park was cleared for cleaning.

University of Arizona Police Chief Chris Olsen at a news conference about a shooting death on campus. September 26, 2024.

UAPD confirms arrest in fatal UA shooting after three-day search

Law enforcement officials say the investigation is ongoing and discuss campus safety measures at Thursday’s press conference.

Gun violence intervention project set for Tucson

The program kicks off with a community event Wednesday.

Chief Doug Foster of Tucson Police Department’s Central Investigation Division shares nearby surveillance footage from an April 28 shooting at an off-campus party that killed 20 year-old University of Arizona student Erin Jones on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. Police need help identifying the individuals in the sedan.

Police asking for community’s help in homicide investigation of UA Student

Erin Jones was killed at an off-campus party April 28.

Candidates for Mayor of Tucson. From left to right: Ed Ackerley (I), incumbent Regina Romero (D), and Janet "JL" Wittenbraker (R).

The Buzz: El Tour de Mayor of Tucson

AZPM takes a drive around Tucson with three candidates running in the mayor's race.

The sign at the downtown Tucson Police Department station, South Stone Avenue.

TPD's deflection program shows decrease in arrest, increase in substance-use treatment

Tucson's Pre-Arrest Deflection Program first launched in 2018.

Violent crime drops in Tucson's hotspot areas due to pilot program

The Place Network Investigations program first began in 2021.

Vials of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic in Tucson. January 2021.

Tucson moves to begin settlement of COVID-era lawsuit

The 2021 lawsuit argued that the City of Tucson violated its contract with the Tucson Police Officer’s Association when it implemented a mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policy.

More than one-third of households in Tucson are considered housing cost burdened.

New housing policy targets problem landlords by restricting voucher contracts

Tucson’s city council unanimously passed the new policy in hopes to resolve on-going incidents on properties that have high crime.

A bomb detonates during a VIP demonstration for Raven's Challenge, the world's largest bomb squad training, in Pinal Airpark on Thursday, March 2, 2023.

World's largest bomb squad training visits Marana for specialized training

Raven's Challenge first started in 2004 in Seattle.

I-10 remains closed Wednesday morning due to deadly crash. Air quality remains an issue in the area

The incident involves a crashed commercial truck that was carrying nitric acid.

Flowers, candles and letters lay in front of the Harshbarger building sign following the murder of Professor Thomas Meixner on Wed. Oct. 5, 2022 at the University of Arizona. Meixner was killed by a former student on campus.

Interim faculty report denounces UA's response ahead of deadly on-campus shooting

The Committee's 30-page report says that the university’s response was a reaction from a “systemic oversight failure” and did not “address a known chronic trust problem.”