Copper thieves targeting baseball parks in Tucson have left teams scrambling for places to play and the city on the hook for thousands of dollars in repairs. Without the wiring, the parks can’t be lit up. The Arizona Daily Star …
Rangers at Saguaro National Park in Tucson have given the formidable defenses of the saguaro cactus a high-tech upgrade. In addition to prickly spines, many saguaros are now equipped with tiny microchips to ward off would-be thieves. The chips are …
Wrong-way drivers have become an increasing problem in Arizona over the past few years. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that 23 people in Arizona died in crashes in which a driver entered a road against traffic or drove …
A crime data analysis released by the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission shows that the state has seen its crime rate drop by nearly a third over the past 10 years. The commission’s analysis of FBI crime data shows that Arizona’s …
Officials say two skydivers died near the Nevada-Arizona border Sunday after their parachute failed to open. Police in Mesquite, Nev., say the instructor and student were on a tandem jump before noon when their main parachute failed. Mesquite police spokesman …
Phil Immordino was literally looking for a bull market to bring back a controversial event that will likely to draw hundreds of weekend daredevils to the tiny city of Cave Creek, Ariz. In what could be considered by some to …
Authorities say at least one person is dead and multiple others are injured after a blinding dust storm rolled across the Arizona desert Tuesday afternoon, causing pileup crashes involving at least 30 vehicles on Interstate 10 northwest of Tucson. Arizona …
A two-day inspection of every tour bus entering the Grand Canyon has turned up an average of more than two violations for every vehicle. The operation this week was conducted by the Arizona Highway Patrol and the National Park Service. …
A dust storm is moving through Arizona and may have caused a seven-car wreck on Interstate 10 that injured 13 people. Hector Vasquez, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, says the dust storm isn’t all that dense and hasn’t …
The Tucson Fire Department says someone deliberately set a barber shop on fire. The fire was reported Sunday night in the midtown area. Residents living along east 9th Street reported seeing flames shooting from a building at a strip mall. …