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An Arizona man is paralyzed after deputies responded to a fake 911 call at his Tucson-area home, his attorney says. Attorneys for Axeel Melendez filed a notice of claim seeking $320 million from Pima County and the Pima County Sheriff’s Department. They say Melendez warned 911 dispatchers he could be targeted in a swat

ORACLE, AZ — A San Manuel man died Thursday morning after his car crossed the centerline on State Route 77 near Oracle and slammed head-on into a pickup, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety. The crash blocked the roadway near Biosphere Road for part of the morning...

A Tucson-area family is demanding answers after a deputy-involved shooting that investigators now say likely stemmed from a "swatting" hoax left 23-year-old Axeel Melendez paralyzed on April 10. Melendez, who says he warned authorities days earlier that online attackers were threatening to send police to his home, is a

Andre Tyrone Tillmon is facing a first-degree murder charge in the death of his mother, 65-year-old Cindy Kreider.

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms are expected across Southern Arizona each day this week, although coverage and intensity will vary. The best chances for storms through midweek will be south and east of Tucson, with the city and central Pima County likely to remain on the edge of t

TUCSON, AZ (AZFamily) — A Tucson nonprofit is doing Something Good by helping families heal as they grieve the loss of a child. Tucson mother Tamara Gabriel lost her 9-year-old daughter, Janna, in a car crash in 1997. She founded the nonprofit support group Healing Hugs to help other...

Finally My Forever Home Rescue located in Tucson, Arizona, cannot understand why eight-month-old Scampi has not been adopted. It’s not as if everyone who meets her doesn’t find her irresistible:. … we’re starting to think Scampi accidentally put ‘professional heart thief’ on her résumé because everyone who meets...

TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - The attorneys of the man shot by Pima County deputies in April have filed a Notice of Claim against the Pima County Sheriff’s Department and Sheriff Chris Nanos. Axeel Melendez is paralyzed from the chest down following the shooting, which the PCSD said was...

Most Pima County schools are welcoming students back next week, and families still have a chance to refresh their supplies in preparation for the new school year. Arizona Bilingual Newspaper is hosting the 15th annual Kidz Expo at the Tucson Convention Center this Thursday, July 30, at 4 p.m. Children ages 4-14 can pic

TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - As teachers prepare classrooms and students gear up for a new school year, Pima County JTED is welcoming both new and returning students back to its main campus Monday afternoon—expecting its biggest enrollment since opening six years ago. Leaders say the district’s growing interest...