By ALEXIS HUICOCHEA, Arizona Daily Star

After-school fights land on YouTube, and even observers face arrest

TUCSON, Ariz. - Gone are the days when news of an after-school fight spread solely through word of mouth.

Today, text messages help draw crowds to the scuffle, and inevitably someone will post highlights on YouTube, giving the winner more than just bragging rights.

Tucson police may come across the action-packed video and see a reason to make an arrest.

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Hundreds of dogs removed from Arizona "puppy mill"

TUCSON, Ariz. -- skeddedAbout 750 dogs, including some missing paws, have been seized from what officials called a filthy "puppy mill" that sold dogs for thousands of dollars in the Tucson, Ariz. area.

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Heavy ATM user found with more than 200 credit cards

TUCSON, Ariz. -- The arrest of a man using an automated-teller machine in downtown Tucson Saturday afternoon resulted in the recovery of more than 200 credit cards and $176,690 in cash, police said. Marc A. Burton, 20, was being held at the Pima County jail on charges of theft, fraudulent schemes and artifices, aggravated identity theft and theft of a credit card.

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