Newly elected Republican Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap is picking a fight with the county's Board of Supervisors in ...

A few months into newly elected Sheriff Jerry Sheridan’s term at the helm of Maricopa County’s extensive network of jails and ...

Maricopa County's jails are on pace to see a large increase in possible drug overdoses in 2025 compared to 2024, according to ...

An Arizona man received life in prison without parole for the 2021 murder of Deputy Juan Ruiz after pleading guilty to ...

Nearly 600 people died from the heat in Maricopa County in 2024, but that number is expected to grow as many other deaths are still under investigation.

Newly elected Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap and the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors have not come to terms on a ...

Family members spoke about ICE agents detaining people who are in the U.S. illegally but have no other criminal record in Arizona as new stats show more than half of migrants in detention are not ...

The number of signatures believed to be fraudulent would not have affected whether the initiative was placed on the ballot, ...

Rabies is an infectious disease that can be deadly to humans. In 2024, a total of 117 wild animals tested positive for rabies, according to officials.

One of the top election officials in Arizona’s largest county has drastically downsized a team whose responsibilities included combating false information about elections ...

Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap is asking supervisors to approve an extra $5.7 million in spending as he takes his first steps into the office.

Maricopa County jails are projected to see a significant increase in drug overdoses in 2025, potentially reaching 2.5 times the total from 2024. The Estrella Jail, a women's facility, has seen a ...