Maricopa County voters, not lawmakers, deserve the chance to decide whether to extend an existing jail excise tax next year.

Prosecutors won't say why they withdrew their intent to seek the death penalty against a couple accused of murdering their child in 2017.

They are starting a nonprofit they’re calling Sass Foundation in Sasser’s honor. Their first event was a candlelight vigil on ...

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

A statement from the Sheriff's Office said investigators believed the drugs tied to the overdoses were smuggled into the jail inside genitalia.

On Jan. 14, newly elected Maricopa County Sheriff Jerry Sheridan halted the practice of scanning all jail employees for contraband when they came to work. A month later, the agency revealed that ...

A man who stole a key fob from the Maricopa County elections headquarters was sentenced Wednesday to serve several months in ...

Police are investigating a shooting involving officers Thursday afternoon in Maricopa. Officials say the incident happened ...

Police released body camera footage and the identity of the suspect who died during a shooting that left a Maricopa officer ...

A little-known Maricopa rapper who was accused in January of stalking and assaulting a girl at her high school has been ...

Twelve people overdosed at the Estrella Jail in Maricopa County within a week, resulting in one fatality. Drug overdose and withdrawal were leading causes of death in Maricopa County jails in ...