The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors this afternoon voted unanimously to approve a $3.75 million settlement for New Times' co-founders, whose false arrests in 2007 were orchestrated by Sheriff...

How many people have died in our sheriff's jails? Six months ago, on May 4, 2015, I asked a spokesman for Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio for a cadaver count. It was not an idle question. Since he...

James Saville with his sister Linda, in 2004. By John Dickerson Taxpayers spent $1,102,528.50 this year to settle another of Sheriff Joe Arpaio's lawsuits, New Times has learned through a public...

Dear Maricopa County taxpayers, you're currently funding a trip to Hawaii for one of Sheriff Joe Arpaio's deputies so he can help hunt for President Obama's birth certificate or something.Yes, the...

Late 2005 to October 2007 was not a good time to be raped or molested in El Mirage. During that time, the town had signed a contract to pay the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office $3.6 million for...

Richard Post was taken to jail in his wheelchair for mouthing off in a bar. Joe Arpaio's detention officers saw him as such a threat, they strapped him into a medieval restraint chair--and broke his...

The most revealing part of Phoenix filmmaker Randy Murray's recent documentary The Joe Show was a strategy meeting during Sheriff Joe Arpaio's 2012 re-election campaign that included Arpaio, his top...

A former member of Sheriff Joe Arpaio's posse was arrested by MCSO deputies on child-pornography charges.According to the Sheriff's Office, 73-year-old Roger Byg was a posse member in the old-folks...

Sheriff Joe's goons launched an assault to make a misdemeanor arrest. The Raid left a burned house, a terrified neighborhood and a dead dog

Over the past 20 years, Phoenix New Times has reported on Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's serious abuse of power. The self-described "Toughest Sheriff in America" has fostered horrendous jail...

Fans of tattooed faces and tear-streaked mascara will be disappointed to learn that Sheriff Joe Arpaio has canceled his controversial "Mugshot of the Day" series. Since April 2011, the Maricopa...

Ambrett Spencer sat up in bed. It was 2:40 a.m., and the pain in her stomach was not right. She was nine months pregnant, but this didn't feel like labor pains. She'd been pregnant before, and given...

In one video, Gosar's sister says, "It would be difficult to see my brother as anything but a racist."

In one video, Gosar's sister says, "It would be difficult to see my brother as anything but a racist."

The soon-to-be retired senator once again proves he's useless.

"They raided my condo and vehicle ... in west Phoenix with 25 heavily armed SWAT officers, and pointed a silenced assault rifle in my face."

"West Virginia is showing the entire nation what can happen when teachers stand in solidarity." Arizona teachers will wear red on Wednesday to prove it.

If it's anything like the last one, it'll be weird, innovative, and full of awesome music.

We still have some questions, though.

“The coughing lady is from Scottsdale. Of course she is."

The unclear verdict in the contest to replace Jeff Flake has both parties on edge.

The controversial bill won't have a hearing in the House.

Arizona Senator Jeff Flake is an eager Trump critic and a totally ineffectual Trump opponent.

He wasn't allowed to leave Arizona.

The 25-year-old bigot could land in jail for months over anti-Semitic harassment at a Scottsdale synagogue in May 2023.

Senator McCain's decision to terminate treatment for his cancer revives talk of his wife replacing him.

Jennifer Harrison went from chanting "Respect our laws!" to being arrested on suspicion of breaking those laws.

"On Saturday, I held a campaign event, where it is likely I came into contact with an infected individual."

"I'm reaching people."

Governor Katie Hobbs talks with us about all those vetoes, GOP legislation and blocking out the political noise.

The days of the anti-Semitic, anti-LGBTQ+ serial harasser avoiding jail time might be coming to an end.

Advocates say they see the spending as a metaphor for the poor priorities of Arizona’s troubled prison system

The university is mum after pressure from student groups who are demanding Rittenhouse be kicked out.

A first-time candidate and speech therapist, 32-year-old Kathy Hoffman pulled off a stunning series of political upsets.

The Veto Queen's tally: A record-breaking 143 in her first legislative session.

Hundreds are out of work after Honeywell quietly shuttered the vast majority of its N95 mask manufacturing operations in Arizona after the contract money ran out.

A board that can revoke officers’ law enforcement certifications has reopened Brian Thatcher's case.

The alt-right state senator peddles in misinformation again. Katie Hobbs' wasn't having it.

The band's new album drops this Friday.

The Drag Race star performs her new album in Phoenix this week.

"It really goes contrary to the spirit of the job."

In a private email with a constituent, Senate President Karen Fann said that Joe Biden won the 2020 election.

The grande dame of dumpster fire politics, Trump ally and sore loser of Arizona’s last election for governor filed to run in the 2024 race.

The hip-hop artist is promoting his new book titled Hurricanes: A Memoir.

“The things she’s doing harm us as Arizonans."

Lake has been off air for weeks.

Arizona Senator Jeff Flake is an eager Trump critic and a totally ineffectual Trump opponent.

Taking a most excellent look back through time and looking back at the metro Phoenix locales used in the filming of Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, which celebrates its 30th anniversary on February...

“Sometimes people think the First Amendment means you can say and do whatever you want. It doesn’t,” Mesa Judge Raymond Schumacher said Thursday.

It's an event not to be missed.

Congressman Andy Biggs coordinated with Arizona state Representative Mark Finchem on an "alternate slate" of electors.

The local band might be pursuing legal action over their "Bad Guy" cover.