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Self-proclaimed toughest sheriff faces re-election
Voters will decide Tuesday whether to give the self-proclaimed toughest sheriff in America a sixth term as he faces his most serious political challenge.
Arpaio campaign uses confused early ballot warning in robocall
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s re-election campaign launched a robocall Monday warning that county officials don’t want voters to give their early ballot to anyone who offers to deliver it to the recorder’s office.
But that warning, the elections officials say, is not accurate.
Arizona sheriff’s narrative works against him
Sheriff Joe Arpaio has become an almost unstoppable force in his 20 years in office by driving home two themes: that he will unceasingly crack down on crime and, more recently, illegal immigration.
Arpaio ad accuses challenger of abusing wife
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has launched a TV commercial that accuses his Democratic rival Paul Penzone of abusing his wife in a 2003 domestic dispute.
Young Hispanic activists celebrate voter registration push
The unmistakable scent of pepperoni pizza, the crackle of adolescent laughter and a buzz of excitement filled Wesley Bolin Plaza on the evening of Oct. 9, as a crowd of about 300 young Hispanic volunteers congratulated one another and shared the personal stories that brought them there.
Arpaio’s office continues to probe sex-crime cases
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office has agreed to further investigate 28 sex-crimes cases as part of a re-examination of more than 400 alleged sexual assaults that the agency failed to adequately investigate between 2005 and 2008.
Arpaio outraises challengers in fundraising in sheriff’s race
Republican Joe Arpaio remains the leader in fundraising in the race for Maricopa County sheriff.
Arizona sheriff loses appeal on immigration law limit
A federal appeals court on Tuesday denied an Arizona sheriff's request to reverse a lower-court decision barring his deputies from detaining people solely on the suspicion that they're illegal immigrants.
Arpaio appeals decision barring suspected illegal immigrant detention in traffic stops
A federal appeals court is considering a request by the self-proclaimed "toughest sheriff in America" to reverse a lower-court decision barring his deputies from detaining people based solely on the suspicion that they're illegal immigrants.
Arpaio the last of Arizona’s immigration trio
Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio is gearing up for what he expects will be the toughest of his five re-election campaigns.
Decision not to charge Arpaio isn’t the end
The federal abuse-of-power investigation into America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff may have been closed without criminal charges but Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's legal troubles are far from over.
Feds close Arpaio investigation
Federal authorities said Friday that they're closing their abuse-of-power investigation into Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio in Arizona without filing charges against him.
