An Arizona sheriff who became a national political figure by cracking down on illegal immigration and jailing inmates in tents lost Tuesday after 24 years in office, eliminating the last vestige of the state's decade-old movement of local police confronting people in the country illegally.

Sheriff Joe Arpaio has proposed a postponement of his upcoming trial on a criminal contempt-of-court charge.

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's lawyers want a federal judge to recuse himself from all future proceedings in a racial-profiling case.

The longtime sheriff of metropolitan Phoenix has been formally charged with criminal contempt-of-court for ignoring a judge's order in a racial-profiling case.

The longtime sheriff of metro Phoenix has walked away from criminal investigations in the past without facing charges and still has managed to get re-elected.

Sheriff Joe Arpaio has raised $725,000 over the last month in his bid for a seventh term as Maricopa County's top law enforcer.

Sheriff Joe Arpaio has lost his lawsuit that sought money from the owners of a downtown Phoenix office building for a broken shoulder he suffered three years ago when he tripped and fell outside the property.

Officials voted Wednesday to pay $4.4 million in legal fees to attorneys who won a racial profiling case against Sheriff Joe Arpaio, marking yet another expense in a case that's projected to cost taxpayers $72 million by next summer.

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio may now have a new foe as he seeks re-election — George Soros, the billionaire liberal hedge fund tycoon.

An appeals court has resurrected a lawsuit by former jail inmate in metro Phoenix who says her rights were violated in 2009 when officers restrained her before and after she gave birth to her son at a hospital.