Phoenix home prices drop again in December
A new report shows home prices in the Phoenix area dropped by 8 percent in December from the same period a year ago.
Air pollution agreement reached with Phoenix firm
The Maricopa County Air Quality Department says a $1 million enforcement settlement has been reached with a Phoenix sand and gravel business.
Redistricted into a corner: Republicans had too many Maricopa County residents for boundary-drawing panel
Unaccustomed to losing, Arizona Republicans are pointing fingers in all different directions to explain how they have found themselves in the middle of a desperate last-ditch struggle to influence who will be responsible for redrawing the state’s legislative and congressional districts.
Arpaio offers security for elected officials
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is offering to provide security for elected officials and judges during public events.
No charges against County Supervisor Wilcox
The Gila County Attorney's Office is declining to prosecute a public corruption case brought by former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas against Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox.
Retired AZ DPS commander returning to agency
A recently retired Arizona Department of Public Safety commander is returning to the agency to serve as its second-in-command.
Local officials hope to ward off budget hits
Local government leaders say counties and municipalities are willing to work with the state on its budget crisis but shouldn't be victimized by the state's own budget-balancing efforts.
Daughter, wife of AZ official accused in sex case
The daughter of a county supervisor has been arrested on suspicion of sexual misconduct with the same teenage boy that her mother is accused of sexually abusing over a three-year period, police said Thursday.
Board, County Attorney working together again
The Maricopa County attorney's office will once again be representing the county Board of Supervisors in civil court cases.
Maricopa Community Colleges probe motivated by political agendas
Differences of opinion, beliefs and convictions are encouraged to be shared and discussed in a civil society. In higher education, these differences are allegedly encouraged in all venues, from the classroom to the governing board room. Yet conservative viewpoints are not welcomed in the Maricopa County Community Colleges and there are a series of events, including our recent election, that illust[...]
Arpaio loses bid to keep deposition videos private
A judge denied a request by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's lawyer to forbid the public release of videos of recent depositions by sheriff's officials in a racial profiling lawsuit against the agency.
Lawyers oppose Arpaio request on deposition videos
Attorneys leading a lawsuit that accuses Maricopa County sheriff's deputies of racially profiling Hispanics in their immigration patrols are opposing a request to forbid the public release of videos of recent depositions by sheriff's officials.