Maricopa County

Heat associated deaths in Maricopa County have hit a half-year record with 17 such fatalities reported through the first week of July and many more under investigation.

Former Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel, who recently resigned amid controversy over her performance in office, has died at age 45.

One of the final items on the Arizona Senate’s partisan review of the 2020 election prompted by former President Donald Trump’s loss has found no evidence of problems with Maricopa County's election equipment.

Prosecutors in Arizona’s most populous county have dropped nearly 200 criminal cases because charges weren’t filed before the statute of limitation expired.

The Arizona Senate voted down a plan to require the state auditor general to conduct an exhaustive review following every election.

A mentor and predecessor of Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel says her office is in turmoil as questions about her ability to deal with her sobriety issues mount.

Maricopa County Department of Public Health has identified metro Phoenix’s first COVID-19 cases involving the omicron variant in six people.

A judge has ordered the Maricopa County Community College District to accommodate two nursing students who objected on religious grounds to completing required clinical rotations at a hospital that requires COVID-19 vaccines.

Nearly five years after Joe Arpaio was voted out as sheriff of Arizona’s most populous county, taxpayers are covering one of the last major bills from the thousands of lawsuits the lawman’s headline-grabbing tactics inspired.

Maricopa County has become the first local government in Arizona to sign onto a massive settlement agreement with pharmaceutical companies over the…