Maricopa County News

A December court hearing is set on whether to dismiss parts of a legal challenge to a new Arizona law imposing restrictions on abortion.

A man has been indicted on first-degree murder and other charges in last month's slaying of a former Wisconsin resident whose body was found in a trash container outside a Glendale apartment complex.

Appeals have been growing for the past five years in Arizona's most populous county, but they have swelled by nearly 50 percent in the past two years alone.

A man was convicted of first-degree murder Monday in the vicious beating death of another inmate in Maricopa County's Fourth Avenue Jail.

The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office did not comply with county procurement policies or spending guidelines when it spent $456,000 during a spending freeze for a custom-made bus for moving inmates, according to a recently issued special audit.

A Glendale father's arraignment on charges that he killed his daughter for being too "Westernized" has been delayed again as he remains under suicide watch in a Maricopa County jail, court officials said Monday.

A man accused of kicking a kitten to death and recording it on tape will be in court Tuesday.

Jonathan Antonucci, , one of three suspects in a deadly fire at the Young Champions of America building in Phoenix, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and arson.

Faleh Hassan Almaleki is accused of using his Jeep Cherokee to run down his daughter, 20, and her boyfriend's mother.

A local animal rescue business owner was arrested Tuesday morning after up to 120 neglected cats and dogs were discovered.

A Glendale man was sentenced to 28 years in prison Friday for the 2007 beating death of an Air Force veteran.

A Chandler woman has been convicted of calling in a bomb threat in order to cancel classes at Tempe's Corona del Sol High School.

A Scottsdale man charged in an identity theft operation has been sentenced to eight years in prison.

Clothing from nearly 1,000 stolen bags took up entire rooms at the couple's home in Waddell, where police served a search warrant Tuesday.

Ignoring a photo-enforcement ticket could soon cost you more money. The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors is holding a public meeting today to talk about adding a $20 fee to the tickets on top of the actual fine.

Locked safes, medical equipment and clothing piled from floor to ceiling were among the hoards of personal belongings sorted by police on Thursday after a couple was arrested on charges they stole luggage at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.

An employee of Maricopa County was arrested on charges of felony and fraudulent schemes.

A court hearing in Phoenix for an Iraqi immigrant accused of killing his daughter because she had become too Westernized has been delayed because he is on a suicide watch.

A 61-year-old animal rescue owner has been arrested on suspicion of animal neglect, on reports of "deplorable" conditions at two Phoenix shelters.

Maricopa County supervisors voted Wednesday to impose a $20 fee for photo enforcement tickets that are ignored and wind up in court.