Maricopa County News

Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu announced Wednesday that he has placed two members of his command staff on paid administrative leave for allegations that he described as "serious in nature." Babeu says the incidents are not related.

Authorities say a Chandler man has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of his girlfriend's 2-year-old daughter last month.

The 2009 West Nile Virus season has begun in Arizona. The Maricopa County Department of Public Health and the Arizona Department of Health Services confirmed Wednesday that a woman in her 40's is the state's first human case of West Nile Virus this season.

HARQUAHALA VALLEY, AZ a ' Three people were arrested for their alleged involvement in a cockfighting ring in the West Valley, according to a Thursday report.

A 21-year-old Chandler man was charged with first-degree murder on Wednesday in connection with the death of his girlfriend's 2-year-old daughter he is accused of slamming to a cement floor.

A Maricopa County woman is Arizona's first case of West Nile Virus this year. More West Nile Virus info The woman, who is in her 40s, has been released from a Valley hospital and is currently recovering from the virus.

Criminal charges were filed in Maricopa County Superior Court against a transient sex offender who allegedly raped a woman after turning on a Mesa couple that took the man in.

A 5-year-old boy died after being shot in the stomach at his home in Mesa Monday morning.

Maricopa County Sheriff's Office cars are parked in front of a home where a 5-year-old found a handgun and shot himself to death.

A Peoria police officer fired shots after a suspect pointed a gun at him late Sunday night, officials said.

Maricopa County sheriff's deputies arrested a 23-year-old man Tuesday night in Guadalupe in connection with a child molestation case.

A vaccine for swine flu remains months away, but experts gathering at Arizona State University hope to fend off the disease with their smarts.

Maddie's Projects in Maricopa County is an innovative and forward thinking 15-year endeavor with an ambitious goal.

The dog that attacked a 3-year-old boy Sunday night was found dead in the Agua Fria River bed Tuesday morning, authorities said.

Authorities are searching for a pit bull that attacked a family on Sunday night, sending a 3-year-old boy and his parents to the hospital.

Dive teams from the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office recovered the body of a man who drowned Wednesday while tubing down the Salt River, Maricopa County sheriff's spokesman Aaron Douglas said.

A 28-year-old Mesa woman accused of leaving a cage containing two small dogs and the remains of another at the Mesa Animal Care and Control facility earlier this month was arrested Wednesday morning on suspicion of animal cruelty-related offenses, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office said.

Officials say 11 students were arrested and charged with aggravated assault after a fight with teachers and staff at a charter school in Queen Creek Wednesday.

The following is a press release from the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office: 3TV / MCSO The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office detectives made an arrest early today on Dylan Christopher .

A white pit bull, which attacked a 3-year-old boy and his parents Sunday in El Mirage, was found shot to death Tuesday morning.