After recent rare June rainfall in the Valley, there’s been a reported jump in troubling mosquito activity. Maricopa County ...

The Salt River draws crowds for summer fun, but it also holds dangers. MCSO gave a tour to showcase its efforts in keeping visitors safe on the popular waterway.

A top Maricopa County official said he’s hopeful that costly judicial oversight of the Valley sheriff’s department won't go ...

“A new West Valley animal shelter, a new county library up in Anthem, and we’re going to build new substations for our sheriff’s office, several of them.” The tentative 2026 Maricopa ...

The notion that we must end court supervision of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office just because it costs too much isn’t just absurd. It’s opportunistic politics. Thomas Galvin, the chairman of the ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Numerous U.S. Department of Justice members involved in the federal oversight of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office have been removed from the case, according to a court ...

Maricopa County Sheriff's Office is considering using wearable technology to monitor inmate vital signs following a surge in jail deaths. The devices, similar to smartwatches, would track heart ...

Maricopa County jails will no longer detain people flagged by federal authorities as a courtesy for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Sheriff Paul Penzone said Friday evening.

Sheridan outlined the process of what currently happens at the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office when dealing with illegal immigration. “What we do at the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office ...

Maricopa County's jails are on pace to see a large increase in possible drug overdoses in 2025 compared to 2024, according to data provided by the Sheriff's Office. On Feb. 17, the agency said ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office says employees no longer have to pass through security scanners when entering a jail facility. “We hire the best employees on the ...

The new Maricopa County sheriff announced the Sheriff's Office would no longer require employees to be scanned or have their property searched when entering a county jail. “We hire the best ...