America's Ex-Toughest Sheriff Awaits Contempt Verdict
A federal judge in Phoenix will soon rule in a high-stakes criminal contempt trial that could send the president's friend, Arizona's former Sheriff Joe Arpaio, to prison.
The Fall of Sheriff Joe Arpaio
The Maricopa County lawman received national attention for rounding up undocumented immigrants and forcing inmates to wear pink underwear.
Death on the Border
Two unidentified human skeletons, a militarized desert, and a mother's American Dream.
Phoenix's Crackdown on Illegal Immigration
The economic price of Arizona's crackdown on illegal immigration.
Ariz.: Business and Immigration
Arizona gets tough on employers to solve its immigration problem.
California's Famed Salton Sea Is Drying Up
Norm Niver is old enough to remember when California's Salton Sea was a rich ecosystem and a coveted tourist destination. The retired electronics-shop owner, 77, was a teenager when he first saw California's largest lake—formed by accident when the Colorado River broke through a levee in 1905, flooding the low-lying Salton Sink southeast of Palm Springs.
