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Michael Kiefer

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Phoenix, AZ, United States

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Past articles by Michael:

Who is to blame for Maricopa County's election day problems?

Amid widespread reports of voting problems in Maricopa County, Arizona election official had said county should "seriously consider" extending voting. → Read More

9 years of fear: Ex-wife of Phoenix-area shooter describes him as her 'personal terrorist'

The former wife of Phoenix-area shooter Dwight Jones says she used safe houses, rental cars and trained attack dogs to evade her ex-husband. → Read More

Phoenix-area shooting suspect left divorce full of discord, YouTube channel full of grudges

Before he started shooting, Dwight Lamon Jones apparently created YouTube videos outlining what he saw as a conspiracy to steal custody of his son. → Read More

Phoenix-area shooting suspect left divorce full of discord, YouTube channel full of grudges

Before he started shooting, Dwight Lamon Jones apparently created YouTube videos outlining what he saw as a conspiracy to steal custody of his son. → Read More

Maricopa County attorney seeks to usurp police control of records, video

Police records are presumed public. But a new letter from Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery says his office should decide what is released. → Read More

AG Sessions: 'We know which side we're on. The side of law and order'

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions gives pep talk, policy overview in address to law enforcement in Arizona. → Read More

AG Sessions: 'We know which side we're on. The side of law and order'

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions gives pep talk, policy overview in address to law enforcement in Arizona. → Read More

Why downtown Phoenix's homelessness crisis defies easy answers

The number of people living on the streets in Maricopa County is rising by about 25 percent every year. Money allocated to help them has been cut. → Read More

Arizona death-row inmates killed by hepatitis C, not lethal injection

Since executions were put on hold in 2014, five death row inmates have died of complications of hepatitis C. → Read More

Arizona man who sold ammo to Vegas shooter charged

A Mesa man who sold ammunition to the gunman in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history has been charged with making armor-piercing bullets. → Read More

County paid $1 million to settle Arpaio-era immigration lawsuit

Maricopa County agreed to pay nearly $1 million in attorneys fees as final settlement of an ongoing lawsuit over former Sheriff Joe Arpaio's workplace immigration raids. → Read More

Arizona death row comes out of solitary, giving convicts more human contact, socialization

Arizona Department of Corrections moved most death-row inmates from maximum security with little human contact to units where they live together. → Read More

Convicted killer Jodi Arias sues her former lawyer over tell-all book

She has gone to court to demand the proceeds from a book that her ex-defense lawyer, L. Kirk Nurmi, wrote about her and her trial. → Read More

Federal judge accepts Joe Arpaio's presidential pardon

U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton dismissed the guilty verdict against the former Arizona sheriff with prejudice, meaning the case can't be tried again. → Read More

Federal judge accepts Joe Arpaio's presidential pardon

U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton dismissed the guilty verdict against the former Arizona sheriff with prejudice, meaning the case can't be tried again. → Read More

Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio's presidential pardon accepted by federal judge

A federal judge has dismissed the guilty verdict against Joe Arpaio with prejudice, meaning it can never be tried again. → Read More

Sperlonga, Italy: Beaches and the beauty of doing nothing

Though it’s well-known in Italy, most Americans have never heard of the town. → Read More

Judge won't vacate Arpaio's contempt conviction without oral arguments

A federal judge ordered Arpaio and th Department of Justice to file briefs on why she should or shouldn't grant Arpaio's request. → Read More

Joe Arpaio asks judge to wipe conviction, says he's been miscast as racist

Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio's attorneys have asked Judge Susan Bolton to vacate his conviction. → Read More

How Joe Arpaio became one of America's most polarizing lawmen

The White House's pardon on Aug. 25 again ignited debate over Arpaio’s tenure and reputation for racial profiling. → Read More