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Central Arizona College plans to host a traditional graduation ceremony for all Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Summer 2020 and Fall 2020 eligible graduates in...

The coronavirus pandemic turned everyday routines upside down.We are all using the internet basically all day long.. Millions of U.S. families hunkered down together under...

As protesters again gathered in Maricopa, this time at City Hall, people inside the building were calling for calmness and unity. Before the city council...

High pollution and heat warnings are in place this week for Maricopa, according to the National Weather Service. Pinal County Department of Air Quality issued...

The fireworks are on – but the rest of the Independence Day festivities at Copper Sky are up in the air right now. The Great...

  By Fran Lyons Wendy Webb, executive director of F.O.R. Maricopa food bank, hoped to get a portion of the financial aid for food banks that...

  As some Maricopa businesses made a cautious comeback in May, so did Maricopa shoppers. “We were going crazy at the house,” said Kandy Christopherson of...

They carried signs and they were going to be heard. The 30-or-so people who joined together Monday night on the sidewalk at John Wayne Parkway...

The NAACP of Pinal County is urging residents not to participate in a "day of community support for the Black Lives Matter movement and...

In an effort to prevent the looting and violence seen in other Phoenix and other U.S. cities in recent days, the state of Arizona...

Mary Lou Smith celebrated her 90th birthday Saturday, greeted with a parade of family and friends who drove by her home honking horns and...

“I think that’s awesome, I think it’s wonderful. I think it’s long overdue.”With the county and the state posting record-high unemployment but local consumerism...

Maricopa parents are facing a decision now with the announcement that Arizona public schools will open in July: send their kids back to school...

Maricopa Unified School District has $950,000 from the CARES Act, but it’s seeing the costs ahead as it plans an opening strategy in the...

With nearly $6 million incoming from the AZ Cares Fund, Maricopa City Council wants to hear from residents about how to spend it. On Tuesday,...

A stretch of State Route 347 south of Casa Blanca Road will be restricted on Saturday and Sunday for work to apply an asphalt...

Staff, family, and friends of the Maricopa Animal Hospital gathered Thursday for the official groundbreaking ceremony of a new facility next to Maricopa Self...

An excessive heat warning is in effect this weekend until 8 p.m. Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. Overexposure can cause heat cramps...

School is almost back in session. Gov. Doug Ducey announced Thursday that schools in Arizona will reopen in July. "Get ready for school," he told students...

When Amtrak trains stop in Maricopa on their way to Los Angeles or New Orleans, riders will soon be greeted by a uniformed agent...

Karsten’s Ace Hardware is again sponsoring the Best Dad in Maricopa Contest, giving everyone the chance to tell the town about their father. Nominate...

After cities and counties protested, with Pinal County going so far as to start a lawsuit, Gov. Doug Ducey on Wednesday announced distribution of...

The Maricopa Public Library will reopen Monday with restrictions in place as some member services return at Copper Sky. Access to the library will be...

While Maricopa Historical Society canceled or postponed much of its spring events as a precaution against COVID-19, it has quietly continued some programs, such...

At its May 19 meeting, the Maricopa City Council thumbed its nose at common sense, accountability and its own written policy in one fell...

Maricopa Unified School District wants to open its second high school in 2022. With just a little over two years to make that happen, the...

A Maricopa group of teen dancers choreographed by a high school student won an Arizona High School Musical Theatre award. A rousing portion of Maricopa...

President Trump declared churches and other places of worship “essential” on Friday and called on them to open their doors, but at least one...

At its May 19 meeting, the Maricopa City Council addressed an ethics complaint I filed against Councilmember Julia Gusse. Here is the story from...

How Maricopa Unified School District will open for the new school year remains a thorny question for the governing board. It will be the topic...