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The fifth annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations are set for Jan. 19 and 21. “This year it has turned into two actual events,”...

The first girder was placed  Saturday night as construction of the overpass advances. The 82-foot girders are support beams for the bridge that will...

The City of Maricopa and Arizona Game & Fish Department hosted the annual Family Fishing Day at Copper Sky Lake on a mostly sunny...

There is a 10 to 20 percent chance of showers this weekend in Maricopa, according to the National Weather System. Otherwise highs will be...

Ever see a Zephyr fly? Thursday, one actually did in Maricopa. Maricopa’s vintage California Zephyr streamline passenger car was moved down Casa Grande-Maricopa Highway to...

The City of Maricopa wants to make Copper Sky Multigenerational Center 75 percent self-sufficient. Currently, it is at 65 percent sustainability. Nathan Ullyot, Maricopa’s director...

Maricopa is gaining more educational opportunities this year as two new charter schools plan to open in July.IF YOU GO What: A+ Charter Schools Open...

Free fishing, classic comedy and a local history lesson are among the things to do this week in Maricopa. For details on these listings,...

Very few times in life will you get the chance to meet someone like Lyle Fisk. While Fisk may appear to be of small stature,...

The weather in the Maricopa area will become more normal this week as temperatures stretch into the 60s and lows stay in the 40s,...

Placing rails from 1946-47, city crews prepared for next week's moving of the Silver Horizon California Zephyr Friday morning to the former Rotary Park. The...

A lot of people in Arizona aren’t feeling very well this week. The Center for Disease Control reports that 1,196 cases of influenza occurred in...

For as long as there’s been a calendar, people have been making New Year’s resolutions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3nwaocaxU0&feature=youtu.be Robert Turner said he wants to continue what he started...

This week has been terribly cold in Maricopa, but that’s going to change in the weekend ahead as temps will jump into the 60s....

  People in the Valley of the Sun have always been cool, but lately it’s been a little too cold to be hip. The National Weather...

Darwin East, of Chandler, purchased the Maricopa Business Center on Dec. 21. East, the leader of the East Family Trust, purchased the center with his...

If you’re going out on New Year’s Eve you might want to take your rain gear as light showers are expected, according to the...

After more than three years of work, the Family Advocacy Center is about to open its Maricopa facility. Mary Witkofski, community programs manager for the...

  This week about 180 Maricopa 14- to 18-year-olds are re-creating the handcart trek of western pioneers across the country. The re-creation, called a Youth Trek,...

Light precipitation is expected in the Maricopa area Thursday then highs will be into the 50s through the weekend. Nightly lows are expected to...

  Maricopa High School graduates now in the U.S. military dropped in on their former Junior ROTC instructor while home for the holidays. Brianna Barnes, a...

  Light rain and possibly thunderstorms are expected to enter this week’s forecast as daily high temperatures are expected to fall. Today will be sunny with...

A gang of St. Nicks participated in the annual  Santa Run at Copper Sky Dec. 22. Joshua Hoeh was the winner of the 5K...

The City of Maricopa and the Maricopa Historical Society have partnered to relocate the iconic California Zephyr railcar Silver Horizon to a new location...

Little will change in weather patterns over the weekend with highs in the upper 60s and lows around 40. No precipitation is expected anytime...

In the coming week expected the days to be a little warmer than normal while lows will dip into the 30s at night, according...

Important meetings, a job fair for a prospective charter school and, of course, Santa Claus are part of this week's activities in Maricopa. For...

Rodeo at Ak-Chin Indian Community's Masik Tas always includes a junior rodeo for Native American children, and this year was no exception. The many...

The Gin Blossoms, Tempe-based favorites, played a free concert at Ak-Chin Circle for Ak-Chin Indian Community's annual Masik Tas on Friday. Vertical Horizon was...

The City of Maricopa will be providing a free, 24-hour drop-off location for Christmas trees Dec. 26 through Jan. 31. Residents can drop-off their...