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Graffiti vandals spark anger in neighborhoods

Alterra resident Peter Trast was one of many people tasked with cleaning up after weekend mischief in Maricopa.  Just after noon today, Trast, a painter...

MUSD board may hire firm to design third middle school

Maricopa Unified School District’s governing board will consider hiring an architectural firm to plan and design a third middle school. The board meets at 6:30...

Foul play not suspected in landscaper’s drowning death

Maricopa police today confirmed the man who died after drowning in a backyard pool Saturday was a landscaper tending to the property, but do...

Art for the Heart raises hundreds at MHS

Art for the Heart, a festival to benefit the American Heart Association, raised more than $800 for the cause. The event hosted at Maricopa High...

Glover makes it a race for justice of the peace

Maricopa resident Patricia Glover is running for the Precinct 4 Justice of the Peace position to help improve public access to the court system. “I...
This 3D rendering shows the north entrance for the proposed Maricopa Stonegate build-to-rent development on Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway and Stonegate Road. [Courtesy City of Maricopa]

City releases renderings for Stonegate multifamily housing

A pedestrian-friendly rental neighborhood is a step closer to reality. Real estate developer Dominium submitted additional pre-application paperwork last week for its proposed build-to-rent housing...
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MUSD ranks No. 1 in region, county for diversity

Maricopa Unified School District is the most diverse district in the Phoenix area, the most diverse district in Pinal County, and second-most diverse in...

Man dies after drowning in Rancho pool

A man died after drowning in a backyard pool this afternoon. Just after 4:30 p.m., fire and medical crews responded to the 42300 block of...

Karsten’s Ace Hardware celebrates company’s 100th anniversary

The national Ace Hardware company marked its 100th anniversary today and the employees at Karsten’s ACE Hardware celebrated by serving free food from the...

Small biz director: ‘Fines can be awfully painful’ under new compliance

Maricopa businesses have a few months to report who owns their companies to the feds — or face dire consequences.   That’s why the Maricopa Chamber...

Police: Man arrested in beating of wife

A Maricopa man is in Pinal County Jail and charged with domestic violence assault of his wife and disorderly conduct. Maricopa police arrested 42-year-old Jesus...

Multiple kids detained in skate park fight

Maricopa police detained multiple kids after a fight at Copper Sky Recreation Complex's skate park Friday night. At about 9:30 p.m., officers responded to the...

Maricopa woman who crashed car, killed 1 gets 26 years in prison

A Maricopa woman was sentenced today to 26 years in prison for killing a woman and seriously injuring another man in a high-speed three-vehicle...

Red Star Vapor to open this weekend

Red Star Vapor plans to flip on its open sign and begin selling merchandise to vaping Maricopans tomorrow morning. The store received its certificate of...

Overnight work scheduled at major intersection

Arizona Department of Transportation will install a new traffic signal pole at the State Route 347 and Lakeview Drive/Cobblestone Farms Drive intersection.  The signal there...

Police: Man tosses bottle, hurls gesture at store manager

A drunken 39-year-old man hurled a shoplifted bottle and an obscene gestured at a store manager, resulting in his arrest on an assault charge,...

Pinal supervisors decline to appoint peace justice in Maricopa

Pinal County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday opted out of appointing a Pinal County Justice of the Peace to the Western Pinal Justice Court...

Exciting acreage, entitled developments available on west side

Things continue to progress at the Estrella Gin Business Park where we have a few parcels of land available for sale. We have one approximately...
An exterior view of Red Star Vapor at Edison Pointe on 44360 West Edison Road on March 21, 2024. [Monica D. Spencer]

City to get fourth vape shop

Mesa-based Red Star Vapor is looking to be Maricopa’s fourth vape shop off John Wayne Parkway, according to public documents obtained by InMaricopa. The retailer...

Maricopa crowd welcomes lively Watoto Childrens Choir

About 200 Maricopans celebrated with the high-energy dancing Watoto Children’s Choir Tuesday night at Leading Edge Academy’s auditorium. The event was presented through the Community...

2 injured in 4-vehicle, wrong way rollover

A four-vehicle crash on John Wayne Parkway north of Cobblestone Farms Drive resulted in two injuries Thursday morning. Just before 7 a.m., Maricopa police and...

Couple faces 36 years after botched trip to grandma’s

Two lovebirds ended up jailbirds after a trip to grandma’s house turned violent Monday afternoon.  Cops arrested 31-year-olds Jazmyne Handy-Johnson and Mark A. Phillips after...
An interior view of the wash tunnel for Super Star Car Wash. The company submitted pre-application paperwork in March to construct a location on John Wayne Parkway and Honeycutt Avenue. [Courtesy Super Star Car Wash]

Express car wash wants to become city’s third

Wax on, wax off. Phoenix-based Super Star Car Wash wants to offer Maricopans a third option to sparkle and shine with a new shop on...

Home Depot progress moves forward

So far, Home Depot is measuring up to its goals for a fall opening. Crews were seen Monday morning laying foundation and constructing a wall...

Man charged in DUI road rage on 347

State troopers filed DUI and road rage charges against a man accused of causing an accident and fighting in Maricopa this week. Maricopa police and...

Police: Man assaults mom while trying to steal her TV

A 21-year-old man, who police say was trying to steal his mother’s TV, was arrested on assault and disorderly conduct charges after he allegedly...

Copa Kitchen to open next month

A favorite Maricopa food truck trades four wheels for four walls to serve customers at a new location. Asian Seoul owner Charlotte Stessel plans to...

Wily drug suspect arrested after trying to play MPD officer

A 33-year-old Maricopa man faces drug charges after a police officer discovered he was in possession of a torch lighter, a pipe and narcotics. A...

Meet: Lisa Wilson

Oklahoma native Lisa Wilson found her home in Maricopa seven years ago. The 48-year-old Senita 2 resident loves Maricopa's small-town feel and close-knit community. A grade...

Injury crash slows traffic at major intersection

Maricopa Police were investigating the cause of a two-vehicle crash that was diverting traffic at the intersection of John Wayne Parkway and Honeycutt Road.  Paramedics...
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