Most charges dropped after disorderly-conduct guilty plea in Sept. incident
A man entered a guilty plea to a Class 1 misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct in exchange for several other charges, including domestic violence,...
Maricopa gets 19 applicants for vacant City Council seat
The list of candidates to fill the two remaining years of newly selected Mayor Nancy Smith’s City Council term has been made public, and...
Price looks to change fortunes of MEDA
When you have been mayor of a city for more than 10 years and step away, what more is there to do for your...
City Council approves building a stand-alone Municipal Court building
Maricopa City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved building a stand-alone Municipal Court building, taking the city's cases out of the Pinal County courts building.
Since...
Least expensive home sold for just under $300K
The least expensive home sold July 10 through Aug. 9 was a three-bedroom home at 19296 N. Costa Verdez Ave. in Tortosa. It fetched...
Excessive-heat warning extended for Pinal, 5 other counties across Arizona
The National Weather Service has extended an excessive-heat warning for Pinal County and five others across Arizona -- Coconino, La Paz, Maricopa, Mohave and...
Composure learned as policeman served O’Halleran well in a moment of tumult
As a young police officer in Chicago, Tom O’Halleran faced an angry mob during the 1968 Democratic National Convention, that elevated into a riot.
Tempers...
Realtor: Inventory, mortgage rates drive prices lower
Real estate market inventory in Maricopa continues to climb as home sellers drop prices to attract fewer buyers.
In fact, inventory — the number of...
Construction, labor issues delaying Slim Chickens
Increasing labor and construction costs facing many restaurants coming to Maricopa – and other locations around the Valley – have claimed another victim.
Tom Barnett,...
Boy, 1, hospitalized after being found in pool
At about 5:30 p.m., Friday, Maricopa’s police and fire departments responded after a 1-year-old boy was found in a swimming pool.
The boy's mother performed...
Construction, development around town
Verizon Wireless will spend $25,000 to modify each of its co-located cell towers at 43929 W. Bowlin Road and 19000 N. Porter Road in...
Apex Motor Club lands prestigious new tenant
Apex Motor Club, the sports car country club headquartered on Maricopa’s west side, has acquired a prestigious new tenant, as Flying Lizard Motorsports is...
Police: Arrest at Taco Bell yields multiple charges
Dallas N. Weiland, 41, was arrested and booked into Pinal County Detention Center on Tuesday, for three failure-to-appear warrants and two aggravated DUI warrants....
From doom to boom, Dayv Morgan adapts to changing realty market
When it comes to the Maricopa real estate market, there isn’t much that Dayv Morgan hasn’t seen or experienced on some level.
Morgan, a Maricopa...
City lands grant for groundwater recharge project
The city of Maricopa has landed a $2.9 million Federal grant for a groundwater recharge project funded through Rep. Greg Stanton’s Arizona-centered $150 million...
ADOT offers tips for managing holiday traffic
There is good news on Arizona’s highways this weekend – the Arizona Department of Transportation has not scheduled any full highway closures for construction...
Golf-course home nets $500K more than prior sale
The most expensive home sold July 10 through Aug. 9 was a four-bedroom home at 22024 N. Balboa Drive in Rancho El Dorado. It...
Global Water rate increase going into effect
Global Water customers will see their first increase in eight years in their September bill.
The new rates went into effect Aug. 1 when the...
Family nurse practitioner opens 2 practices under 1 roof
JoAnn Vitiello believes health care is for everyone.
Growing up in a household where it wasn’t always readily available, she understands the importance of proper...
Police: Man faces kidnapping charge after speeding from officers
A man is accused of kidnapping his partner around 12:45 a.m. Monday after refusing to let her out of his car. Â
Angel T. Sanchez,...
September is Suicide Prevention Month — and perfect time to learn signs, symptoms
Every 11 minutes, a person dies by suicide. In 2020, 45,979 individuals took their own life. Almost as many people who live in the...
Police chief resigns
Maricopa Police Chief James Hughes has resigned. The 36-year law-enforcement veteran’s final day with the department will be Sept. 15, according to a statement...
Man found dead after shootout with police identified Â
A man who was found dead in his backyard Monday afternoon after shooting at police and barricading himself inside his Villages at Rancho El...
Longtime Maricopa historian and school teacher Pat Brock dies
EDITOR's NOTE: This post has been updated to reflect funeral arrangements.Â
Pat Brock, who documented the history of Maricopa in her books “Reflections of a...
Copper Sky Medical Center to be economic driver for city
When the Maricopa Planning & Zoning Commission approved a zoning change to allow the Copper Sky medical campus to move forward, it started the...
Exceptional Community Hospital expands with expedited ER service
Exceptional Community Hospital has completed its first expansion, less than eight months after opening, with its Fast Track ER.
The new emergency room is designed...
Smith announces plan for 1st 100 days as mayor
New Maricopa mayor Nancy Smith unveiled a 100-day plan that she says is a blueprint for her first quarter in office.
She plans to prioritize...
Man who exchanged gunfire with officers found dead in backyard
UPDATED AT 2:50 p.m., Monday, Aug. 29
A man who exchanged gunfire with Maricopa Police officers Monday morning from inside a home in The Villages...
Carniceria Sonora coming to Maricopa
One of the Valley’s best-known butcher shops is coming to Maricopa.
Carniceria Sonora, which has four Valley shops – two in Phoenix and one each...
Flash to the past: When grocery shopping wasn’t nearly as pricey
With inflation high these days, it’s interesting to look at what prices on a few staples were back in 2009.
At Bashas’, chicken breasts were...