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Buying a home before marriage? Here’s what can happen if you split

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A screenshot of a 3D rendering of a gas station, convenience store and car wash on the southwest corner of Hartman and Bowlin roads. [City of Maricopa]

A car wash could be coming to this Maricopa development

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A coin rests on a commemorative brick at Maricopa’s Veterans Memorial on Nov. 11, 2026. [Vincent Manfredi]

VFW, Legion mark Veterans Day with flag-raising ceremony

  • Veterans Day
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A close count: Maricopa’s final election results are in

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U.S. Army veteran Kerry Stillwell recounts her military service during a Veterans Day assembly at Legacy Traditional School's Veteran's Day Assembly on Nov. 10, 2026. [Karen Bartunek]

Maricopa students hear from Army veteran who helped break barriers

  • Taking the leap

No email, no work? Maricopa workers feel the Microsoft outage

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For some workers, today’s Microsoft Outlook outage meant a lost connection to the office. For others, it was an unexpected — and perhaps welcome — break from the inbox, whether […]

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Community

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From meth busts to hardware stores: Maricopa 5, 10, 15 and 20 years ago

InMaricopa Staff

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Mapping Pinal County’s energy boom: 16 energy projects taking shape

InMaricopa Staff

Jeff Chew

Victor Escobedo follows another family member holding the sign to honoring their veteran at the Maricopa Veteran's Day Parade on Nov. 7, 2026. [Karen Bartunek]

Maricopa Veterans Day parade celebrates 10 years of honoring heroes

Karen Bartunek

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From our table: Pumpkin bread and a season of gratitude

Tiffany Welch

Business

A Global Water employee works on a fire hydrant in this undated photo. [InMaricopa file]

Global Water customers will pay more for water next month

Monica D. Spencer, Associate Editor

Two familiar chains might be looking to set up shop in Maricopa. [InMaricopa]

Chili’s and WinCo are back in the conversation. Maybe

Monica D. Spencer, Associate Editor

An exterior view of Buffalo Wild Wings along Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway on Oct. 30, 2026. [Karen Bartunek]

Wings are almost ready to take flight in Maricopa

Karen Bartunek

Emmanuel Flores and Cristina Ruiz, owners of The Taco Spot on Smith-Enke Road. [Submitted, Ryan Tafoya]

Maricopa’s newest taco spot is ready to shell-ebrate

Karen Bartunek

Government

Placeholder graphic for InMaricopa election results coverage on city council, MUSD school board and propositions. [InMaricopa file]

Election 2026 update: Wade widens lead for 2nd City Council seat

Monica D. Spencer, Associate Editor

[InMaricopa]

67 votes separate candidates in tight Maricopa City Council race

Monica D. Spencer, Associate Editor

Placeholder graphic for InMaricopa election results coverage on city council, MUSD school board and propositions. [InMaricopa file]

City Council candidates keep trading places in tight race

Monica D. Spencer, Associate Editor

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Dugan retains lead as Manfredi moves into second in City Council race

Monica D. Spencer, Associate Editor

Public Safety

John Wayne Suddarth. [Pinal County Sheriff's Office]

John Wayne namesake gets a less-than-Hollywood ending after traffic stop

Karen Bartunek

Destini Freeman was arrested Oct. 24, 2026 on suspicion of aggravated assault, resisting arrest, driving under the influence, unlawful flight, speeding and not having a valid drivers licenses. [Pinal County Sheriff's Office]

Police: Driver fought officers after crashing in Alterra

Staff Reports

David Vasquez, arrested on suspicion of shoplifting and criminal trespassing. [Pinal County Sheriff's Office]

Man accused of stealing beer from Circle K where he was banned

Karen Bartunek

[Pinal County Sheriff's Office, Serene Vannoy]

Kitchen argument escalated to alleged assault in Acacia Crossings

Karen Bartunek

Education

An Air Force Junior ROTC cadet stands at attention during a Veterans Breakfast on Nov. 5, 2026. [Monica D. Spencer]

MUSD students take the lead in honoring Maricopa veterans

Monica D. Spencer, Associate Editor

Leading Edge Academy students will host a mock trial at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 4, 2026. [InMaricopa file]

Court is in session for Leading Edge students’ mock trial

Monica D. Spencer, Associate Editor

Joshua Johnson shares his drug abuse story with a class at Leading Edge Academy on Oct. 29, 2026. [Karen Bartunek]

Leading Edge students hear first-hand accounts of addiction and recovery

Karen Bartunek

[InMaricopa file]

3 Maricopa elementary schools earn top marks

Monica D. Spencer, Associate Editor

Real Estate

[InMaricopa file]

Maricopa’s housing market has a lot of doors open

Staff Reports

Brian Petersheim

[Tivasee/Pexels]

Squash it: Why this crop loves the desert

Staff Reports

By Wende Gehrt

Harriet Phelps and Wende Gehrt, Pinal County Master Gardeners, stand in front of cactus on Sept. 17, 2026. [Monica D. Spencer

Meet Maricopa’s gardening gurus

Staff Reports

By Tom Schuman

Maricopa residents Euphemia and Sherman Weekes founded Crest Premier Properties in 2006 and manage about 150 homes, a quarter of which are in Maricopa. [submitted]

A vacant rental costs money. Before cutting the rent, look for the real problem

Staff Reports

By Sherman & Euphemia Weekes

Traffic

The Arizona Department of Transportation added more lane restrictions to State Route 347 during the week of Nov. 9, 2026. [Arizona Department of Transportation]

Surprise! More SR 347 lane restrictions are coming

Monica D. Spencer, Associate Editor

Police officers chat as they direct traffic following a crash at Honeycutt and Porter roads on Nov. 9, 2026. [Monica D. Spencer]

UPDATE: 1 injured after vehicle collides with oncoming traffic

Monica D. Spencer, Associate Editor

[Brian Petersheim Jr.]

SR 347 lane restrictions return next week. Here’s when

Monica D. Spencer, Associate Editor

First responders at the scene of a two-vehicle crash on State Route 347 and Casa Blanca Road on Nov. 3, 2026. Minor injuries were reported in the crash. [Karen Bartunek]

Minor-injury crash reported on southbound SR 347

Monica D. Spencer, Associate Editor

Opinion

A sign advocating for Proposition 416 sits near Butterfield Elementary School on Oct. 12, 2026. [Monica D. Spencer]

Chamber: Strong schools build a strong Maricopa economy

Staff Reports

Former Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez stands for a photo during a brief campaign stop in Maricopa on Dec. 22, 2025. [Monica D. Spencer]

Nez: Enough is enough at the gas pump

Staff Reports

A view of the cover of InMaricopa's November 2026 issue. [Monica D. Spencer]

From the editor: It starts with ‘Hello’

Monica D. Spencer, Associate Editor

State of the City

Smith: MUSD has shown what local override funding can accomplish

InMaricopa Staff

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