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By Joycelyn Cabrera Pageant queens Lindsay Hubbard (Miss Pinal County) and Mackenzie Ford (Miss City of Maricopa Outstanding Teen) will host Maricopa High School’s first...

A mostly sunny week with warm temperatures and easy breezes if forecast for Maricopa, according to the National Weather Service. Today is expected to be...

Hundreds of egg hunters attended the 14th annual Easter Egg Hunt on the lawn outside UltraStar Multi-tainment Center Saturday. The free event is hosted...

Four years after its debut, Maricopa Music Festival returns on April 7.IF YOU GO What: Maricopa Music Festival When: April 7, 1-10 p.m. Where: Copper Sky Regional...

To prepare for upcoming work, crews will CLOSE Maricopa/Casa Grande Highway just east of Napa Auto Parts, scheduled for the night of Tuesday, April...

  Navy veteran Lt. Brett Zimmerman left Hawaii and sold most of his belongings after his time in the military last year. It was his goal...

Another long-standing structure in the Heritage District went down Thursday morning. The former Pinal County Sheriff's Office substation that most recently served as the...

Get out the sunscreen. Warm temperatures and mostly sunny skies are in the Easter weekend forecast for Maricopa, according to the National Weather Service. Today...

The Copa Center and Spoon's diner were demolished Tuesday morning as Arizona Department of Transportation started to clear land it acquired for an overpass...

Maricopa’s newest athletic gym officially opened Tuesday. Planet Fitness, 20595 N. John Wayne Parkway, Suite 400, is open and staffed 24 hours a day....

Tracey Lopeman stood in front of Walmart to meet Maricopans in an effort to get to know the community when she was a candidate...

What was your favorite salsa at Salsa Festival 2018? These salsa chefs competed and explain what makes their salsas work or at least stand...

Monday morning, subcontractors began tearing down old structures in the path of the upcoming overpass between Honeycutt Road and Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway in the...

Mild temperatures early in the week will build to summertime heat by the weekend, according to the National Weather Service. Today should be sunny with...

Easter-related activities, a chance to meet school superintendent candidates and a spring concert are among many events this week. Below, Maricopa Police Sgt. Hal...

What organizers estimated was the largest attendance yet at Maricopa's Salsa Festival voted past champion Crazy Cranberry Salsa the best overall entry in Saturday's...

Interested in meeting candidates for Maricopa Unified School District’s new superintendent?IF YOU GO What: Superintendent Candidates Forum When: March 26, 7 p.m. Where: Maricopa Unified School District...

Current clouds will turn into a sunny weekend for Maricopa, according to the National Weather Service, but cooler temperatures loom next week. Tonight will continue...

Demolition is scheduled next week on Heritage District buildings in the path of the coming overpass. “Right now we are scheduled to begin demolition on...

Temperatures are expected to rise this week with showers developing near the weekend, according to the National Weather Service. Today is expected to be sunny...

Millar Airport and Vietnam Aviation Veterans of Arizona Museum again played host to an annual Spring Break Extravaganza car show and fly-in March 17....

  A citywide, free program aims to assist its homebound residents through phone calls and social visits. The You Are Not Alone (YANA) program launched in...

Cooler temperatures and breezy conditions will continue in Maricopa this weekend, according to the National Weather Service. Tonight, the low will be around 46 degrees...

  After two days of interviews, the Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board emerged from executive session Wednesday night to announce three superintendent finalists. Heather Cruz,...

Pinal County Superior Court Judge Kevin White vacated a trial date for teen co-defendants accused of first-degree murder and armed robbery Monday. Arthur Eric Magana...

A mostly sunny week in Maricopa is expected to shift into recurrent cloudy skies in preparation for a wet weekend, according to the National...

Brad Kammeyer, 55, began painting two years ago. Since then, his portfolio has grown to over 731 pieces. He paints nearly every day. On Sundays,...

Teachers and students taped a local elementary school administrator to a cafeteria wall Friday. https://youtu.be/CcY167Xdtso Butterfield Elementary School Assistant Principal Alan Gofron adhered to the wall...

A small chance of showers Saturday highlight a partly sunny weekend forecast for Maricopa, according to the National Weather Service. Tonight, the skies will be...

Maricopa Wells Middle School Principal Thad Miller has spent his entire professional career at Maricopa Unified School District. And his 20-plus years as an...