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Friday, March 29, 2024

Paddleboats coming to Copper Sky lake

By next Valentine’s Day, a date on the lake with your sweetie — without leaving Maricopa — will be a new option. City staff are...
Genie Hoeh, Denny Hoeh, and Chad Chadderton at Maricopa Historical Society Tales and Treasures event [May Donohue]

Historical society presents Tales and Treasures

Maricopa Historical Society gave locals the chance to take a step back into the city’s early history last weekend.   More than 150 people attended the Tales...

Sprouts of wrath: Rural farmers feel the real effects of drought. The state says...

Even during chilly January afternoons, tumbleweeds roll across the Sonoran Desert, landing just shy of the metal gate marking Oliver Anderson’s farm. Each morning, the...
Cherie Mossing and her therapy dog Lexi join Cheyanne Leeds and her beagle, Tiana, for a photo in an emergency shelter at San Diego's Balboa Park on Feb. 4, 2024. The shelter temporarily housed 270 people displaced by intense flooding in San Diego. [Cherie Mossing]

Local Lion, dog assist in San Diego flooding

Province resident and Maricopa Lions Club member Cherie Mossing, 71, and her therapy dog Lexi are some of Maricopa’s top-notch fur-st responders. The therapy dog...

Homestead home claims least expensive sold title

The least expensive home sold in Maricopa from Dec. 11 through Jan. 10 garnered $289,900 on Dec. 26. This Homestead ranch-style home opens into a...

MPD investigating reports of shots fired at park

Maricopa police are investigating reports of shots fired in Rancho El Dorado Friday night.  Just after 10 p.m., cops responded to a report of shots fired...

Sheriff Lamb on Senate race: ‘Only candidate with boots-on-the-ground experience’

No matter where he’s stopped to campaign for Kyrsten Sinema’s U.S. Senate seat, Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb says there are four big issues...

Leading Edge experiences Underground Railroad

Leading Edge Academy students gave local families a deep learning experience Thursday night, presenting a detailed history of the Underground Railroad. The Underground Railroad was...

Lakes home counter-offered $115k down

The most expensive home sold in Maricopa from Dec. 11 through Jan. 10 garnered $609,995. This Lakes at Rancho El Dorado home at 22386 N....

Study: Green Road loop plan supports Maricopa’s future traffic demands

The City of Maricopa this week released a feasibility study of the first phase of the so-called Green Road loop, proposed to relieve the...

Swat team has hours-long armed standoff with California man

Just before 3 a.m. this morning, Maricopa Police Department was dispatched to a home on the 41300 block of West Brandt Drive in the...

Weekend crime report

Maricopa Police Department’s two most recently reported arrests came Thursday, according to a search of public records.  Robert L. Jones Maricopa police arrested a man accused...

Nighttime road restrictions coming this week

Nighttime drivers should expect several road closures and restrictions in town starting between today and Tuesday.  Here is a list of all slated closures this...

Wild West Music Fest lost $250K

Steve Levine Entertainment released its financial report to the city of Maricopa this week for the inaugural Wild West Music Festival, which happened four...
Pima Butte Elementary School Maricopa

Pima Butte Elementary earns A+ for excellence

The Arizona Educational Foundation has honored Pima Butte Elementary School as an A+ School of Excellence. The recognition distinguishes Pima Butte Elementary among 37 outstanding...

WATCH: Video gives new clue in car break-in string

When this Maricopa Meadows family caught a strange man rummaging through their car earlier this month and nothing was taken, it offered new clues about...

Schools, farm rated ‘excellent’

A preschool, private school and farm earned high praise from food inspectors this week.  Health inspectors handed out three “excellent” ratings this week, according to...

Fatal crashes in Maricopa — visualized

We’ve reported a few fatal traffic crashes in Maricopa already this year. But how do fatal crashes in Maricopa stack up against the rest...

Maricopa city manager transition comes earlier

Maricopa City Council will consider moving up by three months the date when Assistant City Manager Ben Bitter becomes city manager. The council has on...

Driver in fatal teen crash ‘still in critical condition’

The driver involved in a fatal crash Sunday remains in critical condition, according to a sheriff’s office spokesperson.  “The driver is still in critical condition,”...

Starting teachers to see more money at MUSD

Starting teachers at Maricopa Unified School District will make more money in the coming school year: $54,000. MUSD governing board members voted 4-0 to approve...

Super Bowl argument leads to knife assault

Maricopa police arrested a woman accused of assaulting her brother and wielding a knife during an argument Super Bowl Sunday.  Officers arrested 35-year-old Yolanda M....

Motorcycle crash on SR 238

Maricopa police and fire crews responded to a car versus motorcycle collision on State Route 238 tonight.  First responders arrived at SR 238 and Loma...
This heat map shows the population projections for Pinal and Maricopa counties by 2060. [Maricopa Association of Governments]

This is when Maricopa’s population will double

If you thought Maricopa’s traffic was bad now, just wait 36 years. Maricopa’s population could more than double by 2060, according to projections from the...
Orbitel Maricopa

Orbitel boosts speeds as part of Maricopa service

Orbitel Communications, a full-service telecommunications company serving Maricopa, has completed a system-wide broadband speed boost at no additional cost to customers. Orbitel’s increased speeds will...

Police chase, nab 3 minors in stolen vehicle

Maricopa police patrol officers chased and arrested three minors in a stolen vehicle yesterday afternoon in an area near several schools. No one was injured.

Police tase man after knife threats

Maricopa police tased a 49-year-old Maricopa man and lodged six criminal charges against him after they say he threatened two people with a knife,...

Pizza-puking ‘gangster’ found passed out, arrested at Denny’s

A 41-year-old inebriated man who vomited pizza all over himself and passed out in front of Denny’s restaurant was arrested on criminal trespass and...
Moving Waldo, a Montreal-based technology moving company, ranked Maricopa as the second safest city in Arizona. [Moving Waldo, Bryan Mordt]

Maricopa ranked 2nd safest city in Arizona

The City of Maricopa is being recognized for continuing to prioritize community safety and quality of life for our residents. According to Moving Waldo,...

How teen violence and road rage are connected in Maricopa

The Gilbert Goons are a nearby example of what teen violence can become.  The teenage street gang accused of a string of beatings in Pinal...
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