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A new study of U.S. Census data yesterday found Peoria ranked the city with the fourth-earliest commute in the nation with 41% leaving for...

State Rep. Teresa Martinez didn’t get the “Miracle on 34th Street” presentation she wanted this morning. The legislator’s plans to present Gov. Katie Hobbs with...

Maricopa’s long-awaited surf park may break ground this summer, according to city records.  Plans for PHX Surf, first announced by InMaricopa in May 2021, are...

The Arizona Department of Transportation disbursed $95 million in grant dollars for the widening of 10 miles of Interstate 10 through Pinal County. Work is...

State Rep. Teresa Martinez has a message for the governor about State Route 347.    The Republican lawmaker will deliver a growing stack of letters —...

The governor gives and the governor takes away.  Gov. Katie Hobbs, in a video delivered to the Maricopa Chamber of Commerce-hosted Women in Government Economic...

Feel compelled to sound off on new development around town? Your chance is coming up tonight. Maricopa’s Planning and Zoning Commission will discuss a few...

It seems like humor and driving go together like peas and guac. That’s to say there’s a controversy going on as to whether witty highway...

At the beginning of both the new fiscal and calendar years, Maricopa city employees saw a nice increase in salaries, some heftier than others. Last...

Maricopa residents and leaders gathered inside city hall Friday morning for the monthly Arizona State Transportation Board meeting. Overall, nine locals shared during a call...

Maricopa’s first stand-alone municipal courthouse was dedicated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday night. Maricopa City Council members and other government representatives gathered for the brief...

Two big projects moved closer to fruition in 2023 with the completion of the new police station and the municipal court building imminent this...

When Arizona state Sen. T.J. Shope started representing Maricopa earlier this year, he instantly fell in love with its residents and their community spirit. The...

New year, new legislative session.  Arizona lawmakers gathered at the Arizona State Capitol today to hear Gov. Katie Hobbs deliver her second State of the...

The city of Maricopa is now accepting Request for Proposals for the master planning of an industrial park. This is another step in the...

A long-awaited pedestrian bridge in Maricopa should start coming to life soon. Construction on the bridge that will cross the Union Pacific Railroad tracks onto...

Maricopa residents: A chance to sound off about State Route 347 woes is coming up.   The Arizona State Transportation Board will hold a public meeting...

If you order off the back page of a Denny’s menu, this event next month might just be for you. The Maricopa Senior Advisory Committee...

At 78, Councilmember Bob Marsh isn’t ready to hang up his hat just yet. The first-term councilmember confirmed he filed initial candidate paperwork in April,...

More houses may be on the horizon for Maricopa. Developers proposed creating a new subdivision in the city’s western boundaries near McDavid and Green roads,...

Prayers, politics and pride filled the halls of Pinal County Cowboy Church Wednesday night. Well-known state and national conservative politicians and think tanks took part...

The city’s new courthouse is wasting no time dishing out justice. The Maricopa Municipal Courthouse will open for proceedings on Jan. 2 with a ribbon...

Municipal politics, especially in smaller communities like Maricopa, are, for the most part, individual, intimate and above the quagmire of party politics.   We have always...

The city has been flirting with a second hospital — and their on-again, off-again relationship took a positive turn this week. Maricopa City Council unanimously...

With the holiday season in full swing, not everyone can make city government meetings. Here are a few takeaways from Monday’s Maricopa Planning and Zoning...

For the first time since 2018, Maricopa has a new city manager. The city council voted unanimously in a special meeting this evening to hire...

By many accounts, the Wild West Music Fest was a finely tuned operation. The event, held Oct. 13-15 to celebrate the city’s 20th anniversary,...

Maricopa is taking a unique step toward affordable housing.   The city will begin offering a program next year that provides free construction house plans for...

Maricopa made history Tuesday night with ladies leading the way in city council. Former Maricopa Vice Mayor Rich Vitiello nominated City Councilmember Amber Liermann to...

One person was killed, and several others were injured in a two-vehicle collision involving a school van, Gila River Police authorities reported. The crash occurred on...