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John “Jack” McLain announced today he is withdrawing his candidacy for a seat on the Maricopa City Council because his wife Jean has accepted...

I am writing in response to Mr. Potter's rebuttal of my original article regarding the issues facing Maricopa Unified School District.It is wonderful to...

The Copa City Dems are holding a Halloween party on Oct. 29 from 5 to 9 p.m. at 19006 Kristal Lane in Maricopa.This will...

A mothers’ job seems to never end, especially when parenting children at the preschool age.Sometimes mothers, regardless of whether they have one child or...

If the U.S. Department of Justice stamps its approval, the cities of Maricopa and Casa Grande will be in different Pinal County districts. ...

The city of Maricopa has contracted with an auditing firm to perform a management review of the Maricopa Police Department. Citygate Associates, LLC, will...

From Oct. 23 - 31, the MASH Coalition (Maricopa, Ak-Chin, Stanfield, Hidden Valley) will join other national organizations in recognizing Red Ribbon Week.Red Ribbon...

As an aspiring novelist and devoted bibliophile, my dream is to have a book on store shelves. With that said, I’m always looking to...

Sen. Steve Smith (R-Maricopa) was among members of a group of Arizona legislators who met with presidential candidate Michele Bachmann on Monday at the...

The community’s food bank, F.O.R. (Food, Opportunity, Resources) Maricopa, is hosting its fourth-annual Grape Escapes wine tasting event at 7 p.m. on Friday at...

The city of Maricopa is now using a communications service that allows the fire and police departments to send important, valuable community information directly...

I am writing in response to Mr. Duane Vick’s counterpoint of not supporting the Maricopa Unified School District override. I am also going...

Maricopa Community Theatre begins its first show of its season this weekend, “Fuddy Meers” by David Lindsay-Abaire. The play is about a woman...

The Maricopa City Council rejected an attempt by a group of Cobblestone Farms homeowners to move a proposed Verizon Wireless cell tower an additional...

An 18-year-old Casa Grande man traveling north toward Maricopa on State Route 347 was arrested Monday for human smuggling.Both the suspect and driver, Dominique...

Clair William Lane, attorney for former Maricopa Community Services Director Marty McDonald, has filed a motion in Pinal County Superior Court to dismiss criminal...

Maricopa Police Lt. Willie Payne was terminated effective Oct. 10 but his appeal process has not concluded, city spokeswoman LaTricia Woods said in an...

Retiring Maricopa Police Chief Patrick Melvin has accepted a position as police chief of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community that borders Mesa, Tempe,...

The process of hiring a new police chief for Maricopa will likely take until July 2012, City Manager Brenda Fischer said today in a...

Maricopa city staff has received a request from a member of the City Council to place the Verizon cellular tower conditional use permit on...

Three auto thefts were reported to the Maricopa Police Department over the weekend, according to police blotters.On Friday morning, a 1997 Chevy “dually” pickup...

In four short months, some of the residents of Thunderbird Farms have organized themselves into a civic action group called the Thunderbird Arena Community...

Around town, some people may know Gwen Traylor as “Auntie Pooh,” an entertainer and educator for children’s events. Others may remember her as the...

State Sen. Steve Smith (R-Maricopa) and U.S. Rep. and presidential candidate Michele Bachmann will be holding a border security discussion and press conference at...

An iPad reported missing by a passenger at the Salt Lake City International Airport on July 19 was traced by its owner to an...

Lt. Larry Eckhardt of the Maricopa Police Department has been on paid administrative leave since July 22.The city would not say why Eckhardt is...

Maricopa Police Chief Patrick Melvin announced today he is retiring and running for City Council.“It is with mixed feelings that I am informing you...

The transfer of Maricopa’s code enforcement division from the police department to Development Services has led to the resignation of the city’s only code...

If you have ever wondered what Maricopa was like before it became a city, come to the Maricopa Public Library and see “Maricopa—Then and...

In response to a demand letter from a First Amendment attorney, the city of Maricopa has provided InMaricopa copies of past internal investigations involving...