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18 years later, memories of 9/11 (VIDEO)

Maricopans remember Sept. 11, 2001, on the 18th anniversary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnST0OZcmNM

Public input sought for I-10 Wild Horse Pass Corridor

With a goal of reducing traffic congestion on Interstate 10 near Wild Horse Pass, the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT), Gila River Indian Community,...

2 injured in plane crash at Ak-Chin airport

Two people were injured when a small plane crashed into a building at Ak-Chin Regional Airport on Tuesday morning. A news release from Ak-Chin Indian...

MUSD, MPD investigate weapon threat

Maricopa Unified School District notified parents over the weekend of a "potential threat of a weapon on campus on Monday" at the high school. The...
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MHS combating series of campus fights

A series of fights on and near campus have marred campus life at Maricopa High School this month. A fight broke out Wednesday after school,...

Officer lends a hand, makes arrest

Mathieu Sipes, 21, was arrested in Maricopa after being questioned by police Saturday. According to the Maricopa Police Department report, an officer saw a vehicle...

Police chief apologizes to community for school mishap

  A major mistake by the Maricopa Police Department in July earned a live apology from the police chief. “We messed up,” he announced at his...

Thunderstorm, dust warning in effect tonight

Maricopa is under a severe thunderstorm warning and a blowing-dust advisory tonight. The thunderstorm warning is in effect until 7:30 p.m. The dust warning is...

Woman accused of kicking woman in face during altercation

Cynthia Rojo Torres, 26, was arrested around noon Aug. 23 with recommended charges of aggravated domestic assault and domestic disorderly conduct. MPD responded to a...

Q&A with Pinal County Attorney Kent Volkmer (VIDEO)

Kent Volkmer, a Republican, was elected Pinal County Attorney in 2016 after several years in private practice. He sat down with InMaricopa to talk...

Update: Man with outstanding warrants on the run from cops

Update: Maricopa Police reported they gave up the search after an hour scouring the neighborhood. They did not offer a name or description of...

AAA: Arizona has highest rate of red-light deaths

More than two people are killed every day on U.S. roads by drivers blowing through red lights, according to data analysis performed by the...

Maricopa Road to close evenings for paving

ADOT -- The new Maricopa Road – between Hathaway Avenue and Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway – will be paved overnight in Maricopa from 8 p.m....

Collision causes rollover on John Wayne Parkway

A rollover accident in the southbound lanes of John Wayne Parkway north of Smith-Enke Road stopped traffic next to Cobblestone Farms at the beginning...

Vehicle reported stolen becomes drug bust

Maricopa Police pulled over Crystal Montijo, 33, who was driving a vehicle that was reported stolen. Police approached the vehicle just south of State...

Valenzuela sentenced to maximum for ‘unspeakable evil’ (VIDEO)

  Family and friends of Tina and Michael Careccia packed the pews of Judge Christopher O’Neil’s fourth-floor courtroom for the sentencing of Jose Valenzuela, who...

Couple nearing trial in child-abuse case

  A pre-trial conference has been set for Veronica and Corey Masterson, a Maricopa couple accused of child abuse. Friday, the couple, who are free on...

Police, schools deal with SnapChat threat, suspicious man at bus stop

Maricopa Police Department had calls from two schools this week for very different reasons. Thursday night, Leading Edge Academy reported a SnapChat message by a...

Threatening voicemails lead to Maricopa woman’s arrest

A Maricopa woman was arrested in Rancho El Dorado around 5 p.m. Monday on suspicion of aggravated harassment. A Maricopa Police officer made contact with...

Maricopa man accused of domestic violence, criminal damage

A Maricopa man was arrested late Thursday night on suspicion of criminal damage, disorderly conduct, and domestic assault. Police were called to a Senita residence...
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Sunday rollover kills 1, injures 2 others

A local man died, and two people were injured in a crash Sunday night. According to Maricopa Police Department, the one-vehicle rollover occurred near the...

SR 347 southbound lanes closed

  ADOT - The southbound lanes of State Route 347 are closed due to a crash at milepost 188, the junction of Maricopa Road west...

McDonald’s scuffle on video lands man in jail

Yonatan Vasquez Vides, 25, was arrested Friday night after an altercation at McDonald’s was videoed. A local woman who was at McDonald’s on John Wayne...

Vehicles collide on Smith-Enke

A traffic collision at the intersection of Smith-Enke Road and Desert Greens Drive resulted in injuries to at least one person, who needed a...

ADOT closing Alterra at SR 347 long-term

The Arizona Department of Transportation is advising drivers that Alterra Parkway will be closed at State Route 347 in Maricopa beginning Monday, Aug. 5. The...

City trying to make connections on Bowlin Road (VIDEO)

Bowlin Road is a piecemeal roadway through Maricopa, some pieces in high usage while other pieces are nearly ghosts. This year, sections of it are...

Close call with train injures teen

A teenage pedestrian was reportedly struck by a freight train Tuesday afternoon. The boy, 17, was crossing the railroad tracks on foot away from a...

Assault at Denny’s leads to arrest

A man best known as the ex-boyfriend of a “Real Housewives of Atlanta” cast member was arrested early Saturday morning after an incident that...

ADOT maps current traffic detour

Still having trouble accessing some of your favorite Maricopa businesses in the shadow of the overpass? Arizona Department of Transportation has released a new...

Trial date set for mom accused of abuse

The judge set a trial date for a Maricopa woman charged with two counts of child abuse. Erin Darr, 36, was arrested last year after...
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