Public Safety News

At a procedural hearing Monday, an attorney for a local man being tried for a double murder was accused by the county’s prosecutor of...

The Arizona Department of Transportation is reporting northbound lanes on SR 347 are now open after being closed for more than an hour due...

A Maricopa man temporarily escaped police custody early Sunday morning after being arrested for an alleged domestic violence incident that occurred the previous night. According...

The woman charged with first degree murder in the shooting death of 31-year-old Michael Agerter last December had a new lawyer represent her in...

A dust storm warning is in effect for Maricopa until 8 p.m. tonight. Winds are expected to gust up to 40 mph, and visibility may...

One person was hurt this afternoon when a Honda Civic rolled on a dirt road near the intersection of Farrell Road and High Lonesome...

A Maricopa man was arrested on aggravated domestic violence charges June 27 after an alleged violent incident took place involving a family member. A Maricopa...

By Tech. Sgt. Michael Matkin, 161st Air Refueling Wing Airman 1st Class Jonathan Sheaffer wears a fireman’s helmet as a hazardous material technician for the...

The City of Maricopa is alerting motorists to upcoming traffic delays anticipated next week. On Tuesday, during the Great American 4th celebration at Copper sky,...

A Maricopa man has been charged with aggravated assault after allegedly following another driver home and threatening him with a firearm following a road-rage...

The Maricopa Fire/Medical Department recently received new air supply units for their firefighters. The benefits of the state-of-the-art Self Contained Breathing Apparatus, or SCBAs, include...

  The Maricopa Police Department has forwarded charges against the drivers involved in a highly-publicized, road-rage incident that occurred Monday on John Wayne Parkway and...

Traffic fatalities on Arizona’s local roads and state highways climbed higher for the second straight year and driver behavior continues to be a leading...

 What appears to be an act of road rage was caught on camera Monday afternoon in Maricopa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBrG62IgGCc Maricopa resident Nathan Corp filmed the incident on...

  State Troopers passed out 54 traffic citations Friday evening during a special detail on State Route 347 north of Maricopa. According to Highway Patrol Sgt....

The Maricopa Police Department is seeking to charge an Idaho man for multiple child-sex crimes that allegedly occurred while the man briefly lived in...

  In the latest of a series of special details the Arizona Department of Public Safety has been conducting on State Route 347 this year, State Troopers...

A trial date was affirmed in court Monday for two Maricopa teenagers accused of first-degree murder and armed robbery in the November shooting death...

The man accused of stabbing to death is wife, Olivia Cecelia Julian Figueroa, with a sword in December may not see a trial. Attorney Paula...

Jaime Villa, 45, of Maricopa, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Neil V. Wake to over 132 years of imprisonment. Villa was found guilty...

The Maricopa City Council agreed Tuesday to facilitate an advocacy center for victims of sexual assault and domestic violence. After an emotional plea by several...

  A utility company is being blamed for the traffic tie-ups in Maricopa this week. While Arizona Department of Transportation has been working nights around the...

The City of Maricopa Police advises of heavy traffic delays in the area of State Route 347 between Honeycutt Avenue and Honeycutt Road due...

A man was arrested May 25 for allegedly driving and then crashing a stolen vehicle that had been painted with house paint in an...

The bicyclist killed after being struck by a vehicle on State Route 238 last week has been identified as Richard L. Vaughn. According to Maricopa...

The City of Maricopa, along with the Fire/Medical Department, hosted its fifth annual Water Safety Day Friday at the Copper Sky Aquatic Center. Families...

As summer temperatures migrate back to Maricopa, pet owners must take heed of the heat and the effect it has on their pet’s health. Veterinarian...

An accident between a vehicle and a bicycle has left one person dead this morning. The incident occurred around 4:30 a.m. on State Route 238...

As temperatures heat up and grasses in the southern portion of the state dry out, the Department of Forestry and Fire Management will implement...

A jack-knifed semi has blocked the left lane of northbound State Route 347 just south of the Gila River at milepost 181. Traffic is...