MPD, Fire Dept. respond to Monday afternoon back-to-back collisions
Sedan crashes into MUSD school bus
A Mazda sedan crashed into Maricopa Unified School District Bus 98 near Honeycutt Road and Plainview Street at about...
Football coach with winning history takes over Sequoia Pathway program
Kerry Taylor, who reversed the fortunes of a woeful program at Scottsdale Arcadia High and helped build the program at San Tan Charter, was...
Extreme wind from winter storm wreaks damage across Maricopa
A strong winter storm produced high winds that caused widespread damage in Maricopa on Wednesday morning.
The National Weather Service officially reported gusts as high...
Where there’s smoke, there was no fire at MUSD headquarters
There was a scare but ultimately no fire this morning at the Maricopa Unified School District administration building.
A fire alarm was reported at district...
Water-main break in Province causes flooding; low pressure reported around city
Updated at 4:55 p.m.
A water-main break in Province on Friday afternoon disrupted water service and forced closure of several streets due to flooding.
Global Water...
Maricopa public schools spared major budget cuts by legislative action
Maricopa public schools averted major budget cuts and likely layoffs Wednesday following the Arizona Senate's override of state-imposed spending limits for the remainder of...
Report of gas odor prompts evacuation of Maricopa Wells Middle School
A natural-gas odor Wednesday morning prompted a large fire and police response and evacuation of a middle school, however authorities determined there was no...
Power restored to about 1,300 in Maricopa’s Desert Passage neighborhood
Power has been restored to about 1,300 Electrical District No. 3 customers after an outage of less than an hour Thursday morning at the...
MPD Twitter account compromised, city attempting to regain access
The Maricopa Police Department's Twitter page has been compromised, but the city is actively working to restore it, a city spokesperson said.
As of Tuesday...
County election recount uncovers undercount, no outcomes changed
Pinal County, which seemingly had cleaned up malfeasance that put it in the national spotlight during the August primary election, once again is under...
Major restaurant won’t open in Maricopa after all
A high-profile restaurant that announced plans to open in Maricopa is backing out of its deal.
Chili’s, which said in December, 2021, it would open...
Man fatally shot at Rancho El Dorado home
A man was shot and killed Sunday evening inside a home in the 21000 block of West Duncan Drive in Rancho El Dorado, Maricopa...
Son, granddaughter of Pinal County sheriff die in crash Friday in Gilbert
A man and infant child killed Friday afternoon in a crash involving a suspected impaired driver in Gilbert have been identified as the son...
Pasadena, Calif., commander new Maricopa police chief
Mark Goodman, a Pasadena, Calif., Police Department commander, has been chosen new police chief in Maricopa, effective Jan. 23, the city announced Wednesday.
Goodman has...
4, including firefighter, taken to hospital in Province swimming-pool chlorine leak; 7 others treated
Four people, including a Maricopa firefighter, were transported to hospitals after a chlorine leak at an indoor swimming pool at Province Community Recreation Center...
Feds extend deadline for travel ID to fly, but first Maricopans must drive
Rest easy, travelers. The deadline for getting a federally compliant travel-identification card has been extended by two years, to May 7, 2025.
For Maricopans, getting...
Police, sheriff release body-camera footage of fatal shootout in August
The Maricopa Police Department and Pinal County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday jointly released body-worn camera footage from three officers as well as footage from...
No Black Friday lines at city’s major retailers as shoppers tightening belts
Shoppers evidently are taking a more-austere approach to holiday shopping this year.
No lines were visible outside major retailers across the city shortly after 7...
Incumbent Martinez nears win in House race; Seaman clings to 2nd
Updated at 1:22 p.m. on Nov. 11, 2022.
Incumbent Teresa Martinez, a Republican, is holding her lead, but Democratic challenger Keith Seaman has moved back...
O’Halleran concedes to political newcomer Crane for U.S. House
Three-term Congressman Tom O'Halleran, who represents Maricopa in the U.S. House of Representatives, on Friday morning conceded defeat to Republican political neophyte Eli Crane...
Prop. 469 to fund road improvements, including SR 347, headed for defeat
Updated at 8:30 a.m. on Nov. 9, 2022.
Pinal County voters, who have been clamoring for better transportation, specifically widening and improving State Route 347,...
Challenger Eli Crane unseats 3-term Rep. Tom O’Halleran in U.S. House
Updated at 5:25 p.m. on Nov. 9, 2022.
Political neophyte Eli Crane, a former Navy SEAL, was on the verge on unseating three-term incumbent Tom...
TJ Shope rolls to victory over Kerby for District 16 state Senate
Updated at 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 9, 2022.
Incumbent Republican TJ Shope, unexpectedly trailing Democratic challenger Taylor Kerby in early returns, rolled to a commanding...
O’Halleran, Crane in tight battle for District 2 U.S. House seat
Updated at 8:15 p.m. on Nov. 8, 2022.
Incumbent Democrat Tom O’Halleran’s bid to retain his U.S. House of Representatives seat against challenger Eli Crane...
MUSD gets high marks from the state in first post-pandemic letter grades
There has been concern about academic progress in Maricopa public schools in the wake of COVID-19, but based on letter grades released this week...
Transportation Authority OKs plan for $87 million in Prop. 417 tax refunds
The Pinal Regional Transportation Authority Board of Directors on Nov. 1 approved a plan to work with Pinal County businesses and entities and the...
Tractor Supply Co. site to be in The Wells near Walmart
Tractor Supply Co., the largest rural-lifestyle retailer in the U.S., is coming to Maricopa with a bang.
The retail giant plans to bring its new...
Crash forces closure of stretch of Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway
Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway is closed from Santa Rosa Springs Parkway to Maricopa Groves Parkway due to a traffic incident, Maricopa police reported at about...
Tractor Supply coming to Maricopa
Tractor Supply, the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the United States, has taken initial steps to come to Maricopa, a city official confirmed Tuesday...
Jeep crashes into school bus with no students in it; both drivers injured
A sport-utility vehicle crossed the center of the road and struck a school bus Friday shortly after 3 p.m., according to Maricopa police.
There were...