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Editor's note: The headline was changed to reflect that the firefight, not the fire, was "aggressive." A kitchen fire in Desert Passage this morning prompted...

A Maricopa teenager raised the bar during his first power lifting competition last year and is building on his reputation this year. Turner Stanek, 15,...

Brad Pitassi, interim chief of Maricopa Fire/Medical since the resignation of Brady Leffler on March 27, is the city’s new fire chief, InMaricopa has...

An oversize load is sitting along State Route 238, just east of Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Course, ready to move slowly through Maricopa on...

Hot temperatures highlight this week's weather in Maricopa. The excessive heat warning issued by the National Weather Service will stay in effect through Monday. Today...

  Walmart Executive Vice President Dacona Smith announced Saturday a nationwide adjustment in operating hours beginning Sunday. The change is part of the retail giant's approach...

The buzz for a new restaurant heading for Maricopa will only intensify after Cocina Madrigal, which is in the process of closing on land...

A formal complaint of violating the city council’s Code of Ethics was withdrawn last week, two and a half weeks after being filed and...

Micah Gaudet, who has been town manager in Miami, Ariz., east of Phoenix, has been named deputy city manager/chief public-safety officer of Maricopa, City...

The Maricopa Unified School District chose Desert Sunrise as the name for the city’s new high school Wednesday night, choosing not to use any of...

The victim in Thursday’s fiery fatal crash on State Route 347 has been identified. Buford Delaughter, 56, of Maricopa was the driver of the Toyota...

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...

  Dunkin’ Donuts is planning its grand opening Friday morning. The store will open at 4 a.m., but the ribbon-cutting with Mayor Christian Price, the city...

UPDATED Aug. 18, 6:49 p.m. Phoenix Police Department and Maricopa police swarmed the Cobblestone Farms neighborhood Friday evening. A helicopter was also spotted circling the neighborhood. "We...

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...

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...

The City Council on Tuesday selected Eric Goettl to the panel in a 4-2 final vote over the other finalist, Planning & Zoning Commissioner...

A corvette crash this morning on northbound John Wayne Parkway caused the closure of the right two lanes as officials worked to document and...

The Ak-Chin Indian Community today accused Maricopa of violating its tribal sovereignty and a federal order to cease and desist construction of the Sonoran...

Maricopa police shot and killed an armed man who was making threats at his Homestead residence on Sunday morning. The incident, the city’s first officer-involved...

Maricopa High School students participated in a demonstration Friday morning on the 19th anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpaNAlDwHEc More than 100 students began...

Hot temperatures highlight this week's weather in Maricopa. The excessive heat warning issued by the National Weather Service will stay in effect through Friday...

Monday, Pinal County Judge Christopher O’Neil set the trial date for one of the teens accused of murdering 20-year-old Wyatt Miller nearly two years...

Kerry Taylor, who reversed the fortunes of a woeful program at Scottsdale Arcadia High and helped build the program at San Tan Charter, was...

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...

As Phoenix preps refrigerated morgues for an influx of heat-related deaths, Maricopa suffered its second such death of the summer. Two Maricopa residents died from...

Some details have emerged regarding the crash that closed SR 347 northbound Sunday night. The Arizona Department of Public Safety Duty Unit explained the incident...

Updated at 3:35 p.m. on Oct. 7 Mike Riggs, Maricopa’s public services director, passed away early Friday morning. Riggs, 55, a fourth-generation Arizonan, was known in...

Maricopa Police Chief James Hughes has resigned. The 36-year law-enforcement veteran’s final day with the department will be Sept. 15, according to a statement...

The list of candidates to fill the two remaining years of newly selected Mayor Nancy Smith’s City Council term has been made public, and...