Man who exchanged gunfire with officers found dead in backyard
UPDATED AT 2:50 p.m., Monday, Aug. 29
A man who exchanged gunfire with Maricopa Police officers Monday morning from inside a home in The Villages...
Nancy Smith selected new mayor by City Council
Nancy Smith, elected to the Maricopa City Council in 2014, and the wife of former Mayor Tony Smith, was selected as the city’s new...
County certifies election results
Pinal County has announced that a post-election Logic and Accuracy test was certified Thursday and witnessed by political observers from both Republican and Democrat...
Police: Man stabbed, poured boiling water on roommate before wreck, shooting
According to a probable cause statement released by the Maricopa Police Department Wednesday, a man involved in a shooting Sunday was ready to kill...
Ross in as new Pinal elections director; Frisk out
Pinal County has made a move to clean up the mess of this year’s primary elections, bringing in county Recorder Virginia Ross in to...
County ballot fiasco continues on Election Day
Pinal County is printing additional ballots for today’s election at the last minute due to a shortage in some voting precincts.
In a release from...
Postal truck involved in 3-car accident
An multi-vehicle crash shortly after noon involving a U.S. Postal Service delivery truck has shut down traffic on Smith-Enke Road.
The westbound lanes are closed...
Water main break closes part of Porter Road
For the second time in less than three weeks, Global Water is working to repair a water main break causing traffic delays in town.
The...
Sexual assault reported in The Villages Tuesday
Maricopa police are investigating at least one sexual assault in the bathroom of the clubhouse at The Villages at Rancho El Dorado on Tuesday...
Sun sets on Sunrise Diner
A Maricopa institution is no more.
Sunrise Diner, an eatery that has welcomed patrons in Maricopa nearly as long as the city has been incorporated,...
Supervisors approve solution to ballot errors
The Pinal County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a solution to the ballot snafu that has plagued the county for nearly a week.
Voters who...
Driver turns gun on himself on SR 347
A man died of a self-inflicted gunshot to the head in his truck on State Route 347 overnight Saturday after police conducted a "high-risk...
Bowlin Road closed after water main break
A water main break overnight on Bowlin Road near Central Arizona College has been isolated, according to Global Water Resources.
According to Mike Riggs, the...
UPDATED: City Council elections not included on some ballots
Editor’s note: This is a breaking story. This post will be updated as more information becomes available.Â
UPDATE: This story has been updated to reflect...
PCSO seeks homicide suspect
The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office is seeking a suspect in conjunction with a July 4 shooting that killed one man and wounded...
Missing Maricopa child found
Maricopa Police found a missing 9-year-old girl in Maricopa.
The girl, Odyessa, was reported to have run away at 11:40 a.m. on Thursday.
Detectives worked with...
Comic standout Tracy Morgan to play Ak-Chin Casino
Legendary actor and comedian Tracy Morgan is coming to Maricopa for his No Disrespect tour on Friday, Sept. 23 at The Events Center at...
Eastbound I-10 closure postponed
The Interstate 10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project team has postponed this weekend’s eastbound I-10 closure between US 60 and Loop 202 because of the...
MPD releases video from fatal officer-involved shooting
The Maricopa Police Department Tuesday released body camera footage and parts of 9-1-1 calls related to the investigation of an officer-involved shooting of a...
Crash kills 2 on White and Parker Road
Two people died in a single-car crash on White and Parker road at about 11:20 a.m. today.
The Maricopa Police Department said a man and...
Police release video of vandals at The Duke
Maricopa police are seeking the public’s help in identifying two suspected vandals caught on video at The Duke at Rancho El Dorado Golf Course.
See...
Fire razes Maricopa Pantry food bank
A fire destroyed the Maricopa Pantry in Hidden Valley on Monday, leaving thousands of area families looking for a source of food.
The blaze at...
Officers shoot armed man to death in Homestead
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...
4 arrested in Walmart assault
The Maricopa Police Department today announced the arrest of four individuals suspected of involvement in an incident at Walmart last week.
The arrests were made...
State Supreme Court strikes down transportation tax Â
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled 4-3 today that Pinal County’s transportation excise tax designed to fund projects in the county is invalid, jeopardizing tens...
Major retail development coming soonÂ
Maricopa City Manager Rick Horst has confirmed that a major retail development is coming to the area at the southeast end of the overpass...
Maricopa moves to District 1 in Supervisor District realignmentÂ
The Pinal County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 Wednesday to place Maricopa in District 1, moving the city out of District 4, where it...
Details emerge in crash that closed SR 347 Sunday night
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...
SR 347 closed due to crash
The northbound lanes of State Route 347 are closed north of town at Casa Blanca Road due to a serious accident, according to the...
A legacy of service: Community leaders remember Jim Jordan
The city of Maricopa was shaken by the loss of Jim Jordan on Tuesday. The 74-year-old Jordan was a much-loved figure in the community...