Maricopa businessman set to deliver 2 million COVID test kits

  A multi-million-dollar company started out of a house in Maricopa is working to give away COVID-19 test kits in Arizona and California. Damien Carter, 38,...

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,...

MFMD shows off new fire truck (VIDEO)

Members of the media were introduced to the Maricopa Fire/Medical Department’s latest major upgrade to their fleet Tuesday. MFMD’s public information officer, Capt. Brad...

Committee gets early peek at Dutch Bros. proposal

Dutch Bros. Coffee is proposing a store in Maricopa, and the Heritage District Citizen Advisory Committee received an early look at plans Thursday. That’s because...

Maricopa gets 19 applicants for vacant City Council seat

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...
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3 juveniles face 1st-degree murder charges in Stanfield homicide

Three juveniles face first-degree murder charges in connection with the recent shooting death of a Stanfield teen. Benjamin Villa, 15, Emilio Acosta, 14, and Genaro...
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Orbitel restores service to 1,200 after overnight outage

A bullet pierced an Orbitel service box, severing a 288-count fiberoptic cable overnight, causing service outages to nearly 1,200 residential customers and some businesses...

WATCH: FBI names suspect in Maricopa police shooting

The FBI and Maricopa Police Department released bodycam footage and named a suspect today in a June 28 officer-involved shooting that left one dead...
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Truck flips, spills on SR 347 at Riggs

A semi-truck hauling dirt flipped over on State Route 347 and Riggs Road this morning. A number of people driving in the vicinity of the...

UPDATE: Shooting victim in critical condition

One of the two teenagers shot during an apparent drive-by shooting Monday night has been released from the hospital, according to police reports. Two male...

State Supreme Court strikes down transportation tax  

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...
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1 dead after crash on Honeycutt, 1 charged on manslaughter

Updated 11:10 a.m., June 5, 2023.   One person is confirmed dead and another charged in connection with vehicular manslaughter following a car crash on...

‘That Yo-Yo Kid’ wins first Mr. MHS pageant

Friday, eleven senior guys showcased their best beachwear, talent and formal wear in a battle to become the first ever Mr. MHS. Patrick Flint,...

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...

Pedestrian struck Wednesday morning

This story was updated at 5:02 p.m. on June 9.  A woman was struck by a sedan near Bowlin Road and State Route 347 at...

PHOTOS: ‘First major monsoon’ could also be last of year

Boom or bust. That's how the National Weather Service described the storm cycling through Maricopa today.   Last night’s storm tore down trees and stripped 450...

Police seize $23K in meth during bust

Early Tuesday morning a man was arrested and charged with possession of what police say was $23,000 worth of methamphetamine. The suspect, Ryan M. Toto,...

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...

Pinal Supervisors select Martinez to replace Roberts in LD-11

The Pinal County Board of Supervisors selected Teresa Martinez to replace Rep. Bret Roberts in Legislative District 11 Wednesday. Roberts, who is moving to South...
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Active shooter situation in Rancho El Dorado

Pima Butte Elementary School and a Rancho El Dorado neighborhood are on lockdown for an active shooter barricaded inside a house in the 41000...

Details emerge in Thanksgiving gunfire incident

Maricopa Police have released additional details regarding an incident involving gunfire that shook the Maricopa Meadows community Thanksgiving Day. Shelly Noble Jackson has been charged...

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...

Some Maricopa parks and recreational facilities to reopen this weekend (VIDEO)

The city of Maricopa will begin this weekend to reopen parks and recreational facilities closed or restricted as part of the public health response...
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MPD introduces new K-9, Karma

Maricopa Police Department has retired K-9 Officer Murphy after 10 years on the job and will be replacing him with a new officer –...

Easter wild horse sighting draws notice (VIDEO)

Seeing a band of wild horses stampede across the road was no April Fools joke for one motorist Sunday. Tessie Smith recorded them as...

Crash closes traffic to Tortosa, Sorrento

The Tortosa and Sorrento neighborhoods were closed to eastbound traffic for about an hour this evening due to a crash. A crash occurred around 5:30...

Shots fired at Copper Sky

Five juveniles were detained Thursday evening by Maricopa Police during an investigation into gunshots in the parking lot of Copper Sky Park, while attending...

Boat traffic in Maricopa?

If you were stuck in traffic on John Wayne Parkway this morning, here is the reason. A boat being transported through town needed the...
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Padilla appointed interim Pinal County Clerk of Superior Court

Rebecca Padilla, a longtime employee of Pinal County Superior Court, has been tapped as its chief administrator. A lifetime county resident, Padilla was appointed Wednesday...

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...
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