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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...

The Maricopa Planning & Zoning Commission will consider a request at Monday’s meeting to rezone approximately 300 acres from its current combined zoning of...

Jim Jordan, the Vice President of the Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board, suffered a stroke on Wednesday night while at the hospital undergoing...

Maricopa’s dining options continue to expand. Eegee’s, which grew from a single truck selling frozen lemonade in Tucson in 1971 to a frozen smoothie dynasty...

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...

A driver is dead as a wreck halted northbound traffic Thursday night on State Route 347 near Casa Blanca Road for hours. According to the...

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

Leo Madrigal, an award-winning Phoenix chef who is bringing his Cocina Madrigal restaurant concept to Maricopa, will appear on The Kelly Clarkson Show Wednesday....

A Saturday night altercation between a Maricopa couple led to charges of aggravated assault, possession of drug paraphernalia and disorderly conduct/domestic violence. Police were called...

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

Maricopa’s second high school, named Desert Sunrise by the Maricopa Unified School District last month, reached another milestone Thursday as MUSD held a “beam...

Nando’s Mexican Café, a southeast Valley restaurant institution since 2003, has confirmed its plans to open a Maricopa location as early as this year. Tim...

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

Maricopa has its first hospital. Exceptional Community Hospital-Maricopa opened its doors today, bringing a local hospital to the city for the first time. Exceptional received its...

More than 100 Maricopans gathered in a local neighborhood Monday night to lend a family in crisis a hand and to give them their...

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 Maricopa City Council selected Council Member Vince Manfredi as the city’s new vice mayor Tuesday night, replacing Nancy Smith. Manfredi takes over the duties effective...

A late night “sermon” got a local man arrested Friday. According to police documents, Troy Jenkins was shouting religious statements at about 10:30 Friday night...

It’s finally happening. Chili’s Grill & Bar is coming to Maricopa. According to a Facebook post from Mayor Christian Price and other sources, the casual...

The Maricopa Unified School District took precautionary measures Monday in response to rumors of guns on campus at both Maricopa High School and Desert...

Maricopa residents will be getting a break when mailing packages this holiday season as the city is opening a new postal annex in the...

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...

Traffic is at a standstill along State Road 347, between Riggs Road and Interstate 10.  At this time, there are no reported wrecks, but...

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,...

More details are emerging in connection with Monday’s drive-by shooting in the 45000 block of W. Ed Green Lane in Maricopa. The Maricopa Police Department began receiving...

Maricopa Police have made an arrest in connection with Monday evening’s shooting in the 45000 block of W. Ed Green Lane in Maricopa. At around...

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...

Two male teenagers sustained gunshot wounds during what police are describing as an apparent drive-by shooting on Monday night at the 45000 block of W....

With counting nearly complete, the Maricopa Unified School District budget override has passed by a slim margin – at least unofficially. In counting that concluded...

While preliminary results of the vote on the Maricopa Unified School District budget override bill show just 131 votes separating the ‘Yes’ and ‘No’...