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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 seek suspected shoplifter accused of pointing firearm at Walmart employee

Maricopa Police are looking for a man suspected of pulling a gun on a Walmart employee Friday afternoon after the man was confronted about...

MUSD may push back in-person start

  The superintendent of Maricopa Unified School District said Wednesday that a return to in-person education Sept. 8 is “unrealistic.” Among the three benchmarks set by...

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...

MPD searching for suspect in vehicle burglaries (VIDEO)

Maricopa police are asking the public’s help to identify a suspect in multiple overnight burglaries in a single subdivision. “We had several attempted and successful...

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...

Library to add post office Dec. 8

Maricopa residents will be getting a break when mailing packages this holiday season as the city is opening a new postal annex in the...
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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 –...
Truck crash SR 347 Riggs

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...
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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...

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...
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MUSD to close middle school as quarantine limits teachers

Numbers of COVID-19 cases had been creeping up recently at Maricopa Wells Middle School. Today, the school district opted to close the school from...

Police activity in Maricopa

InMaricopa is live on the scene. More updates to follow... https://fb.watch/bUHeGIHGPm/   
SR 347 crash

Crash closes SR 347 south of Ak-Chin

State Route 347 was closed in both directions at Enos Road south of the Ak-Chin Indian Community this evening due to a crash at...
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$320,000 Fantasy 5 winning ticket for Sept. 30 sold at QuikTrip in Maricopa

Did you buy a Fantasy 5 ticket for the Sept. 30 drawing? If you did, check your ticket. A winning Fantasy 5 ticket, worth $320,000,...

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,...

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...
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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...

Maricopa records second heat death of summer

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...

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...
Julia Gusse Maricopa Council

Gusse intends to appeal election results

  Councilwoman Julia Gusse has announced her intention to contest the results of this month’s Primary Election in Maricopa. Gusse emailed Pinal County about her appeal....

At-risk adult missing a second time

Maricopa Police Department is asking for the public’s help locating 33-year-old Brandon Gallegos.Gallegos, who suffers from a traumatic brain injury, left home and was...

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...

MFMD responds to car fire in Homestead

UPDATE 1:46 a.m., Feb. 28: The car fire has been extinguished. The fire “had a small extension into the garage and the eaves” of the home,...
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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...

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...

Ballots still left to count on MUSD override

Results of the vote on the MUSD override bill will have to wait another day or two. As of Tuesday night, the 'No' votes were...

Maricopa under excessive heat warning

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...

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...

Council selects Eric Goettl as newest member

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