Kaitlin Bowman Missing

Police seek public’s help in locating missing girl, 16

Authorities are looking for a 16-year-old Maricopa girl who was reported as a runaway juvenile around 5 a.m. Monday. Kaitlin Bowman was last seen at...
Planet Fitness gym

Pinal just misses key benchmark for business reopenings

Maricopa businesses will have to remain closed for now as Pinal County missed a key benchmark in its efforts to reach a moderate level...

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...
UltraStar Multi-tainment Center Maricopa AZ

Coming soon? Movie theater, gyms, bars may reopen this week

A number of Maricopa businesses still closed due to COVID-19 restrictions may be able to open Thursday. The Arizona Department of Health Services expects that,...

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...

MPD: Report of drive-by shooting untrue

In an alleged overnight shooting on Aug. 11, Maricopa police are now reporting the story was a lie. At around 12:50 a.m. an 18-year-old male...
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....

Liermann, LaFond advance to runoff after final count

Today’s final count of the Aug. 4 Primary Election places Nancy Smith and Bob Marsh on Maricopa City Council and moves Amber Liermann and...
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...
Water Accident Fry's

Accident launches water fountain in Fry’s lot

A motorist tangled with some water pipes at the gas station in the Fry's lot on Friday morning. Police responded to the scene after the...

Missing Maricopa High student reunites with her mother

A Maricopa High School student who went missing overnight Sunday has been reunited with her mother. Destinee Cruz, 17, was located alive Thursday night by...

Missing woman found deceased, MPD reports

A Maricopa woman who went missing over the weekend has been found deceased, according to Maricopa Police Department. Tammie Francene Helton, 57, walked away from...

Power’s back on after big outage on hottest day of year

Service to nearly all of the 3,400 residents who lost power for various periods on Saturday afternoon has been restored. The outage, reported about 3:45...
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey

Ducey tells residents to ‘stay home’ – but no new order

Stay home to prevent the spread of coronavirus, Gov. Doug Ducey implored residents on Thursday, stopping short of re-instituting an order to enforce that...

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,...

Suspect in Rancho shooting arrested

A suspect was arrested after a shooting Sunday in Rancho El Dorado that sent one victim to the hospital. The suspect, who has not been...
Copper Sky pool

3 lifeguards at Copper Sky test positive for COVID-19

Three lifeguards at the Copper Sky Multigenerational Recreation Complex have tested positive for coronavirus. None of the lifeguards have worked since June 20, according to...
Exceptional Healthcare Hospital

‘Hospital’ sign on SR 347 hints at future development

When a signboard went up Monday on John Wayne Parkway announcing a “community hospital” coming soon, eyebrows were raised at City Hall. Exceptional Healthcare posted...
Maricopa aerial

City requests residents to wear face masks

The City of Maricopa is strongly encouraging its residents to wear face masks to prevent the most vulnerable in the community. "...The Maricopa Mayor and...

Breaking: Hit-and-run accident leaves one with life-threatening injuries

A hit-and-run driver caused a three-car accident on Thursday afternoon that blocked a lane of traffic on North John Wayne Parkway at West Smith...

No mandatory face masks in Maricopa, mayor decides

Use of face masks in Maricopa will not be mandatory, the city mayor has decided. Mayor Christian Price announced on Facebook Wednesday afternoon that he...
House fire Senita

Breaking news: Flames destroy Senita home in rekindling of earlier fire

Flames destroyed a home in Senita overnight after firefighters had responded Thursday to extinguish an earlier fire. Photos and video taken by a neighbor show...

BREAKING: House fire breaks out in Senita development

Maricopa firefighters responded Thursday to a two-story house fire at North Lousandra Drive and West Estrada Street in Senita. City fire units and Valley partners...
Ak-Chin Regional Airport

Plane crash near Maricopa is fatal

A pilot heading to Ak-Chin Regional Airport near Maricopa is dead after a plane crash on Tuesday night. The single-engine, Zenith 601HDS plane went down...
Maricopa protest

At busy intersection, horns honk in support of peaceful protest

They carried signs and they were going to be heard. The 30-or-so people who joined together Monday night on the sidewalk at John Wayne Parkway...

NAACP urges residents: Stay home from ‘protest’ tonight in Maricopa

The NAACP of Pinal County is urging residents not to participate in a "day of community support for the Black Lives Matter movement and...
Police lights

Curfew begins in Arizona after recent violence

In an effort to prevent the looting and violence seen in other Phoenix and other U.S. cities in recent days, the state of Arizona...
Bus Maricopa High School

Ducey: Schools to reopen on schedule in July after pandemic shutdown

School is almost back in session. Gov. Doug Ducey announced Thursday that schools in Arizona will reopen in July. "Get ready for school," he told students...
Copper Sky program

Library, some Copper Sky services to restart next week

The Maricopa Public Library will reopen Monday with restrictions in place as some member services return at Copper Sky. Access to the library will be...

BREAKING: Motorist ejected in 2-vehicle crash at Farrell Road, SR 347

A motorist was ejected from a vehicle Monday evening in an accident involving two pickup trucks at West Farrell Road and State Route 347. According...
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