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Addiction is a disease that does not often discriminate based on age or social strata. Teachers have addicts for students. Students have addicts for teachers....

By Joycelyn Cabrera Pastor Jim Hain describes himself as a “teacher-preacher” due to his typical style-mix between teaching and preaching the western Bible. This year, the...

Star athlete turned beauty queen, Mackenzie Ford would rather have her face covered in mud than makeup. Captain of her varsity high school volleyball team,...

By Joycelyn Cabrera Maricopa High School senior Lindsay Hubbard won the title of Miss Pinal County at October’s scholarship pageant, which also crowned Miss City...

A pair of high school students found two, fully loaded pistols in a dirt lot near the Acacia Crossing subdivision Friday morning, the teens’...

By Jennifer Robinson First quarter has drawn to a close, and I am taking some time to reflect on the past 10 weeks – taking...

F.O.R. Maricopa’s Christmas Toy Drive Sign-up event begins Saturday for eligible children up to 16-years-old. Wendy Webb, director of F.O.R. Maricopa Food Bank, said registration...

A Glassy Outfit A military background and a glass background brought John and Julie Turcott together. The two veterans have owned Lizard Heights Glass for...

Friends and family are organizing a memorial for two teens whose lives were tragically taken recently after a two-car collision in Thunderbird Farms. The public...

So, you want to be a farmer?IF YOU GO What: Small-Acreage Farming Opportunity When: Oct. 25, 8:30 a.m. Where: Maricopa Agricultural Center, 37860 W. Smith-Enke Road Info: http://cals-mac.arizona.edu/  The...

The Maricopa City Council approved recommittals and new members to the Maricopa Youth Council Tuesday. Eleven members from the previous term have decided to recommit...

There are lots of activities on tap for Maricopa this week, from the library’s used-book sale to a new art exhibit, a Battle of...

A surprise carnival seemingly sprouted in Maricopa overnight. The carnival opens Thursday at 6 p.m. at Copper Sky’s south parking lot. Valley-based carnival company Frazier...

The fashion world is a head-spinning, flamboyant, artsy and often deluding place. And it can also be a career. DeAnna Gonzalez certainly wants to make...

Maricopa Police Department is hoping to take advantage of fall weather to get residents more involved in the community and, by doing so, making...

By Priscilla Behnke It’s the most popular drug. With all the talk about the latest epidemic, opioid abuse, it is important to remember that...

Under the direction of Maricopa High School band and orchestra director Ivan Pour, the MHS orchestra and band participated in two performances last weekend. Friday,...

Maricopa Fire/Medical Department hosted an open house at Station 571 Saturday morning, giving tours of the building and equipment and especially its new ladder...

The yearly golfing event that benefits local athletes is set to tee off Saturday morning. The eighth annual Maricopa High School Football Golf Tournament begins...

  An annual event focused on health, safety and environment awareness for children and families boasted its largest attendance over the weekend. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZIEx84JfD4 Kids Day Maricopa...

The Maricopa High School football team handily won its Homecoming game Friday night, 54-14, over North Canyon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg4ffQZY6SE Head coach Chris McDonald said the Rams did...

Homecoming Week kicks off for Maricopa High School Monday at 7 p.m. with a flag football game between students and staff at Ram Field,...

The 10th annual Kids Day Maricopa will feature health, safety and environmental awareness activities for children and their families at Maricopa Wells Middle School...

The Maricopa Rams did not become the first team this season to score a point off Centennial Friday. Instead, they suffered the same fate...

Playing three matches in a row this week, Maricopa High School’s volleyball team pushed through illness and overcame its first loss to build its...

  After a season-opening loss at home last week, the Sequoia Pathway Academy varsity football team will be on the road Friday taking on Imagine...

By Brandi Homan You always read the headlines about senseless deaths or drug overdoses, but if you’re like me you rarely read the articles. I...

  A physical battle was inevitable when two teams that have overwhelmed their competition so far meet on the football field. The Maricopa High School Rams...

The volleyball season got off to a rolling start for Maricopa High School. The Rams stacked up two wins this week, both in straight sets....

Cross country runners had a tough 2017 season opener in Chandler on Wednesday as temperatures reached up to around 109 in the afternoon. Nevertheless, several...