Sunshine, warmer temps for the weekend

Temperature are slowly rising to the high 70s after a cold front swept through Maricopa this week and dropped temperatures to the mid 60s. According to...

Chef Bedell shares his pumpkin pie recipe (video)

Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino Room Chef Joe Bedell shares a quick way to make a pumpkin pie from scratch for the holidays - with a...

60% of Maricopa shops score ‘excellent’ in health inspections

Six out of 10 establishments inspected by the Pinal County Health Department received ratings of Excellent (“E”) in October. Two eateries were found Satisfactory (“S”),...

Leading Edge greets veterans with patriotic music (video)

Leading Edge Academy in Maricopa hosted a ceremony to honor the city’s veterans Tuesday morning. Leading Edge welcomed veterans and public officials from the community...

In case you missed it: Art on the Veranda (photo gallery)

Art on the Veranda was spread across two days at The Duke at Rancho El Dorado. Forty exhibitors of fine arts from Maricopa and the...

MHS students’ video tribute to Veterans Day

Maricopa High School students Dawson Eisberry and Reggie Barr created a moving tribute to the nation's veterans in honor of Veterans Day. Video provided by...

Elementary students thank a veteran (photo gallery)

Former Marine Paul Gleason visited his son’s class at Saddleback Elementary as the children learned about veterans and Veterans Day. He shared some of his...

International events, acclaim accompany Maricopa composer

Maricopa composer Judith Lang Zaimont is getting her share of honors this fall. The founder of Maricopa Music Circle (MMC) has a newly released...

Maricopa could see first freeze of season

The weekly temperatures are set to drop, and Maricopa could see its first freeze since the winter. According to the National Weather Service, Maricopa is...

Popular author fields questions from fourth graders at Butterfield

A class of Maricopa fourth graders received a visit from a Newberry Medal-winning author Oct. 23. One of Cynthia Voigt’s best-known books is called “Homecoming,”...

Haunted house scared up food for F.O.R. Maricopa

Maricopa resident Matthew Eisele created a haunted house out of his Acacia Crossings home for Halloween. It wasn’t just for fun. It also benefited F.O.R....

Ideal weekend weather projected for Maricopa

The weekend forecast calls for sunny skies with high temperatures in the 70s and 80s. According to the National Weather Service, the cold snap that...

ADOT lays sidewalk along John Wayne Parkway

The Arizona Department of Transportation has begun work along John Wayne Parkway to construct a sidewalk on the west side of State Route 347. The...

Art on the Veranda this weekend at The Duke

Art is blooming again in Maricopa. The third annual Art on the Veranda is expanding to two days to give busy Maricopans more time to...

Driver escapes as train hits MUSD bus

No one was hurt when a freight train ran into a short school bus stuck on the tracks on John Wayne Parkway this evening. The...

Override debate dominates School Board meeting

The Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board progressed in its discussions of an override request during its meeting Wednesday. The board has received a recommendation...

First winners announced in new Best InMaricopa contest series

Best InMaricopa is a series of community contests to find the best of everything in town. Our first contests were for Best Appetizer, Best Pet...

Corps of Engineers to meet on flood-risk study

The Army Corps of Engineers will hold a public meeting regarding the scope of the upcoming Lower Santa Cruz River Flood Risk Management Feasibility...

Hollywood comedy pro laughing all the way to the Meadows (video)

By Katie Mayer Ask Maricopa Meadows resident Tony Vicich a question and you’ll likely get a joke in return. His words may surprise you, or perhaps...

Spotlight: Airheart provides insight into Maricopa’s economy (video)

City of Maricopa Economic Director Denyse Airheart stopped by our InMaricopa studio to discuss the state of Maricopa’s economy, as well as what her...

Veterans Q&A: Lorraine Morrison

Age:  57 Hometown: Columbus, Ohio Maricopa residence: Tortosa Pets: One cat and one dog Hobbies:  Plinking Greatest talent: The ability to juggle cotton balls in a haboob *laughing*! The...

Possible mid-week storms in an otherwise sunny week

Possible storms could blow in on Tuesday and Wednesday, but the forecast calls for sunny skies and high temperatures in the high 60s and...

Bee attack sends 6 to hospital

Six people in Rancho El Dorado were taken to the hospital Saturday after a bee attack. According to the Maricopa Fire Department, the incident happened...

Veterans Day concert planned at Leading Edge (video)

Leading Edge Academy presents a special Veterans Day salute on Nov. 10. War veterans and local dignitaries have been invited. There will be assemblies at...

ED3 to decrease rates 5%

Electrical District No. 3 will lower its rates by 5.16 percent starting in January. The announcement came after the ED3 board of directors approved its...

Rain now, clear and cool for Halloween in Maricopa

The weekend is expected to start with potentially heavy rain and thunderstorms, but by Saturday the skies are projected to clear up and usher...

Superman wins, breast cancer awareness benefits from Battle of the Bras

Saturday, 23 employees from Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino, employees from UltraStar Multi-tainment Center at Ak-Chin Circle and members of the local media rocked the runway...

1,200 pounds of items collected for Pinal domestic violence shelters

The Pinal County Attorney’s Office announced the collection of more than 1,200 pounds of toiletries during the month-long drive in conjunction with National Domestic...

Hollywood legend John Wayne made mark on Maricopa

By Michael K. Rich John Smith, a Maricopa resident since 1951, sits in an old reclining chair by his living room window, looking out at...

The Streets Don’t Love You Back prepares for next session

There were a few emotional moments at Maricopa's first graduation for the Streets Don't Love You Back Intervention Program as participants along with Rob...
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