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Maricopa resident and recent high school graduate Austen Pearce was in third grade when Hurricane Katrina struck. At the time, the youth had been saving...

Sherman Bell’s love of music began when he was a child in San Francisco during the 1950s, and it continues to grow to this...

Writing a patriotic tune is a tricky business. There is always the danger of sounding jingoistic or smug when the intent is to be...

Ed Steidler built a wildflower sanctuary in his yard to provide a feeding ground for bees, hummingbirds and butterflies. Steidler has seen the local honey...

SOLD 22362 N. O’Sullivan Drive The most expensive home sold in Maricopa in the last three months was a 4,066-square-foot single-family home in Rancho El Dorado....

The city of Maricopa has witnessed numerous changes since its incorporation in 2003. New homes bloomed, businesses formed and the population swelled. Kazi Haque, zoning...

Maricopa City Council May 5, 2015 BACKGROUND: To balance its budget after losing $2 million to cuts, the city of Maricopa suspended its nonprofit funding program,...

The morning Steve Subick’s yellow lab jumped on his bed was the morning he knew something was wrong. A garage fire started by the water...

By Janet Buckwalter Bicycle riders come in every size and configuration – fit or fluffy; fast or incredibly slow; one, two or three wheels; fancy...

Maricopa has thousands of married couples. Some of them are gay. With the approach of the first anniversary of legal same-sex marriage in Arizona, Brad...

The winners of the first Pinal County Open Space & Trails Committee Photo Contest have been announced – and the next contest is already...

With temperatures continuing to climb for summer, Maricopa residents needs to focus on getting rest, staying hydrated and avoiding long periods of time in...

Action at the Maricopa Station is heating up, and it’s not just the sun. Two more shops are set to open within a week of...

By Julia Romero Gusse The critical issues and political rhetoric discussed in the next election cycle will be more of the same issues involving immigration...

By Raquel Hendrickson In the Heritage District, the new collides with the old like nowhere else in Maricopa. The reminders of an unincorporated “cow town” of...

By Adam Wolfe @Adam_Wolfe After an Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia left eight people dead and nearly 200 injured on May 12, first responders in Maricopa refreshed...

By Adam Wolfe @Adam_Wolfe Brandon Coffman’s family is hoping to raise $10,000 to cover his medical procedures after a motorcycle accident on Monday left him hospitalized. Coffman...

By Raquel Hendrickson If judged on good deeds, it was a fruitful session for the Maricopa Youth Council. The council wound down its term this week...

Duane Layton was convinced Maricopa was the right place at the right time for a Jersey Mike’s Subs franchise. In fact, he and his wife...

A memorial Mass for Maricopa resident and Country Music Association award-winning radio personality Ronald “Big Daddy” Bee is May 2 in Liverpool, New York. Bee...

A Celebration of Life for Amy Cole is scheduled at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church on Wednesday. Rosary/Scripture is from 5:30 to 6:30...