Custom homes could be coming to Seven Ranches lots if request OK’d
The owner of a 5-acre parcel in Seven Ranches has submitted a project narrative and site plan to the city requesting it be subdivided...
Marshalls’ opening festivities set
Maricopans will have a new shopping venue for this year’s holiday season.
Marshalls is scheduled to open at 20250 N. John Wayne Pkwy., in Sonoran...
Living Word ministry strives to be beacon of prayer in Oct. 30 debut
When a new ministry debuts Sunday evening, the pastor delivering a message of hope to the downtrodden will have heightened credibility.
He has been there,...
Iconic Casa Grande restaurant coming to Maricopa
Dell’s Pizza, a Casa Grande institution for 58 years, will open a scaled-back version in Maricopa in early 2023, a store manager said.
The Maricopa...
Master gardener: Water, food key to caring for fickle queen palm
By Roger Lawrence
The beautiful, elegant and fickle queen palm (Syagrus romanzoffianum): Perhaps you have one of these stately palms in your yard. No doubt...
Modular apartments progressing at West Maricopa Village
The FlatZ 520 apartment community, a 342-unit project featuring one-, two- and three-bedroom units at the southeastern corner of State Route 238 and Loma...
Larger-than-life trading-post operator left O’odham legacy
By Patricia Brock and the Maricopa Historical Society
Goldie Tracy Richmond stood 6-foot-4 and weighed about 350 pounds. She wore a man's size 13 shoe....
Exceptional Community Hospital welcomes 1st baby
Exceptional Community Hospital on Monday announced the birth of the first baby at the facility that opened in December of 2021.
The baby girl was...
Boom Town: South side of Maricopa poised for huge growth
News flash — Maricopa is growing. Fast.
But if you think you have a grasp of how big Maricopa might be down the road, you’d...
Exceptional Community Hospital accepting all insurance
The city’s first hospital opened Wednesday, bringing 24-hour emergency care and in-patient services to Maricopa for the first time. With that opening have come...
BLM: Long-awaited Box Canyon shooting range to open in November
Shooting enthusiasts in the area, rejoice. The Box Canyon Shooting Range is scheduled to open in November -- finally, according to the U.S. Bureau...
Tangerine Beauty Crossvine is furious climber
Tangerine Beauty Crossvine is easy to grow and can get big in a short time.
The vine is in the Bignonia genus and capreolata family....
Construction of AutoZone store at The Wells moving tirelessly
The city’s second AutoZone, which is under construction at The Wells, is on pace for a January completion, a city official said.
The store’s framing...
‘Perfect storm’ of conditions send city, state gas prices rising
Anyone attempting to fill their tank has noticed the skyrocketing price of gas in recent weeks.
“It’s really steep right now,” said Maricopa resident Candida...
Turkey Trot collects almost 1,000 pounds of food (GALLERY)
Maricopa Turkey Trot, now in its 12th year, brought in 961 pounds of food to restock the shelves at the food bank at F.O.R....
Bahama Buck’s owners excited to bring Sno to Maricopa
A physician and an engineer may not seem a likely pair to open a Bahama Buck’s franchise, but they are excited about the opportunities.
Dr....
City breaks ground on Sonoran Desert Parkway
The City of Maricopa broke ground Monday on the first leg of what will eventually become a crucial transportation corridor.
The Sonoran Desert Parkway, formerly...
Man who exchanged gunfire with officers found dead in backyard
UPDATED AT 2:50 p.m., Monday, Aug. 29
A man who exchanged gunfire with Maricopa Police officers Monday morning from inside a home in The Villages...
Tucson restaurant chain signs lease to expand to Maricopa
Tucson smoothie giant eegee’s confirmed it signed a lease for a shop in Maricopa.
“We do have a signed agreement to occupy the vacant land...
Police leave narcotics behind at Butterfield Elementary
Earlier today MUSD sent a notification to parents regarding an incident at Butterfield Elementary School. The email shed light on officials asking students and...
Jehovah’s Witness wants to build Kingdom Hall in city
Jehovah’s Witness is proposing to build a Kingdom Hall in Maricopa.
The 3,225-square-foot, single-story building would be at 40559 W. Honeycutt Road.
Kingdom Hall is a...
Credit union inside Fry’s robbed
Desert Financial Credit Union’s branch inside Fry’s Marketplace was robbed Saturday at approximately 10:50 a.m. Maricopa Police spokesman Luis Vila said a male subject...
MHS combating series of campus fights
A series of fights on and near campus have marred campus life at Maricopa High School this month.
A fight broke out Wednesday after school,...
I-10 project could give city another way to access freeway, relieve SR 347
Improvements coming to Interstate 10 along the Wild Horse Pass Corridor could benefit Maricopa, including another potential way to reach the freeway to augment...
Developer asks to build 300-plus apartments by Walmart
A Minnesota-based developer has submitted pre-application documents to build a 312-unit apartment community at Porter and Applegate roads, north of the Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway,...
NYE: what you need to know about backyard fireworks
Fireworks may be more popular around Independence Day, but they are also part of some residents' holiday and New Year's Eve celebrations.
So, it's important...
ADOT planning controversial stoplight on SR 347
While many Maricopa commuters have fantasies about the stoplight on State Route 347 at Riggs Road going away and becoming an overpass, the state...
Lucid Motors completes electric-vehicle plant in Pinal County (VIDEO)
Lucid Motors has completed construction of its Pinal County factory a year after breaking ground. It is expected to roll its first electric vehicles...
Life with the cotton, the cattle and The Duke (VIDEO)
Alice Kulbeth Johnson-McKinney first traveled from Arkansas to Arizona in 1955 at age 15.
“My dad had a heart condition, and the doctor said, ‘If...
City grants zoning change for Roers apartments
The Maricopa City Council Tuesday unanimously approved changes to the city’s general plan future land use and zoning maps, clearing the way for construction...