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The Maricopa Meadows Disc Golf Club kicked off its third annual Maricopa Meadows Open at Maricopa Meadows Park Saturday morning. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzB1u8UWhtU&feature=youtu.be The tournament featured some of...

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...

The city Planning & Zoning Commission unanimously approved site, landscape, photometric and elevation plans Monday for the 293-unit Villas at Stonegate townhouse project just...

Not much will be changing in the weather arena this weekend as highs will remain near 70 and lows will continue to dip into...

The novel coronavirus COVID-19 was first announced in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, in December. Its symptoms are similar to common influenza but its fatality...

The heat is blamed for knocking out many Maricopan’s connection to the internet, phone services and cable television for the second time in two...

Activities in Maricopa slow down in anticipation of Labor Day Weekend. Below, coach Anthony Nava invites the community to the season-opening Friday game of...

Another long-standing structure in the Heritage District went down Thursday morning. The former Pinal County Sheriff's Office substation that most recently served as the...

Thursday, Maricopa Unified School District teachers will finish training for the new assessment system the district purchased earlier this year. SchoolCity replaced the contract MUSD...

Jeff Darrow has been in the auto repair industry for more than 40 years. Changing tires at age 16, he would begin opening his own...

Music, dance and holiday fun are on this week’s calendar, highlighted by the start of Ak-Chin Indian Community’s Masik Tas, Maricopa’s Merry Copa Holiday...

  Solar streetlights are being installed in two old Maricopa neighborhoods considered to be under-lighted. The lights are for an area west of John Wayne Parkway...

Shoppers evidently are taking a more-austere approach to holiday shopping this year. No lines were visible outside major retailers across the city shortly after 7...

Maricopa Unified School District's Native American Education Program hosted an art expo featuring student artwork, San Carlos artist Douglas Miles of Apache Skateboards giving a...

Teachers are upping the ante in a statewide campaign to increase pay and improve education for their students. “Walk-ins” are slated to occur at schools...

Members of Maricopa Public Safety Departments gave back to their community this season by donating gifts for the holidays. During the sixth annual Ride...

Built in 1962, Valley Auto Parts was the NAPA store on the northeast corner of State Route 347 and Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway. It is...

Chef Gabriel Gardner, culinary arts instructor at Central Arizona College-Maricopa, shares holiday recipes. The healthy option is a recipe of his own making for...

Local water supplier Global Water suggested on Thursday residents living in the vicinity of recent water main ruptures should flush faucets to clean silt...

The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office is requesting public assistance in identifying a suspect in connection with the shooting death of a teenager. On Tuesday, at...

By Al Brandenburg Everyone who lives in southern Arizona knows our soils can be difficult for producing healthy plants for the average home gardener. The...

The Copa Center and Spoon's diner were demolished Tuesday morning as Arizona Department of Transportation started to clear land it acquired for an overpass...

Tortosa hosted a fall festival Oct. 15 in the main park with games, bounce houses, pumpkin painting and entertainment.

By Adam Wolfe Dozens of Maricopa residents attended the Maricopa Center for Entrepreneurship’s reception for local quilling artist Deborah Jay Wednesday night. The exhibit displayed nearly...

Barbers and cosmetologists in Arizona were permitted to reopen their shops Friday after being closed for weeks due to the state's response to the...

Maintenance crews from Arizona Department of Transportation completed the initial phase of repairs on State Routes 238 and 347 within city limits during Presidents’...

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...

The annual Battle of the Bras, a "fashion show" to raise funds for awareness of breast cancer and other women's and men's health issues,...

Pinal County Supervisor Anthony Smith will meet with residents of Hidden Valley, Thunderbird Farms and Papago Butte for another “Sessions with the Supervisor” on...

  Andre LaFond thought his chances of joining Maricopa City Council were over on primary night. Even as the vote count continued through the week, it...