Health & Wellness

Hundreds of people were inoculated against COVID-19 on Saturday as part of an all-day clinic organized by the City and a medical practice in...

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Ben Franklin’s bit of wisdom seems to be a guiding principle for Ashley Hanners, the...

Maricopa residents will pay more for recreation facilities, programs and services in 2023 at Copper Sky, the Maricopa Library & Cultural Center and Maricopa...

Overwhelmed. It was a term used frequently at a Monday meeting hosted by Arizona Superintendent Kathy Hoffman with school leaders and Health Director Dr....

Two days after Maricopa Unified School District had to close down an elementary school, three new cases of COVID-19 were reported at the high...

Numbers of COVID-19 cases had been creeping up recently at Maricopa Wells Middle School. Today, the school district opted to close the school from...

COVID-19 has caused the extended closure of two more schools in the Maricopa Unified School District. The reach of quarantine rather than the spread of...

NEWS RELEASE Waitlist registration will open next week for groups 1A and 1B for the second COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic at Copper Sky Recreation Complex on...

  Of the 28 eateries inspected by Pinal County from Sept. 16 through Oct. 15, all but two received excellent scores. The two outliers had...

Two words describe the three winners of 2022 Best Mom InMaricopa contest.  “Absolutely amazing,” declared Jim Carlisto of 72SOLD, a presenting sponsor for the contest....

A medical spa is a hybrid between a medical clinic and a day spa that operates under the supervision of a medical director. Medical spa...

The first baby born at the new Banner Ocotillo Medical Center in Chandler is a Maricopa boy. Laquinta and Clarence Fisher welcomed baby Jax at...

Cold weather moving through the area is expected to cause a large die off of tilapia fish in local lakes. Tilapia are warm-water fish, native...

  A multi-million-dollar company started out of a house in Maricopa is working to give away COVID-19 test kits in Arizona and California. Damien Carter, 38,...

In 2023, Pinal County saw fewer accidental deaths year-over-year, according to new numbers from the Pinal County Medical Examiner's Office.  Deaths from car crashes dropped...

Pinal County Public Health Services District (PCPHSD) has continued to detect West Nile Virus (WNV) positive mosquitoes in the county during routine seasonal mosquito...

Three days after students returned to campus at Maricopa High School, some teachers were pushing back hard against the school board. The staff members wrote...

  One restaurant had a little trouble with rice but all other investigated eateries in Maricopa scored excellent marks in county health inspections Aug. 16-Sept....

With the recent outbreak of mosquitoes in Maricopa, especially in the Copper Sky area, the Pinal County is providing tips on how to avoid...

By LeeAnn Noschese This is the perfect time to gather the family and grow your own food. Self-sustainability in your backyard can be done in...

When Kristina Donnay took it upon herself in April to provide coronavirus testing in Maricopa, she didn’t anticipate working weeks on end in the...

Mask mandates are a hot topic. Public opinion and public policy differ greatly. In some cities, masks are mandated by government, business, and schools;...

  Maricopa High School is closing campus for the rest of the semester. Maricopa Unified School District reported additional cases of COVID-19 on Monday and more...

A number of Maricopa businesses still closed due to COVID-19 restrictions may be able to open Thursday. The Arizona Department of Health Services expects that,...

When a signboard went up Monday on John Wayne Parkway announcing a “community hospital” coming soon, eyebrows were raised at City Hall. Exceptional Healthcare posted...

  Arizona was one of four states on Election Day to pass a ballot issue allowing recreational marijuana. Two states approved medical marijuana. In Arizona, Proposition 207...

  Parents will no longer have to fill out a weekly attendance log. That was one update to the Maricopa Unified School District’s distance learning plan...

By Bernadette Russoniello Once a Ram, always a Ram. Leandra Fleming didn't expect what 2020 would bring. While family and friends argue on social media about...

I have been teaching math since 1974, and I have been teaching as a volunteer at Butterfield ES since 2016. I have a strong...

  Maricopa Unified School District informed parents Monday a high school student tested positive for COVID-19. Though classes are being conducted online, some student-athletes are preparing...