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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...

P&Z approves zoning change for Surf Park

A major tourism attraction proposed for Maricopa that could bring a new type of visitor to the city took its first steps toward becoming...
Gila River Fatal Accident

1 dead, more hurt in school van crash

One person was killed, and several others were injured in a two-vehicle collision involving a school van, Gila River Police authorities reported. The crash occurred on...
SR347 Riggs Crash

Crash kills motorist on SR 347 at Riggs

A motorist was killed on Tuesday morning when a car slammed the back of a box truck on State Route 347 at Riggs Road. The...

American Pickers eyeing Maricopa again

The mining boom is long over in Maricopa, but a couple of iconic reality TV characters still think they can dig up treasure here.  American...

Biker 2.0: Facebook paves the way for motorcycle rider group

Vincent Manfredi didn’t want to ride his motorcycle alone so he started a Facebook group hoping to find a few Maricopa residents interested in...

Slim Chickens selects restaurant site

The franchise rights owner for Slim Chickens restaurants in Arizona has acquired a site in Maricopa. Tom Barnett, who owns the rights to operate up...
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Surf park plan features hotel, tiny-house village

Maricopans looking to have a bit of aquatic fun may soon be able to avoid a drive to a Valley waterpark or lake and...

Copper Sky construction to start tomorrow

Crews will begin construction on several upgrades at the Copper Sky Recreation Complex tomorrow.  The upgrades include a pier on the lake and a climate-controlled...
Santa Rosa Wash along Farrell

City to acquire final parcels for East-West Corridor

The Maricopa City Council took the final steps in preparation for the construction of the initial portion of the East-West Corridor, which will connect...
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MPD releases video from fatal officer-involved shooting

The Maricopa Police Department Tuesday released body camera footage and parts of 9-1-1 calls related to the investigation of an officer-involved shooting of a...

Arrest made in Walmart armed robbery

A suspect has been charged in the armed robbery last night of about 700 rounds of ammunition from Walmart.Raul Armondo Placenio, 33, is charged...

23,000-acre park to rise from mountains west of Maricopa

The legendary naturalist John Muir was an early advocate for preserving the wilderness of America. Called the “Father of our National Parks,” he was passionate...

Huge apartment project would alter city’s skyline

Maricopa’s skyline might soon be rising. The Maricopa Planning & Zoning Commission has advanced a plan for the city’s largest apartment development – and its...
State Route 347 crash

Girl, 7, ejected from car in SR 347 crash

A 7-year-old girl was ejected from a car in Monday's crash on State Route 347 that closed the southbound lanes of the highway for...
Exceptional Healthcare Maricopa Community Hospital

Maricopa community hospital will be company’s first in Arizona

Exceptional Community Hospital Celebrates Groundbreaking for Maricopa Facility with two celebrations Friday November 13th 2020 at 10:30 AM and 1:00 PM. Space is limited...
BIZ Nandos Mexican Cafe

Sit-down restaurant, big box retailer eye Edison Pointe

There's some good news for Maricopa residents clamoring for more sit-down restaurants. Nando’s Mexican Café, a southeast Valley chain, is looking at Maricopa for its...
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$4M project to help alleviate traffic jams

The Maricopa City Council voted 7-0 Tuesday to approve an intergovernmental agreement with the Arizona Department of Transportation to improve traffic flow near the...

Restaurants coming to Maricopa this year and beyond

Champing at the bit for more places in town to sit down and have a bite to eat? Your patience will be rewarded this...

Here’s why you received a Blue Alert on Thursday

If social media is any indication, people in Maricopa are wondering: what is a Blue Alert Warning? Cellphones clanged about 12:35 p.m. Thursday with the...

Sonoran Desert Parkway: The rubber meets the road

Construction officially began on the Sonoran Desert Parkway last month, but the road project is hardly a new idea. The first purpose-built parkway in the...
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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...
An oversized load carrying a SpaceX rocket travels down Honeycutt Road towards John Wayne Parkway on Feb. 21, 2024. Engine outlines can be seen on the back of the truck carrying the load. [Jeff Chew]

SpaceX rocket spotted in town

It’s not every day a truck the length of nine school buses rolls through town. But it did yesterday. The endlessly long, black cylindrical truck...

Missing Maricopa child found

Maricopa Police found a missing 9-year-old girl in Maricopa. The girl, Odyessa, was reported to have run away at 11:40 a.m. on Thursday. Detectives worked with...
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Months-long SR347 improvements begin Monday

The city’s landscape and median improvement project on State Route 347 from Honeycutt Road to the northern city limit begins Monday. The 2.15-mile beautification project...

Another sit-down restaurant on the horizon

Nando’s Mexican Café, a southeast Valley mainstay for nearly 20 years, has chosen Maricopa to build its fifth restaurant, with a target opening date...

Finish line in sight for Sonoran Desert Parkway

After a scattering of delays and a construction kerfuffle, there's light at the end of the tunnel for a major road project in Maricopa. Deputy...

‘Little Renaissance man’ passes away; community remembers baseball player, 12

The doctors and nurses who attended to 12-year-old Tommy Fitzgerald during his final days in a hospital described the boy in a way his...

Prepare for SR 347 Restrictions at Maricopa Road

SR 347 RESTRICTIONS LATE THURSDAY EVENING Where: SR 347 at Maricopa Road When: 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, to 5 a.m. Friday, Jan....

The last years of Lorenzo and Olive Oatman

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the last in a series of articles dealing with the Massacre of the Oatman family in 1851 and those who...
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