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Five eateries were tagged by health inspectors from June 15-July 13. Cilantro’s Mexican Cocina The inspector observed internal temperatures of potato soup and chili held in...

Thunderbird Arena Community Council, the volunteer group committed to restoring the arena and surrounding area, began the year by officially being designated a nonprofit...

The Maricopa City Council has approved funding to acquire a right of way along Farrell Road for the long-awaited East-West transportation corridor. The proposed parkway...

A Scottsdale land acquisition company has purchased 1,160 acres in Hidden Valley for $11.6 million and intends to sell it to one or more...

An enormous development is in the works that could bring more than 6,000 homes and 17,000 residents to the city. Santa Cruz Ranch, an 1,886-acre,...

A standoff between police and an armed man in Rancho El Dorado today ended peacefully with the man being arrested by a Chandler Police...

When the Bureau of Land Management missed the target on a March opening for its new Box Canyon Shooting Range, many local shooters were...

The city council Tuesday unanimously approved a Major General Plan Amendment changing the land use from undesignated land use to Master Planned Community for...

A new traffic light is being installed at the intersection of Honeycutt Avenue and Maricopa Road. https://youtu.be/7_pfzftQcTo City officials explained in the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)...

While state Republicans have just launched a website in an attempt to raise millions of dollars to construct a fence along the Arizona-Mexico border,...

A Hidden Valley man shot to death Friday night was somebody who “would do anything for anybody,” according to his mother. Justin Hein, 27, was...

Here's an update on economic development activity in April: Fry’s Marketplace at 21145 N. John Wayne Pkwy. will spend $53,000 to add 1,500 square feet...

The city’s second hospital will be up and running within two years, according to a spokesman for the developer. “We’re hoping for Planning & Zoning...

Maricopa will grow by nearly three square miles if the City is successful in its efforts to annex 1,786 acres east of town. On Tuesday,...

UPDATE: Tuesday, Dec. 1, 5:15 p.m. Starbucks reopened Tuesday after 10-day-or-so closure. The store was closed out of an abundance of caution after an employee...

West Maricopa Village, the mixed-use development that will add 530 residential units on the city’s west side, is set to begin construction in September. The...

The Boy Scouts of America local Boy Scout Troop 993 and Cub Scout Pack 997 have had a busy December in Maricopa.Boy Scout TJ...

Selling off some old stuff can put a few extra bucks in your pocket. And with a little ambition, it also can get you...

There will soon be competition for broadband internet, cable TV and telephone service in Maricopa. Cox Communications has confirmed it will bring its full suite...

A $28 million loan will fund construction of the Bungalows on Bowlin, a community of 196 housing units at John Wayne Parkway and Bowlin...

I would like to make a some comments about a recent story on Rise & Shine School to clarify what really occurred, but before I...

Mr. Hunt, I have seen you many times in town and have said hello and shook your hand. In all, the exchanges have been...

A mystery overnight in The Villages has been solved. About 2:15 a.m., a car barreled through two front yards on West Snow Drive before slamming...

The buzz for a new restaurant heading for Maricopa will only intensify after Cocina Madrigal, which is in the process of closing on land...

By Alice Batsche There's nothing quite like Hollyhocks for an impressive display of color from spring through summer. The plants will grow well in the...

The Maricopa High School student who went missing from school Thursday has been found. Maeva McGuire, 17, was located Saturday evening at the Greyhound Bus...

The least expensive home sold was also in Rancho El Dorado. The home sold for asking price. 1. 42399 W. Chambers Drive Sold: July 14 Purchase price:...

The eegee’s restaurant planned for Maricopa will be a 2,300 square foot, single-story, ground-up prototype eegee’s-branded restaurant with indoor seating and a drive-thru lane,...

In a competition in which everyone wins, nine local churches participated in FOR Maricopa’s food drive. The competition began June 12 and netted more...

Maricopa is among the fastest-growing large cities in the west, according to U.S. Census data.  A report last week based on that data showed Maricopa...