Covid-19

  When Maricopa City Manager Rick Horst recommended the city council adopt a General Fund Disaster Contingency Reserve last year, it was more from experience...

Central Arizona College plans to host a traditional graduation ceremony for all Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Summer 2020 and Fall 2020 eligible graduates in...

The coronavirus pandemic turned everyday routines upside down.We are all using the internet basically all day long.. Millions of U.S. families hunkered down together under...

  By Fran Lyons Wendy Webb, executive director of F.O.R. Maricopa food bank, hoped to get a portion of the financial aid for food banks that...

  As some Maricopa businesses made a cautious comeback in May, so did Maricopa shoppers. “We were going crazy at the house,” said Kandy Christopherson of...

“I think that’s awesome, I think it’s wonderful. I think it’s long overdue.”With the county and the state posting record-high unemployment but local consumerism...

Maricopa parents are facing a decision now with the announcement that Arizona public schools will open in July: send their kids back to school...

Maricopa Unified School District has $950,000 from the CARES Act, but it’s seeing the costs ahead as it plans an opening strategy in the...

With nearly $6 million incoming from the AZ Cares Fund, Maricopa City Council wants to hear from residents about how to spend it. On Tuesday,...

School is almost back in session. Gov. Doug Ducey announced Thursday that schools in Arizona will reopen in July. "Get ready for school," he told students...

After cities and counties protested, with Pinal County going so far as to start a lawsuit, Gov. Doug Ducey on Wednesday announced distribution of...

The Maricopa Public Library will reopen Monday with restrictions in place as some member services return at Copper Sky. Access to the library will be...

President Trump declared churches and other places of worship “essential” on Friday and called on them to open their doors, but at least one...

How Maricopa Unified School District will open for the new school year remains a thorny question for the governing board. It will be the topic...

Flags at all state buildings in Arizona will be lowered to half-staff until sunset Sunday to honor victims of the coronavirus pandemic. Gov. Doug Ducey’s...

After the previous opening of the lap pool, more features at Copper Sky Aquatic Center are set to open May 30 starting at 1...

After a year that culminated in so much disappointment for many Maricopa High School graduates, the Class of 2020 and its accomplishments were celebrated...

It was a tightly organized, drive-in graduation ceremony for Sequoia Pathway Academy graduates Wednesday. Seniors and their families arrived in a line of cars off...

The sale was on Wednesday at Ross Dress for Less and shoppers waited in line for close to an hour to get inside for...

Since the Friday expiration of the stay-at-home order, it seems like many Maricopans are exercising caution and limiting their trips out. But if you need...

Railing against Gov. Doug Ducey, the Pinal County Board of Supervisors is preparing a lawsuit against the federal government.Right now our governor is systematically...

As the first customer through the doors Friday morning at UltraStar Multi-tainment Center, four-year-old Jacob Klinzing was headed to play games in the arcade. With...

School is officially still in session, but Maricopa Unified School District is deciding how it will start next school year in the wake of...

After weeks in the dark, some attractions at the UltraStar Multi-tainment Center at Ak-Chin Circle will reopen their doors on Friday. At 11 a.m., the...

This was updated May 14 with additional information from the city. The competition pool at Copper Sky Multigenerational Center in Maricopa will reopen on Saturday...

Orbitel Communications has extended its FCC Keep Americans Connected pledge through June 30. The pledge was made by more than 700 media companies who committed...

The day Gov. Doug Ducey announced the lifting of "Stay Home" orders by the end of the week, Pinal County Superior Court clarified the...

Gyms and pools can reopen on Wednesday with implementation of public health protections and CDC guidelines, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey announced in a Tuesday...

After approval from the tribal council, Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino is rolling out its reopening starting Friday at 9 a.m. The casino had gradually closed down...

The first week we created it, the support of this community was infectious.With more than 600 graduating high school seniors living in Maricopa, the...