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Major waterpark, surf attraction coming to Maricopa

A major water park and surfing attraction looks to be coming to Maricopa. The agenda for next Tuesday’s city council meeting includes a scheduled vote...

Police, sheriff release body-camera footage of fatal shootout in August

The Maricopa Police Department and Pinal County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday jointly released body-worn camera footage from three officers as well as footage from...
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Active shooter situation in Rancho El Dorado

Pima Butte Elementary School and a Rancho El Dorado neighborhood are on lockdown for an active shooter barricaded inside a house in the 41000...

Hidden Valley home claims most expensive sale of year

While this massive home is not within city limits, it is dubbed as the priciest home sold in the Maricopa area in 2022, fetching...

Tractor Supply Co. site to be in The Wells near Walmart

Tractor Supply Co., the largest rural-lifestyle retailer in the U.S., is coming to Maricopa with a bang. The retail giant plans to bring its new...
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Study: Pinal is 2nd most at-risk U.S. county for being uninhabitable

A recent study says Pinal County is the second most at-risk county in the United States of being uninhabitable in the near future due...

Tucson restaurant giant coming to town

Maricopa’s dining options continue to expand. Eegee’s, which grew from a single truck selling frozen lemonade in Tucson in 1971 to a frozen smoothie dynasty...

Study: Green Road loop plan supports Maricopa’s future traffic demands

The City of Maricopa this week released a feasibility study of the first phase of the so-called Green Road loop, proposed to relieve the...

Skimmers victimize Maricopans, clean out bank accounts

Skimmers are active in Maricopa. Very active. Leticia Rios found out the hard way. So have a lot of others. Rios was victimized on Aug. 5, the...

Critically-acclaimed restaurant coming to Maricopa

A critically acclaimed Phoenix restaurant is planning to open a location just south of the new Maricopa Library and Cultural Center near city hall. Cocina...
A screenshot of a site plan showing the South Bridge Marketplace on John Wayne Parkway and Honeycutt Avenue. The development will include Lowe's Home Improvement, as well as an unnamed grocery store, restaurants and retail shops. [Courtesy of Thompson Thrift]

Lowe’s to bring grocery store, restaurants

Editor's note: A previous version of this story stated the grocery store would measure 60,000 square feet. This is the total square footage of...

Mapping out the development boom in Maricopa

Development is rampant in Maricopa, and there are as many opinions about it as there are rooftops being added to the city. One thing...

Charges filed in SR 347 crash that killed Maricopa woman

The Arizona Department of Public Safety has identified the driver of the vehicle in Sunday’s single-car accident that killed a Maricopa woman. According to DPS...

Body found in roadside ditch

Maricopa police found a woman’s body near a busy highway this afternoon.  At approximately 2:30 p.m., officers responded to a call of a body spotted...
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Cold Beers & Cheeseburgers adjusts opening date

One of the city’s most hotly anticipated sit-down restaurants has adjusted its construction timeline. Cold Beers & Cheeseburgers was initially slated to open a Maricopa...

Ex-colleague: Brian Simmons you knew — mentally ill after workplace radiation exposure — not...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR This is an open letter to the people of Maricopa who knew Brian Simmons or who followed his story. I am Ralph...
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New apartment renters rattled by gunfire

Apartments at the recently opened Oasis at the Wells were the target of gunfire early this morning, with approximately 16 shots fired at the...

Despite notices, Maricopa drivers may not need emissions test

If you live in Maricopa and for the first time received notice on your vehicle registration that an emissions test is required, you are...

Four business permits approved

Here is a list of commercial permits in Maricopa June 10-July 7. Bungalows on Bowlin to build six parking canopies on its property. The contractor...
Sanctuary Conceptual Land Use Plan

330 acres in southeast Maricopa to be developed

Developer Maricopa Hartman LLP has applied to the city of Maricopa to create the Sanctuary Planned Area Development (PAD), which would create a new,...

Diamond interchange one of multiple ideas for 347, I-10

The Arizona Department of Transportation is studying alternatives for improving traffic flow and safety at the intersection of Interstate 10 and State Route 347/Queen...
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Change of plans: State Fair moves back to Phoenix

The 2021 Arizona State Fair is moving back to the fairgrounds. It was previously announced the annual event would be held at Wild Horse Pass...

Woman found dead in ditch identified

UPDATE July 28, 2023, 2:32 p.m.: LaVorgna confirmed Pahe was a Maricopa resident. ORIGINAL STORY July 28, 2023, 1:50 p.m.: Maricopa police identified the body of...
An early morning accident claimed the life of a pedestrian on Smith-Enke Road. Photo courtesy of MPD

Fatal accident victim identified

The pedestrian killed around 4 a.m. after being struck by a motorist was Jordan Guardo-Mickell of Maricopa. Maricopa police spokesman Sgt. Hal Koozer said Guardo-Mickell,...

City to get 7th gas station

Maricopans may soon have another fueling option away from the city’s main strip.  Tempe-based Circle K proposed constructing a new location on the northwest corner...

Major development in progress south of Maricopa

A 1,000-acre parcel south of Maricopa could be the site of one of the next major housing projects around the city. Tempe-based W Holdings, which...
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Victim in fiery SR 347 crash identified

The victim in Thursday’s fiery fatal crash on State Route 347 has been identified. Buford Delaughter, 56, of Maricopa was the driver of the Toyota...

Victim in fatal crash identified

The Maricopa Police Department has identified the victim in this morning’s fatal single-car accident at the overpass on John Wayne Parkway as 19-year-old Santino...

Police seize $23K in meth during bust

Early Tuesday morning a man was arrested and charged with possession of what police say was $23,000 worth of methamphetamine. The suspect, Ryan M. Toto,...

Marshalls’ opening pushed to Nov. 13

The city’s shopping landscape is poised for change. Marshalls soon will open its Maricopa store in Sonoran Creek Marketplace at 20250 N. John Wayne Pkwy.,...
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