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Health inspector dings 13 businesses with 40 violations

A summary of the March 15-April 11 food inspections by Pinal County Environmental Health Services: Bashas' Deli Equipment, Food-Contact Surfaces, Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils Observed a...

Home Depot to break ground this month

“How doers get more done.” Home Depot is staying true to its motto here in Maricopa. The retailer confirmed plans to begin construction at its future...

Food inspections return with many violations  

Restaurant inspections are back at InMaricopa.com after a technical glitch with Pinal County Environmental Health Department slowed reporting results for several weeks.   Here is a...

More details released on body found south of Maricopa

A Maricopa woman exploring an area south of town Sunday morning found the body of a young woman in an abandoned palm tree orchard...
Sonoran Creek Marketplace

Major retailer set to join Sonoran Creek Marketplace

The roster of tenants at Sonoran Creek Marketplace is filling out with the addition of a major retailer and other businesses. Taking the 21,950 square-foot...
Carls Jr

Carl’s Jr. making a Maricopa comeback

Carl’s Jr. is returning to Maricopa. Sustainability Engineering Group of Scottsdale has filed a pre-application and request for site plan approval with the city for...
347 Farrell Road crash

Eyewitness describes ‘horrific’ crash that killed 2, injured 2

Two people were killed and two others suffered life-threatening injuries in a car accident shortly after midnight Monday. The driver and a front-seat passenger died...

Sunrise Diner hit with 22 health violations

April was a tough month for Sunrise Diner, which racked up 22 violations during two health inspections. County health inspectors use more of a "carrot"...

City council blocks marijuana dispensaries in town – for now

Maricopa city council Tuesday night voted 6-1 to approve an ordinance prohibiting recreational marijuana dispensaries in the city unless they are part of a...

Woman charged with DUI after accident with police vehicle

Police said they arrested a woman after her car struck a police vehicle in Maricopa Meadows on Tuesday night. Brittany M. Mays, 28, no address...
[Brian Petersheim Jr.]

Here’s why Starbucks closed yesterday

Did you have to skip your late-morning cup of coffee yesterday? Starbucks on North John Wayne Parkway closed around 11:30 a.m. yesterday morning after "something...

Modular apartments rise at West Maricopa Village

There is much talk around town about the increasing number of multi-family housing units being approved in Maricopa. But one of the first such...

Tractor Supply confirms opening

Tractor Supply Co. will begin selling agricultural products and pet supplies to Maricopa residents this fall, a spokesperson confirmed Thursday. “At this time, I can...
A rendering from July 1 shows the north side of Duke's Roadhouse. [Courtesy of City of Maricopa]

FIRST LOOK: Western bar could bring nightlife

Nightlife in Maricopa sits just over the horizon. Or, in the case of Duke’s Roadhouse, just past the overpass. The former pawn shop on Maricopa...

New retail coming to Maricopa Wells Shopping Center

A proposed 5,576 square foot multi-tenant shop building with a drive through will soon be coming to the Maricopa Wells Shopping Center. The new...
Arizona State Fair via Twitter

2021 Arizona State Fair moving to new location

Maricopa residents have a big new event in the immediate area to love – or hate. The Arizona Exposition and State Fair Board (AESF) decided...
Assault arrest Maricopa

Ex-MUSD teacher charged with sexual exploitation of girl, 13

A former Maricopa Unified School District teacher accused in April of inappropriate conduct with a 13-year-old female student was arrested Monday. Dominic Bailin, 49, faces...

ADOT outlines plans for SR 347/I-10 interchange

The Arizona Department of Transportation, which is studying methods for improving traffic flow at the State Route 347/Interstate 10 interchange, is proposing a diverging-diamond...

Teenager shot at Copper Sky outdoor basketball courts; injuries non-life threatening

UPDATED at 4:30 p.m. on April 20 A teenager was shot on Wednesday night at the Copper Sky Recreation Complex outdoor basketball courts, according to...
Copa Flats Site Plan

Developer asks to build 300-plus apartments by Walmart

A Minnesota-based developer has submitted pre-application documents to build a 312-unit apartment community at Porter and Applegate roads, north of the Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway,...

Sweet new dining option coming to town

The growth in Maricopa isn’t stopping, and that’s just the way the cookie crumbles. Or in this case, "Crumbl(s)." Crumbl Cookies, a dessert chain known for...

Owner confirms restaurant coming to old pawn shop is not ‘fake news’

Duke's Roadhouse will be Maricopa's largest restaurant/bar/music venue A restaurant/bar/music venue is, indeed, headed for Maricopa in the vicinity of the proposed Maricopa Station, as...
State Route 347

‘Stars aligning’ on SR347 solution as Gila River signals cooperation

For several years, the rocky relationship between the Gila River Indian Community and the Arizona Department of Transportation hasn't done much to advance a...
Fatal Crash graphic

1 dead after crash on Honeycutt, 1 charged on manslaughter

Updated 11:10 a.m., June 5, 2023.   One person is confirmed dead and another charged in connection with vehicular manslaughter following a car crash on...

Body found in orchard identified

The body of the woman found in an abandoned palm orchard last week has been identified by the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office. According to Pinal...

Maricopa trade area will have more than 450,000 residents

Maricopa is poised to become a huge player in terms of job and population growth according to figures shared by the City’s chief economic...

Hollywood legend John Wayne made mark on Maricopa

By Michael K. Rich John Smith, a Maricopa resident since 1951, sits in an old reclining chair by his living room window, looking out at...

ADOT to begin widening John Wayne in weeks

Maricopa residents will shave a couple of minutes off their commute to Phoenix by next summer.  The Arizona Department of Transportation will begin a widening...

DNA discovery: Woman uncovers family ‘bombshell’

Dawn Houle always wanted to know more about her family tree. So, in 2013, she joined millions of Americans by taking a DNA test and...

Gabion along John Wayne Parkway hit over the weekend

A gabion that's part of the John Wayne Parkway beautification project was hit over the weekend. The cage, which is filled with rocks was...
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