Recycled water approved at Copper Sky lake
The Maricopa City Council approved a recycled water-use agreement Tuesday evening for the lake at Copper Sky Regional Park.
The agreement would allow Global Water...
Poll: Majority of readers would like to be buried in Maricopa
Plans for Maricopa’s impending cemetery are not dead yet.
While the city considers adding a place to bury loved ones, InMaricopa wanted to know what...
2-man fight leads to arrests on multiple charges
Two men were arrested on March 5 after they fought near North Butterfield Parkway and West Oster Drive.
At about 9 p.m., Maricopa police responded...
Maricopa police officers in Simmons shooting say their hand was forced
The two Maricopa Police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Brian Simmons during a call on a noise complaint at Simmons’ home in...
A+ Charter School hopes to expand to 6th grade, implement a four-day school week
On May 8, A+ Charter School will face the state board to propose a multitude of changes for the 2023-24 school year – including...
Honeycutt Road to close for repairs for a month; use Bowlin Road as detour
Residents must find alternate routes starting on March 13 when Honeycutt Road will be closed for repairs from White and Parker Road to Hartman...
Maricopa man sentenced to 10 years after tweeting explicit material involving children
A Maricopa man who was arrested in June has been sentenced to 10 years in prison on a conviction of possession of illicit pictures...
KNOCKING IT OUT OF THE PARK: Fast start has MHS baseball thinking big
It’s been a tough year for sports at Maricopa High.
The football team went 0-10, the boys basketball team 7-19 and the girls basketball team...
Simmons’ family speaks out on death
Cory Simmons, Brian Simmons’ older brother, will forever have two dates stuck in his mind: Nov. 8, 2011, the date of Brian's exposure to...
2 men exchange gunfire in street at Tortosa; remain at large
Two men, apparently dueling it out in the street in Tortosa near West Padilla Street and North Toledo Avenue, exchanged gunfire and then fled...
Plate-reading cameras help officers in multitude of ways
Among the crime-fighting tools the Maricopa Police Department has at its disposal are license-plate reading cameras.
Officers have access to data from 1,360 such cameras...
‘We were trying to get him some help’
Brian Simmons died at his Villages at Rancho El Dorado home on Aug. 29 during an interaction with Maricopa police that started as a...
BRIAN SIMMONS: Tips to managing mental-health care
Brianna Reinhold, a licensed counselor in Maricopa and owner of Northern Lights Therapy, explains persistence is key to helping a loved one experiencing a...
BRIAN SIMMONS: A look at Title 36
If an individual suffers a mental-health crisis and is unwilling to get voluntary help, as with Brian Simmons, an involuntary commitment process is available...
BRIAN SIMMONS: Understanding HIPAA
Understanding HIPAA and what information can and cannot be released to families about their loved ones is among the many frustrations of Brian Simmons'...
BRIAN SIMMONS: A look at Idaho National Laboratory
The Idaho National Laboratory is primarily a research facility in Idaho Falls, which is owned by the United States Department of Energy and managed...
Need help with taxes? AARP has aides
Do you need help preparing your taxes? The Maricopa AARP Tax-Aide Program is back at the library to help.
Tax-aide volunteers with AARP will be at...
2 men facing drug charges after traffic stop
A traffic stop on Sunday ended with two men being suspected by police of possessing dangerous drugs and paraphernalia.
Christopher D. Mason, 27, and Michael...
Unpacking the Brian Simmons story
Most of the time, my involvement with a story ends the day we upload the magazine to the printer.
That's simply not the case with...
Business, development around town
Christ’s Church of the Valley gets an administrative design review of plans and off-site improvement permit for its church building, parking lot and sports...
Mark Goodman sworn in as new police chief
Mark Goodman was sworn in as Maricopa’s Chief of Police inside City Hall on Tuesday, more than one month after he joined the department.
Goodman was...
Farming, to gaming, to the Super Bowl
As Lemuel Vincent sits in his office, reflecting, he is astounded by the growth and reach of the Ak-Chin Indian Community, of which he...
Fundraising gala helps send Pinal County high school seniors to CAC
At Central Arizona College’s annual A Night of Stars fundraiser, the real stars were the Pinal County high school seniors who will benefit from...
DSPA Gems offers $5K youth performing-arts grant
Calling all dance kids: Tuition grants soon will be available for performing-arts students in Maricopa and beyond.
Desert Sun Performing Arts Gems, Inc., a nonprofit...
Man arrested on drug charges after falling asleep in community park
A man was arrested after he appeared to be sleeping in the Maricopa Meadows Community Park, surrounded by trash, cigarette butts and items commonly...
Retired entertainer who worked with stars teaching Province tap dancers
It doesn’t take much to tap DJ “Daniel” Giagni’s memory.
Get him started recalling his show-business adventures and the stories roll off his tongue like...
Easy-to-do container gardening fun, good way to build green-thumb skills
Vegetables and flowers growing in containers. This style of gardening is fun and accommodates lifestyles that do not require large spaces.
And there are few...
Embracing the cold: A tribute to winter wildlife at Pacana Park’s lake
The winter wildlife around Pacana Park's lake is a stunning tribute to the beauty of nature.
Despite the cold, the great egret in flight over...
The messy business of creativity
Fine arts are a funny thing. They’re often the first on the chopping block where funding is concerned, yet the movie you just watched...
MPD stresses danger of hanging out near railroad tracks after arrests
Maricopa Police, following a recent string of arrests, are reminding the public of the dangers of loitering on or near the railroad tracks that...
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