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MUSD invests heavily in professional development

The Maricopa Unified School District believes in the professional development of its staff and is proving it with a healthy investment in its employees. The...

County certifies election results

Pinal County has announced that a post-election Logic and Accuracy test was certified Thursday and witnessed by political observers from both Republican and Democrat...

O’Halleran to host veterans’ roundtable

Rep. Tom O’Halleran will host a roundtable addressing issues facing veterans in Maricopa. The event also will provide information about assistance available to veterans through...

Police: Man stabbed, poured boiling water on roommate before wreck, shooting

According to a probable cause statement released by the Maricopa Police Department Wednesday, a man involved in a shooting Sunday was ready to kill...

‘World-ready’ – Unique learning model imbues new Desert Sunrise High School

When efforts began to conceive and plan Maricopa’s second high school, the Academy Model inspired the educators, architects, planners and contractors who helped make...

Suspect ID’d in officer-involved shooting

The suspect in Sunday night's officer-involved shooting at Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway and North Porter Road has been identified. Michael Zapata, 50, is charged in the...

Sorrento home sells for double in less than 4 years

The least expensive home sold June 10 through July 9 was a three-bedroom home at 36997 W. Amalfi Ave. in Sorrento. It fetched $329,000...

Shoplifter gets littering charge added after ripping up citation, police say

A man accused of shoplifting at Circle K ripped up a citation and asked to be arrested on Thursday night, police said. Robert A. Lopez,...

inFOCUS: Maricopa woman lived through Holocaust, World War II

Maricopa resident Lea Stockhammer has quite a story to tell. A survivor of the Holocaust, she has seen history — and some of its worst...

College comes early – Heritage girls complete high school in 3 years

Evaluating colleges and making the proper choice to continue one’s education is an annual rite of passage for many teens. It was no different for...

Supervisors appoint Dana Lewis as Pinal County Recorder

The Board of Supervisors has unanimously moved to appoint Dana Lewis as Pinal County Recorder, through December 31, 2024. The move comes after Virginia Ross...

Road to remain closed until the summer of 2023

As the Sonoran Desert Parkway project progresses, there are some required road closures in order for construction to continue. Farrell Road between North Pepper...

Glennwilde claims most expensive home sale

The most expensive home sold June 10 through July 9 was a four-bedroom home at 42206 W. Capistrano Drive in Glennwilde. It fetched $660,000...

Ross in as new Pinal elections director; Frisk out

Pinal County has made a move to clean up the mess of this year’s primary elections, bringing in county Recorder Virginia Ross in to...

Lake wins GOP nom for governor

Update: Aug. 4, 2022 (9:35 p.m.) Kari Lake, the former television news anchor and 2020 election denier, was called the winner in the Republican primary...

Maricopa leaders call out county supervisors for election problems

A group of Maricopa officials spoke out on the Primary Election issues plaguing Pinal County at Wednesday’s Pinal County Board of Supervisors meeting and...

Trump-backed Masters projected winner in GOP senate primary

Blake Masters is the projected winner in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate. Masters, backed by former President Donald Trump, collected 38.66% of the vote,...

County ballot fiasco continues on Election Day

Pinal County is printing additional ballots for today’s election at the last minute due to a shortage in some voting precincts. In a release from...

Two local polling places open late

Two local polling places did not open on time at 6 a.m. today, delaying citizens’ ability to cast their ballots in person. The Precinct 79...

Man arrested after parking vehicle in ex’s front yard

A man is accused of threatening his ex-girlfriend and causing damage to her family’s front yard Sunday.  Emond K. Kimbrough, 32, was charged with Threatening and...

Think your commute is the worst in Arizona? Yeah, pretty much

Maricopans have the third-worst commuting time in all of Arizona, according to 2020 census data. On average, city residents commute 38.1 minutes to work –...

‘It’s not going to be fixed overnight,’ chief says of traffic ‘stacking’ at Porter...

Maricopa police Chief James Hughes broached the topic of traffic around Porter Road-area schools during a recent report to City Council. He said he expects...

Summer in the desert: know the threats to your pets

The desert has a number of threats to pets – especially during the summer. But common sense and familiarity with potentially dangerous insects, arachnids, reptiles...

Crime fell in June, chief tells City Council

Crime was down in June from May in nearly all categories, Maricopa police Chief James Hughes told City Council during a recent meeting. Violent crime...

Woman accused of assaulting daughter, knocking husband out of wheelchair

A woman allegedly assaulted her daughter and husband at home Tuesday, after she believed one of them called the police on her, according to...

Two new Little League fields on the way

The city Planning & Zoning Commission on Monday night approved the conversion of 8.5 acres of land in The Lakes at Rancho El Dorado...

Porter Road to be closed Saturday for water main repairs

A stretch of North Porter Road just north of Honeycutt Road will be closed Saturday for repairs of Tuesday’s busted water main. This week's incident...

Man who killed himself on 347 was sex offense suspect

The Glennwilde man who turned a handgun on himself on July 9 in his pickup truck on State Route 347 was being sought by...

Postal truck involved in 3-car accident

An multi-vehicle crash shortly after noon involving a U.S. Postal Service delivery truck has shut down traffic on Smith-Enke Road. The westbound lanes are closed...

MAC abstract art exhibit debuts next month at library

Maricopa ARTS Council kicks off its 2022-23 arts season with a new August gallery of contest-winning abstract works by Maricopa visual artists. The gallery opens...
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