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Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema delivered remarks on the floor of the U.S. Senate today calling on Congress to secure the border by supporting her...

Former city councilman Leon Potter, who resigned in March to run for mayor, will not be on the ballot after all. Potter failed to garner...

The National Weather Service has extended an excessive-heat warning for Pinal County and five others across Arizona -- Coconino, La Paz, Maricopa, Mohave and...

The Union Pacific Railroad overpass has a budget, properties have been purchased and a path is being cleared. Now, the project needs a general...

Candidates exchanged views – and a few verbal jabs – at the UltraStar Multi-tainment Center on July 26 in hopes of scoring points with...

Vince Leach led the Republican primary with 9,718 or 42 percent of the vote in early returns for the Legislative District 11 House of...

Those traveling to the Valley this weekend via State Route 347 will once again experience delays. Arizona Department of Transportation will be doing construction...

The city’s finance and administrative services director has been promoted to assistant city manager.Tom Duensing will take over the job July 1. Former Assistant...

Mayor Christian Price’s State of the City address Tuesday covered many activities of the past year – from the completion of the State Route...

By Julia Gusse In regards to a recent opinion piece written by Mr. Carl Diedrich, he questions “What is Gusse capable of?” Allow me to...

A local family is taking steps to turn its 100-acre farm off Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway into a planned residential development. The Kellys have hired Cowley...

If you plan to vote early, you can go to city hall. Early ballot drop boxes will be at the municipal building as well as...

Maricopa could have a hotel in place by 2020 if a newly signed agreement with Commercial Properties Inc. (CPI) goes according to plan. Cecil Yates,...

The Maricopa City Council voted to reject a federal law enforcement grant on Tuesday that would have allowed the hiring of two additional officers...

Maricopa residents now have another way to request emergency services – text to 911. The service, which went into effect this week, allows residents...

  A lawsuit against the City of Maricopa and Private Motorsports Group is making its way to the Arizona Supreme Court. Plaintiff Bonita Burks, represented by...

Forty percent of respondents to this week’s poll – 78 readers – said they have mailed in their early voting ballot for Tuesday’s primary election.Nine respondents, making up...

The Maricopa City Council will meet this tonight to vote on the future of the Maricopa Max and Comet bus services.  

The Zoning Code Rewrite Task Force held a planning meeting Wednesday night where they addressed all of the concerns the Planning & Zoning Commission...

Here’s the current picture in city, county, state and federal races in Tuesday’s general election. The Pinal County Elections Department said Wednesday morning that 41,000...

During the January meeting of the Central Arizona Governments (CAG) Governing Board, Maricopa City Vice Mayor Vincent Manfredi was elected to serve an additional...

Former Maricopa Police Chief Patrick Melvin said his background gives him an advantage in public service. Now, with his three kids off to college...

Maricopa Police Chief Steven Stahl said he expects to make a statement or hold a press conference Monday on the status of this week's...

The city council unanimously approved the adoption of an ethics code Tuesday that all current and newly elected council members must adhere to during...

The state Senate and House reached an agreement Monday on appropriating $24 million to fund district-sponsored charter schools for the 2014-15 school year.The agreement...

By Christian Price I have known Vincent Manfredi and Henry Wade for almost a decade and proudly served with both on city council since 2014....

Millions of dollars are about to be invested into the Copper Sky Commercial District. Wednesday, Denyse Airheart, Maricopa’s director of Economic Development, announced plans for...

City Council candidate and long-time cycling industry executive Rich Vitiello presented two new fully assembled and equipped Nevada 1.5 mountain bicycles to the Maricopa...

Two local businesses, Anytime Fitness and Desert Sun Performing Arts, along with the Valley of the Sun YMCA, turned in requests for information on...

Soon companies will be able to file for permits with the city of Maricopa and track their progress online. During his Maricopa 101...