Fall flood damage in Hidden Valley still being assessed

Pinal County Supervisor Anthony Smith had a public meeting for residents of the Hidden Valley/Thunderbird Farms area Thursday afternoon at the Raceway Bar and...

Spring Break Extravaganza Car Show March 16

The 12th annual Spring Break Extravaganza Car Show and Fly-In will take place March 16 at Millar Airfield west of Maricopa at 53510 W....

Weekend forecast dry with highs in 70s

  This weekend will remain dry and high temperatures will top out in the 70s through Saturday with a high of 80 expected on Sunday,...

Committee to look at plans for retail, restaurants

A loaded agenda of proposed new businesses will great the Heritage District Citizen Advisory Committee at its Thursday meeting. The committee will look at architectural...

Arizona Supreme Court denies lawsuit against race track

A lawsuit against the City of Maricopa and Private Motorsports Group was denied a hearing by Arizona Supreme Court. Plaintiff Bonita Burks, represented by attorney...

Celebrating success in CTE with students exemplifying ‘what’s next’

By Bernadette Russoniello February was CTE month, celebrating all things related to Career Technical Education. Maricopa High School hosted a number of events, from Future...

100% chance of rain followed by sunny days

Without a doubt, it will rain this week. Starting late Monday afternoon, the chance of rain escalates from 30 to 100 percent chance after...

Drought & Development: Contingency plan bites into Pinal County agriculture

In Arizona’s newly passed Drought Contingency Plan (DCP), farmers in Pinal County stand to lose two-thirds of the irrigation water they have been receiving...

Sinkevitch attorney files to suppress incriminating phone call

Attorneys for Kathryn Sinkevitch moved to suppress a phone call police recorded in connection with first-degree murder in the shooting death of 31-year-old Michael...

Letters to Soldiers sends a piece of home overseas

For nearly nine years, U.S. servicemembers stationed around the world have been receiving packages from Maricopa. The Letters to Soldiers Club sends cards, letters and...

Drought & Development: GWR touts strong water future

Maricopa’s future looks solid because of water. “Global Water has a really great supply,” said Jake Lenderking, Global Water Resources' director of Water Resources. “They...

Dry, mild weekend ahead in Maricopa

Don’t look for any moisture to fall this weekend. Temperatures will remain mild with highs in the 60s and 70s and lows into the...

Shell becomes Chevron on Garvey Ave.

The former Shell station with non-functioning fuel pumps at the corner of John Wayne Parkway and Garvey Avenue underwent a transformation this week. Fuel dispensers...

Seeds of Change Gala goes ’70s style to help shelter (GALLERY)

The 14th annual Seeds of Change Gala to benefit the Against Abuse women and children's shelter in Maricopa changed things up this year with...

Heritage breaks ground on $16 million school

Friday Heritage Academy officially broke ground on its new $16 million school set to open in July. The campus in Maricopa will be the fourth...

Volunteer fire department watches 25 square miles in Hidden Valley

Members of the North Hidden Valley Volunteer Fire Department pay to protect 25 square miles of Pinal County out of their own pockets and...

Wind, heat, rain expected this week

It will be quite a bit warmer this week, with highs expected to be into the 80s Tuesday and Wednesday. Temperatures will top out...

Drought & Development: County ag at ‘edge of sustainability,’ but Maricopa touts strong water supply

  Drought and global warming are combining to turn Arizona’s dream into a mid-summer nightmare. According to many climatologists, Arizona is in the worst drought in...

Battle forming between ‘state-based’ and ‘real’ projected tax rates for school bond

The growth of Maricopa Unified School District mirrors that of many other districts in Arizona recovering from the Great Recession. And that could lead...

Seeds of Change Gala to make a ’70s groove Saturday

The 14th annual Seeds of Change Gala will take place Saturday at Province. The annual Against Abuse Gala will feature a “That ‘70s Gala” theme...

Vehicle burglaries on rise again in Maricopa

  Car burglaries have been happening across the city, mostly in the Cobblestone Farms area. In the past week, eight car burglaries have occurred in the...

Middle schoolers face Rocket Challenge (VIDEO)

Blended Learning students from Maricopa Wells and Desert Wind middle schools participated in the annual Middle School Rocket Challenge on Wednesday at Copper Sky...

Copa Shorts Film Fest in the can (VIDEO)

Copa Shorts Film Fest finished its two-day run Sunday with awards for category winner and the overall prize-winner after the celebration of short films. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7VgB6pcq88&feature=youtu.be Winning...

Bad gas haunts Maricopa drivers over weekend

A number of people who purchased gasoline at Circle K’s Smith-Enke Road and John Wayne Parkway location in Maricopa experienced serious damage to their...

70-degree days to return this week

After all that cold and moisture last week, temperatures will rebound into the 70s this week. The showers and rain from last week also...

Province dam on brink of failure

The spillway dam on the lake at Province began to fail Friday morning as a 30-foot wide piece washed away. A crew with Rain for...

Winter storm brings flood waters to Maricopa (GALLERY)

While much of Arizona was hit by snow, more than an inch of rain fell overnight and into morning in Maricopa. Streets, parks and...

Rain to continue through Friday night

Moisture is expected to continue for the Maricopa area through Saturday morning. Rain will even be heavy at times tonight and Friday, according to...

City hires architect to design new library ‘without any debt to city’

The opening step toward a new Maricopa Public Library was taken Tuesday at the regular meeting of the city council. Maricopa City Council approved a...

Credit card skimmers found in Maricopa

Two credit card skimmers were discovered on gas pumps at Circle K at John Wayne Parkway & Smith Enke Road on Feb. 5, according...
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