Hundreds participate in Saturday ground breaking

Maricopa city leaders and official broke ground Saturday on the multigenerational center and regional park at the corner of John Wayne Parkway and Bowlin...

Girl Scouts learn ins, out on selling cookies

Cookie-selling season has started and Maricopa Girl Scouts kicked the event off Friday with a rally and lessons in selling the goodies.“The Cookie Rally...

Son wakes mom, saves from house fire

Clay Payton Isaiah Ray, a 4-year-old boy who lived at the Petra Youth Ranch, 51572 W. Pima Road near West Farrell and North Ralston...

Homeowners’ Associations unpopular with readers

Just over half -- 51 percent -- of the 343 readers who answered this week’s InMaricopa.com poll question of whether they love, hate or...

Protect plants from freezing weekend temps

The National Weather Service issued a freeze warning today for Maricopa that warns residents to take precautions when it comes to the three P’s:...

New park heralds city’s 10-year anniversary

Maricopa broke ground Thursday on its first neighborhood park, which will be in the Heritage District at West Lexington and North Roosevelt avenues.“This is the...

Maricopa flu season in full blast

At Maricopa’s Walgreens the number of flu shots given this week is nearly fives times greater than in all of January last year.“We usually...

Man arrested on suspicion of assault during break-in

Ramon Nunez, 29, of Maricopa, was arrested near Burkett Avenue and Pershing Street Tuesday on suspicion of aggravated assault after a residential break-in the...

Task force formed over request for water-rate hike

Mayor Christian Price has created a task force in response to a possible Global Water rate increase.The purpose of the task force, Price said,...

Pastor to ‘plant’ seeds for new church Saturday

Pastor Eneyas Freitas has a vision for Maricopa: The Wells, a multipurpose space with a stage and multimedia capability for artistic expression – community...

AG warns consumers about mortgage scam

Arizona homeowners should be on the lookout for a mailing that appears to be a legal document, but may be a ploy against mortgage...

Redesigned H&R Block office has Saturday open house

John Caravella, Maricopa H&R Block office manager, invites the public to an open house at the business' newly renovated office in the Bashas’ shopping...

Regional park to include dog park, ramadas, lake

The city’s new regional park, adjacent to the future multigenerational facility and aquatic center at the corner of State Route 347 and Bowlin Road,...

Jobs available at new Maricopa urgent care

Dignity Health Arizona, formerly Catholic Healthcare West, is bringing 14 new jobs to Maricopa at an urgent-care facility it is opening in the Shops...

Graffiti gives Senita residents rude awakening

Graffiti along a wall fronting Santa Rosa Parkway and on the side of one home facing the roadway appeared in the Senita subdivision early...

MPD officers advance; K-9 officer promoted

Three Maricopa Police Department officers, who completed the field-training program, and one K-9 officer, who was promoted to sergeant, were honored in a promotion...

Aaron’s open after construction delays

Bad weather prompting construction delays interrupted plans for a “soft opening” right before Christmas of the new Aaron’s rent-to-own store at 44550 W. Edison...

Up close and personal with Miss Maricopa

A Gilbert college student showed the city of Maricopa how talented she is when she was crowned Miss City of Maricopa.“It is such a...

MUSD, police unite in safety forum

Parents, guardians and interested community members can learn about the Maricopa Unified School District’s safety policies and offer feedback during a school-safety forum 7...

Maricopa Fix It rocks the handyman gig

Maricopa Fix It, a new handyman service in town, offers Emmy-award winning service to its customers.Literally.Owner and handyman Doug Nanfito honed his craft, in...

Left turns from Honeycutt onto SR 347 now illegal

The prohibition of left turns from Honeycutt Road onto State Route 347 officially began Monday and will be actively enforced by the Maricopa Police...

Readers’ favorite stories in 2012

Here are the top 25 stories of 2012 on InMaricopa.com by the number of page views, starting with the highest number of views.Palin sells...

Great stems helped Maricopa resident launch career

“She’s got legs, she knows how to use them …” — “Legs,” ZZ TopAlthough ZZ Top recorded “Legs” more than 30 years after Maricopa...

InMaricopa reader: A poem for Sandy Hook

It’s December a cool wind in the air Early morning frost covers the grass It’s December with Christmas on our minds Shopping, presents, excited...

Henry Wade: Revive the School Resource Officer Program

According to Wikipedia in a political context, the concept of bait and switch is: “In lawmaking, ‘caption bills’ that propose minor changes in law...

Discharging firearms into the air dangerous, illegal

The Maricopa Police Department would like to remind residents it is illegal and dangerous to discharge firearms into the air or out into the...

Grant to help MPD cops in shooting scenarios

A $15,000 Motorola Solutions Foundation’s Public Safety and Security Institute grant awarded to the Maricopa Police Foundation will fund active-shooter training for regional agencies.Maricopa...

A peek at New Year’s Eve in Maricopa

If you’re looking for live music, a dinner buffet, a Scottsdale night club experience or a Mardi Gras themed casino party, you don’t have...

Gov. pays surprise visit to multi-tainment center

Gov. Jan Brewer stopped in to the Ak-Chin UltraStar Multi-tainment Center Friday for a surprise visit and tour.She was impressed. “It’s absolutely spectacular and fabulous,”...

Readers not into New Year’s resolutions

Of the 170 readers who answered this week’s InMaricopa.com poll question asking what their New Year’s resolution will be, 40 percent said they don’t...
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