Council approves Our Lady of Grace site plan
Tuesday’s unanimous Maricopa City Council vote approving the site plan review for the church that will be the centerpiece of the Our Lady of...
Building business a T-shirt at a time
Jacob McKim, owner of Succulent Tees, recently discovered one of the best ways he can support local, small businesses was by opening up his...
I-10 fatal closes wb lanes for 4 hours
Westbound lanes of I-10 were closed for nearly four hours Tuesday after a head-on collision left one motorist dead, according to the Arizona Department...
AG, FTC warn about health-care scam
Attorney General Tom Horne, in cooperation with the Federal Trade Commission, warns that scam artists are taking advantage of the publicity surrounding the U.S....
Traffic detail nets 33 citations
Thirty-three traffic citations were issued Sunday within approximately two hours by the Maricopa Police Department, according to the daily crime list released by the...
Council to discuss city’s emergency plan
The Maricopa City Council will be fine-tuning the city’s “in case of emergency” plans and procedures during Tuesday’s council meeting, according to the meeting...
Circle K robbery suspect arrested
Yoan Luna, 20, was arrested Monday on suspicion of robbing the Circle K at 19864 N. John Wayne Parkway on May 20, according to...
Officer misconduct explored at Chief Coffee
A common misconception about police officers is they are held to a higher standard than the public, Maricopa Police Sgt. Steve Judd told residents...
Poll results: job situation status quo
Nearly half of readers, 47 percent, who answered this week’s poll question said that, in light of June’s dismal job report citing only 80,000...
Horse arena group earns nonprofit status
Thunderbird Arena Community Council, the volunteer group committed to restoring the arena and surrounding area, began the year by officially being designated a nonprofit...
Council to consider tourism contract with chamber
Maricopa is a town without a hotel. A city without an airport. A ‘burb without a museum.It does, however, have a tourism office. Off...
Possible ‘lead’ questioned in Circle K robbery
The Maricopa Police Department arrested a person Friday morning who may be an “investigative lead” into the May 30 Circle K robbery, said Officer...
Studio needs volunteers to make Dance Day video
Ceylan Gentilella, founder of the Desert Sun Performing Arts Studio, is hoping to help residents celebrate National Dance Day.The day was created by the...
Entertainment center offers moving seats, jobs
The Ak-Chin Indian Community Entertainment Center has moving seats and available jobs.When the 12-screen theater opens Nov. 15, it will come with digital projectors...
Just your everyday monsoon blows through city
If Wednesday night’s monsoon thunderstorm didn’t awaken Maricopans, they certainly knew about it once they got out of bed.According to Wunderground.com, the thunderstorm brought...
Snider: Reach out to those who can’t afford food
We’re officially in the monsoon season but it started slowly.I read somewhere that we’re supposed to have a wetter-than-normal summer, which would be OK...
InMaricopa.com, Monitor host candidate debate
Candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives, Pinal County sheriff and Pinal County Board of Supervisors, District 4, will meet 10 a.m. to 1...
Officer accountability to be discussed Saturday
Officer accountability is scheduled to be the topic for this month’s Coffee with the Chief get together 8 a.m. Saturday at the Maricopa Public...
Small-business owners beware of bogus invoice
Attorney General Tom Horne is warning Arizona small business owners to be wary of an official-looking invoice for what is described as a warranty...
Complicated SR 347, RR tracks project goes forward
A grade separation at the intersection of State Route 347 and the Union Pacific Railroad is five to 10 years away, the projected cost...
Supervisor candidate: I-11, great news for county
I am thrilled Congress has seen fit to designate I-11 (linking Las Vegas to Phoenix) in the transportation bill last week.Much effort has gone...
Dartmouth’s Big Green Bus comes to Harrah’s
Thirteen Dartmouth College students will stop at Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino Resort Saturday to bring enthusiasm for community involvement through environmental action, and to show...
MUSD: Incoming superintendent finds Maricopa has lots of positives
I am very pleased to be the new superintendent of the Maricopa Unified School District. My wife and I bought a home in Maricopa...
Sex offender lives in Maricopa
The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office, in accordance with state law, has issued a notification of a registered sex offender within Maricopa.David William Gullans, a...
False alarms costly in police time, money
The Maricopa Police Department estimates it responds to an average of 130 call false alarms a month.“It’s our No. 1 call for service,” Officer...
Task force dismantles meth, coke ring
Narcotics detectives are calling it Operation Big Rig, a month-long investigation targeting suspects dealing cocaine and methamphetamine using truck washes along Interstate 10 between...
Thoughts on Ayn Rand, Tea Party
Ayn Rand ... a pure product of her environment and a perfect paradox when joined by her Christian-Conservative supporters.During the last few years, and...
Water-pistol Guinness record on line
3,807 — that’s how many people took aim and fired Saturday during the city’s attempt at breaking the Guinness World Record for largest water-pistol...
Delayed Fourth celebration attracts thousands
Maricopans proved monsoon weather bringing winds and floods could not keep them from celebrating the Fourth of July, even if it meant Independence Day...
Majority oppose Obamacare in weekly poll
Most of you were opposed to the Supreme Court’s ruling upholding Obamacare, or the Affordable Care Act.The court upheld the legislation as constitutional in...
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