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Police pull vehicle from Province lake

Updated 4:30 p.m., Feb. 21, 2024. Maricopa police investigated a vehicle submerged in a lake in the Province neighborhood this afternoon. At approximately 3:35 p.m., crews...

Breaking: Hit-and-run accident leaves one with life-threatening injuries

A hit-and-run driver caused a three-car accident on Thursday afternoon that blocked a lane of traffic on North John Wayne Parkway at West Smith...

Body found in roadside ditch

Maricopa police found a woman’s body near a busy highway this afternoon.  At approximately 2:30 p.m., officers responded to a call of a body spotted...

(UPDATE): Fatal accident near Smith Enke and S.R. 347 in Maricopa

A man was struck and killed in a hit-and-run crash in Maricopa early Thursday morning. A 20-year-old man, identified as Briar Mckay Hoover, was in...

PCSO: Tablet argument leads to knife attack

An argument over a tablet computer allegedly led a local man to assault his brother with a deadly weapon.  Pinal County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested...

MPD searching for missing at-risk adult

UPDATE March 9, 4:12 p.m.: Police found Gallegos this morning, and reunited him with his family. ORIGINAL STORY March. 8, 4:51 p.m.:Have you seen this man?  Maricopa...

Hammer time: Cops nail accused assailant in Walmart parking lot attack

A November hammer attack in the Maricopa Walmart parking lot, in which the accused assailant escaped, led to an arrest four months later. An InMaricopa...

Man dies after drowning in Rancho pool

A man died after drowning in a backyard pool this afternoon. Just after 4:30 p.m., fire and medical crews responded to the 42300 block of...
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Crews douse locomotive fire

Crews from the Maricopa Fire/Medical Department responded to a train fire this afternoon. Firefighters from Station 575 on West Edison Road doused a fire under...
Zinnerman shows off a collection of bogus badges, medals and other accolades at his Maricopa home. [Victor Moreno]

Scamouflage: How a disgraced Maricopa Marine conned his way to the top

Entangled in a web of lies, a former Marine in Maricopa has found himself ensnared in the sticky grip of stolen valor accusations. Like...
mugshots of Osvaldo Gomez, Narda Castillo, and Jazmine Gomez-Castillo. [PCSO/graphic]

Parents zapped, cop slapped in arrest of family

Maricopa police tased and arrested a family of three Monday morning.   A car crash into a Sorrento house ended in a fight with the...

SR 347 lane restriction planned Saturday

  The Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers to plan ahead for lane restrictions on State Route 347 west of the Interstate 10 interchange from...
Maricopa police respond to a fatal motorcycle versus car collision. [Brian Petersheim Jr.]

Investigators focus on driver involved in fatal Maricopa motorcycle collision

Law officers have confirmed that a Pinal County woman is being investigated in connection with a crash that killed a Mesa motorcyclist Jan. 21...

Motorist stopped for alleged erratic driving, arrested on unpaid warrants

A motorist stopped for allegedly driving erratically was booked into jail after police discovered two unpaid warrants in his name. Stephen Richards was observed driving...

Overpass at 1: $55 million project spurs commercial, residential development

The overpass is a bridge to the city’s future. City Manager Rick Horst makes his point by underlining the considerable commercial development underway or on...

Man carjacks woman, child at gunpoint in neighborhood

A woman and her one-year-old daughter were carjacked Sunday by an armed gunman as they drove through a Maricopa neighborhood. The victim had stopped her...

Update: SR 347 roadwork to cause full closure

Upcoming roadwork on State Route 347 this weekend will cause closure of a section of the road and an interstate ramp. As previously reported, Arizona...

Crash at SR 347 and Honeycutt Avenue

Maricopa police, firefighters and EMS responded to a crash at SR 347 and Honeycutt Avenue just before noon Monday. There were no serious injuries,...
A law enforcement officer stands near the intersection of John Wayne and Alterra parkways during an investigation into a crash that killed a motorcyclist on Feb. 1, 2024. Pinal County Sheriff's Office identified the motorcyclist as Demetrius Catus, 29.

Dead biker was over 100 mph during crash: Report

A motorcyclist killed while fleeing from police earlier this month was travelling over 100 miles per hour when he crashed, according to newly released...

BREAKING: Maricopa woman murdered

A 38-year-old Maricopa woman was murdered, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office confirmed tonight. Crystal Uptain was found dead around noon Dec. 5 near the Butterfield...

MFMD shows off new fire truck (VIDEO)

Members of the media were introduced to the Maricopa Fire/Medical Department’s latest major upgrade to their fleet Tuesday. MFMD’s public information officer, Capt. Brad...

Poll: Readers like choice of Goodman as city’s new police chief

The vast majority of Maricopans appear to be impressed with the credentials of new police chief Mark Goodman and welcome him. In our unscientific readers’...
Honeycutt at Santa Rosa Wash

Roadwork to smooth Honeycutt travels over Santa Rosa Wash

Motorists on Honeycutt Road will have a smoother ride after roadwork this week. The changes to traffic flow seen by motorists this week are part...
Fatal Crash graphic

1 dead after crash on Honeycutt, 1 charged on manslaughter

Updated 11:10 a.m., June 5, 2023.   One person is confirmed dead and another charged in connection with vehicular manslaughter following a car crash on...

Police: Man arrested in beating of wife

A Maricopa man is in Pinal County Jail and charged with domestic violence assault of his wife and disorderly conduct. Maricopa police arrested 42-year-old Jesus...
Ronca's family provided this photo (left) to juxtapose against her recent mugshot (right). But around the time that photo was taken, Ronca was ordered into an abuser's intervention program.

81-year-old’s assault case continued

An 81-year-old woman’s assault case was continued today in Maricopa Municipal Court. Province resident Mary Jane Ronca faces more than five years in prison after...

ASSAULT AND BATTERIES: Cattle prod-wielding woman arrested

Maricopa police arrested a woman accused of threatening her family with a cattle prodder and attacking officers Tuesday.  Officers arrested 47-year-old Angela J. Washington on...
Sheriff Mark Lamb stopping a left lane camper in his Emmy nominated video. [YouTube/PCSO]

Sheriff Lamb’s viral PSA nominated for Emmy Award

This year’s Emmy Awards might swap red carpets and ballgowns for cowboy hats and commutes to Maricopa.   The iconic TV awards show, now in...

Charges in MHS bullying case referred to county attorney

Students involved in bullying and assaults on a Maricopa High School freshman have become the subjects of a criminal investigation with charges referred to...
U.S. Rep. Tom O'Halleran

O’Halleran, epidemiologist urge precautions, not panic

By Rep. Tom O'Halleran When I was elected to Congress in 2016, I vowed to do my part to keep Arizona families healthy and informed....
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