Public Safety

The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office received a 9-1-1 call at 12:38 p.m. Monday from a 69-year-old man who reported that he and his wife,...

Firefighters are working hard to contain a wildfire that began at approximately 1 p.m. yesterday and burned more than 7,000 acres of land south...

Thirteen dogs living in deplorable conditions were removed from a home in the 44000 block of West Juniper Avenue in the Alterra North community...

Maricopa resident Joseph Burns, 30, was sentenced Dec. 9 to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of aggravated assault against...

After months of planning, a major TV network was in Maricopa Wednesday afternoon filming with the Maricopa Police Department at the new Donald N....

A known drug-smuggling corridor south of Maricopa yielded two arrests for the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office when four large packages of marijuana were reportedly...

Citizen’s arrests, road rage and when it is legal to shoot a home invader were topics touched on during Saturday’s Coffee with the Chief...

The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office arrested 13 people within 25 hours from Sunday to Monday in three separate cases involving human and drug smuggling.Around...

Arizona Department of Transportation The figures remain preliminary, but it’s already clear that motor-vehicle crash fatalities on Arizona roadways increased in 2015 – and that...

Utility work will cause lane restrictions on Maricopa Road north of Honeycutt Avenue Sept. 10. The project near Maricopa High School is scheduled for...

A crash on Southbound SR 347 is blocking the left lane. According to the Arizona Department of Transportation, the wreck happened right at Cememt...

A man faces charges after removing some of his clothes in the middle of traffic on Honeycutt Road, according to police.  James D. Jones, 36,...

Beginning next week, Arizonans will be able to provide input on the Arizona Department of Transportation’s update of projects proposed to move forward in...

Maricopa Unified School District sent out this message to parents and guardians at around 11:30 a.m.: A few minutes ago we were notified by the...

Maricopa police are investigating a school bus-involved accident on southbound John Wayne Parkway, just north of the railroad tracks Tuesday afternoon. Three children were...

Law enforcement issued 62 citations during a special detail on State Route 347 today. Sgt. Steve Sekrecki of Arizona Department of Public Safety's Highway Patrol...

Michael J. Lewis, 39, was arrested on an active warrant by Maricopa Police on Monday. Lewis was also allegedly in possession of a small...

  Sydney Powell was arrested Jan. 13 after she allegedly hit her boyfriend in the face twice while he was driving south on John Wayne...

Despite the lack of a quorum at Thursday’s meeting, the Heritage District Citizen Advisory Committee heard a presentation on the expansion of the courthouse...

Maricopa is under a severe thunderstorm warning and a blowing-dust advisory tonight. The thunderstorm warning is in effect until 7:30 p.m. The dust warning is...

At a recent public meeting, Maricopa police said residents should be cautious of what they read and post on social media websites.Maricopa Police Chief...

A tip to the Arizona Department of Public Safety about people loading bundles of marijuana into the back of a car near I-8 and...

Maricopa police and firefighters will distribute glow sticks and help parents and trick-or-treaters in the Senita and Tortosa neighborhoods on Halloween.“There’s always a lot...

The Maricopa Police Department has been awarded a $14,000 grant from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety to buy a Nikon DTM-322 total station...

Gov. Doug Ducey ordered flags at all state buildings be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset Oct. 19 for the interment of Maricopa...

A man is accused of stealing a vehicle and possessing dangerous drugs, among a list of charges he faces as a result of an...

A driver ended up in the hospital after flipping a car on its roof, according to Maricopa police.   The single-vehicle crash happened on North John...

A seven-mile stretch of State Route 347 south of Interstate 10 will be narrowed to one lane in each direction on Saturday, Oct. 8,...

A student at Maricopa High School was taken into custody Monday after a gun was found in the student's vehicle. Maricopa Unified School District Superintendent...

A Maricopa man was arrested after an alleged domestic violence incident when the victim was denied access to her phone, forcing her to use...