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...

Jury hears details, sees photos of ‘garage murder’ scene

The second day of Kathryn Sinkevitch’s first-degree murder trial opened with the testimony of Maricopa Police Sgt. Daniel Rauch. The day was filled with police...

Pizza-puking ‘gangster’ found passed out, arrested at Denny’s

A 41-year-old inebriated man who vomited pizza all over himself and passed out in front of Denny’s restaurant was arrested on criminal trespass and...

Sonoran Desert Parkway: The rubber meets the road

Construction officially began on the Sonoran Desert Parkway last month, but the road project is hardly a new idea. The first purpose-built parkway in the...

Suspect in court on garage murder

Pinal County prosecutors have until March 7 to decide if they wish to seek the death penalty against a woman accused of murdering her...

Fire departments respond to call at McDonald’s

Three units from the Maricopa Fire and Medical Department responded to a call at the McDonald’s restaurant on John Wayne Parkway Monday afternoon. Despite having...

Maricopa men arrested after deadly crash on SR 143

  Detectives arrested two men from Maricopa in connection to a fatal accident that claimed the life of two other passengers in the Valley. The one-vehicle...

Health inspector dings 13 businesses with 40 violations

A summary of the March 15-April 11 food inspections by Pinal County Environmental Health Services: Bashas' Deli Equipment, Food-Contact Surfaces, Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils Observed a...

ADOT data paint picture of SR 347 driving habits

  There were 308 traffic crashes on State Route 347 in 2019, according to data from the Arizona Department of Transportation. Those resulted in 143 injuries...

Semi crash kills 1

Maricopa Police Department is investigating a crash that killed someone this afternoon. Just after 3:30 p.m. today, MPD was dispatched to a two-vehicle crash on...

Co-worker says ‘garage-murder’ suspect just sat and cried

  Anthony Daniels, a former co-worker of murder suspect Kathryn Sinkevitch, told a Pinal County Superior Court jury she sat and cried the afternoon the...

Opioid Epidemic Part 2: Stronger and deadlier than ever

Most people are familiar with the lesser forms of opioid pain killers such as Percocet (oxycodone) or Vicodin (hydrocodone), and the even stronger forms...
Maricopa High School

MHS combating series of campus fights

A series of fights on and near campus have marred campus life at Maricopa High School this month. A fight broke out Wednesday after school,...

Suspected gas leak causes evacuation of middle school

Maricopa Wells Middle School was evacuated Wednesday evening after a cafeteria employee smelled gas. Battalion Chief Gibby Gorman of Maricopa Fire and Medical said they...

Close call: Maricopa firefighters tackle fire-pit blaze that spreads to house

Maricopa Fire/Medical responded to a fire outside a home in the 42000 block of West Cheyenne Drive shortly after 1 p.m. Thursday after a...

Getting to know MPD’s Officer of the Year, Sergeant of the Year

Maricopa Police Foundation honored Maricopa’s “finest” its annual award ceremony Nov. 4. MPD veteran Elliot Sneezy was named Sergeant of the Year, and newcomer...

Alterra house catches fire during AC work

A house caught on fire in the 44900 block of West Buckhorn Trail in Alterra Monday afternoon. There are no reports of injuries. https://youtu.be/dx5EUwJDG0I Workers were...

Maricopa police surveillance operation nets alleged dealer

A Maricopa man is facing marijuana charges after his arrest Wednesday. Parish Davis, 19, is charged with possession of marijuana with intent to sell and...

Woman accused of abusing children to make YouTube series

A 48-year-old Maricopa woman was charged March 15 by Maricopa Police with two counts of molestation of a child, seven counts of child abuse,...
K-9 Officer Karma

MPD introduces new K-9, Karma

Maricopa Police Department has retired K-9 Officer Murphy after 10 years on the job and will be replacing him with a new officer –...

Fire Prevention Week: Home-escape plan may save your life

You’re relaxing at home. Suddenly, you notice smoke billowing. Usually, it’s from the kitchen. By the time you see it, you might have only...

Sinkevitch sentenced in Maricopa garage murder

Kathryn Sinkevitch will spend the rest of her life in prison. Thursday, Pinal County Superior Court Judge Kevin White handed down a "natural life" in...
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Standoff in Rancho El Dorado ends peacefully

A standoff between police and an armed man in Rancho El Dorado today ended peacefully with the man being arrested by a Chandler Police...

Maricopa man sentenced for ‘horrific offense’ of killing wife

After pleading guilty to stabbing his wife to death, Miguel Figueroa, 47, of Maricopa was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of...

Reported being naked, woman arrested on warrant

A caller alerted police to a “possible sex offense” involving two allegedly nude people off the side of a local road. Officers with the Maricopa...

Once facing 10 counts of abuse, Mastersons plead to misdemeanor

  A Maricopa couple charged with three counts of child abuse entered plea agreements in June. Corey and Veronica Masterson, arrested in December 2018, both pled...

Pinal County Sheriff’s Office Crime Reports

April 29, 2019 April 26-28, 2019 April 25, 2019 April 24, 2019 April 23, 2019 April 22, 2019 April 19-21, 2019 April 18, 2019 April 17, 2019 April 16, 2019 April 15, 2019 April 12-14,...

Feds extend deadline for travel ID to fly, but first Maricopans must drive

Rest easy, travelers. The deadline for getting a federally compliant travel-identification card has been extended by two years, to May 7, 2025. For Maricopans, getting...

Maricopa man sentenced to 24 years for child molestation

Dallas Smith, 42, of Maricopa, received the maximum sentence for committing sexual acts on two girls. Pinal County Superior Court Judge Joseph Georgini gave Smith...

Local teen stabbed to death in Phoenix

Kristopher Guarajado Mickell, a 15-year-old boy from Maricopa, was stabbed to death today in Phoenix, according to Phoenix Police Department. Phoenix PD said Mickell was...
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