Winds cause Red Flag Warning
A Red Flag Warning is in place in Maricopa and northwest Pinal County. Strong winds and low relative humidity have created high fire danger...
City trying to make connections on Bowlin Road (VIDEO)
Bowlin Road is a piecemeal roadway through Maricopa, some pieces in high usage while other pieces are nearly ghosts.
This year, sections of it are...
MFMD tech shows leadership in Air National Guard
By Tech. Sgt. Michael Matkin, 161st Air Refueling Wing
Airman 1st Class Jonathan Sheaffer wears a fireman’s helmet as a hazardous material technician for the...
Judge mulls ‘garage murder’ suspect’s claims against MPD
At a Wednesday evidentiary hearing in a Maricopa murder case, Pinal Superior Court Judge Kevin D. White listened to a defense motion to suppress...
Disturbance lands Maricopa man in jail on drug charges
On March 31 Maricopa Police responded to a disturbance call on North Ibis Way. During the investigation they ended up charging Josiah Shields, 19,...
Charges upped against suspected burglar, police release body-cam footage (VIDEO)
May 23, charges against a suspected home invader were enhanced due to aggravating factors.
Kenneth Lewis, 43, was shot by a Maricopa homeowner after he...
Opioids: What’s behind Pinal County’s lawsuit against Big Pharma
There have been 308 reported opioid overdoses in Pinal County in the past two and a half years.
Pinal County is taking on big pharmaceutical...
Local law enforcement eyes SB1070 settlement
The tide of the 2016 election has brought with it changes and new faces for Pinal County, and amid the frothy wash a new...
Darr sentencing delayed to give supporters time to speak
Erin Darr has two weeks to get her supporters in court to speak on her behalf.
The Maricopa resident, already behind bars, was supposed to...
Man accused of throwing son into wall
Police arrested a man Sunday afternoon after he allegedly threw his son into a wall and threatened him.
Derek J. Odom, 29, was charged with...
Break-in at local vape store results in hundreds of stolen items
Nathaniel Dusenberry, 19, was arrested April 2 on expected charges of third-degree burglary, criminal damage and theft.
Around midnight March 28, video surveillance captured a...
Man accused of assault with rebar, drug possession
A Maricopa man was arrested Friday morning on suspicion of assault, disorderly conduct and possession of narcotics.
Maricopa Police were dispatched to a residence on...
Man accused of using stolen credit card at gas station
A 29-year-old Maricopa man was charged by police with fraudulent use of a credit card and possession of drug paraphernalia on March 27.
Maricopa Police...
Five vehicle crash on I-10 kills Maricopa mom, 2 children
Department of Public Safety is investigating the cause of a five-vehicle collision that claimed the lives of a Maricopa woman and two children Wednesday.
The...
Recorded conversation between suspects center of pre-trail hearing for Miller murder case
The trial of Arthur Magaña, 18, on a charge of first-degree murder is set to begin next week with jury selection, but the judge...
Aviation executive identified as pilot in fatal crash
A former aviation company executive has been identified as the pilot in the fatal plane crash in Thunderbird Farms Friday.
According to Pinal County Sheriff’s...
MPD chief explains school-lockdown response
When schools call police to campus, the police become instruments of the school rather than the other way around.
“We operate within the confines of...
Man accused of theft, criminal damage
Shawn Baptisto, 33, was arrested by Maricopa Police on Feb. 3 for violation of court order, theft and criminal damage after he entered a...
Man arrested, accused of choking girlfriend
A Maricopa man is facing domestic violence charges after his arrest July 16.
Adam Mulhollen, 31, was involved in an altercation with his girlfriend July...
Woman arrested for meth during search
Tiffany Marquez was arrest Dec. 13 for an outstanding warrant, but Maricopa Police discovered methamphetamine in her purse during the arrest.
She was charged with...
ROC adds ex-contractor to Most Wanted list
The Arizona Registrar of Contractors (ROC) added Donald Libby, 51 of Phoenix, to the Most Wanted Unlicensed Entities List.
Libby is believed to be actively...
Officers ticket scores of truckers on SR 347
Department of Public Safety dished out 106 citations to commercial vehicle drivers on State Route 347 Friday.
DPS ran a special detail from 7 a.m....
SR 347 southbound closed at Riggs Road
State Route 347 southbound is closed at Riggs Road for a crash, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.
The closure extends to Casa Blanca...
‘Come hell or high water:’ Despite defeat of Prop. 469, Martinez leads ongoing efforts...
Proposition 469 to improve transportation, most notably roads, across Pinal County was defeated in the General Election.
Still, processes are moving forward that could result...
Woman accused of DUI after collision
A Maricopa mother was arrested Sept. 27 on suspicion of intoxicated driving after a collision on Smith-Enke Road. Her son was reportedly in the...
Public Works building on Edison ready for occupancy
The new Maricopa Public Works and Fire Department building on Edison Road has nearly been completed and will see employees slowly move in before...
Overpass groundbreaking unites mayors, leaders (VIDEO)
An infrastructure project 15 years in the making finally broke ground Monday morning.
City officials broke ground for the overpass at State Route 347 and...
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...
COVID-19 shutdown leads to more shoplifting; domestic violence stats expected to rise
In recent weeks, national news reports have documented a rise in domestic violence and suicide cases as people quarantined at home during the pandemic.
“Now,...
Update: Man killed in SR 347 crash
A 76-year-old male driver died in a crash on State Route 347 today at the Riggs Road intersection, according to the Department of Public...