Public Safety News

New surveillance cameras installed below the stop-arms of school buses could lead to traffic citations. The Maricopa Unified School District’s Transportation Department installed the cameras...

Pinal County residents will have the opportunity to vote in November to approve a sales tax funding infrastructure improvements across the county. For Maricopa, it...

The average response time for a Maricopa fire truck is 4-6 minutes. Maricopa Fire/Medical Department held a fire safety presentation Monday at a home in...

A love triangle and an alleged assault this summer led to one woman being charged last month. In June, the Maricopa Police Department responded to a call...

The woman accused of causing the 2015 death of a 3-year-old girl was back in Superior Court Monday afternoon. Shawn Main, 46, appeared in front...

At least four people have been transported to the hospital after a minivan crashed through the front doors of Honeycutt Coffee Monday morning. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqdXctmLsqQ Police described...

  Department of Public Safety pulled over 67 commercial vehicles for inspections during a Wednesday morning detail on State Route 347 and Highway 84. Seventy violations...

A mother and her two children safely evacuated their home in The Villages after it caught fire Tuesday afternoon, according to Maricopa Fire/Medical Department. Brad...

The trial for one of Maricopa’s most high-profile murder cases is on track, according to lawyers on both sides. The trial date for accused double-murderer...

Maricopa Fire/Medical Department hosted an open house at Station 571 Saturday morning, giving tours of the building and equipment and especially its new ladder...

State Troopers are at it again. The Department of Public Safety plans to conduct a special detail on Wednesday targeting commercial vehicles on State Route...

  By Joan Koczor As our lives become increasingly busy we look for shortcuts to pay bills, shop and bank. While they may save time, such...

Maricopa Police and Maricopa Fire/Medical departments are investigating a suspected case of arson after a car caught fire in The Lakes around midnight Tuesday morning. The...

Officers with the Chandler Police Department are searching for a strong-arm robbery suspect they believe to be hiding out in the neighborhood of Rancho...

A Maricopa man was arrested earlier this month after allegedly stealing a former coworker’s car and claiming he was forced into the theft by...

The Maricopa Police Department is investigating an anonymous threat sent to a Maricopa Wells Middle School student yesterday. MPD Spokesman Ricardo Alvarado said the alleged...

The Maricopa City Police Department is raising its game, technologically speaking. MPD will soon acquire a state-of-the-art unmanned aerial system (UAS), poising them to become the...

A three-vehicle collision resulted in a rollover accident in Thunderbird Farms Sunday afternoon, according to the Pinal County Sherriff’s Office. PCSO spokesperson Navideh Forghani said...

Cameras the Arizona Department of Transportation uses to monitor State Route 347 traffic between the city of Maricopa and Interstate 10 now allow drivers...

A fatal collision on State Route 238 on Friday afternoon is being attributed to an SUV trying to pass a commercial truck in the...

A Maricopa man has been arrested for assault and criminal damage spawning from an alleged domestic violence incident on Aug. 24, during which he...

A Maricopa Police Officer was recognized recently for his efforts enforcing DUI laws in the city. Chief Steve Stahl nominated Officer Joshua Hawksworth in June...

  Opioid addicts seeking rehabilitation have numerous options for treatment.Twelve-step programs are the largest common denominator of long-term recovery programs. The support network Advocates for Opioid...

Maricopa Police Department is slowing traffic on Maricopa Casa-Grande Highway after a construction vehicle tipped over on the shoulder at around 1 p.m.   Photos taken...

One of the best options for saving an opioid overdose patient is to use an opiate antagonist like naloxone.  Pharmacies in the Maricopa area...

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

As much of the United States has begun to face down the staggering number of opioid-related deaths in recent years, Arizona too has begun...

A vehicle struck the front tire of a child’s bicycle Thursday morning as she attempted to peddle through a cross walk on her way...

The inaugural hearing of the Maricopa Teen Court is slated to begin Aug. 24 inside the Maricopa/Stanfield Justice Courtroom. It’s the first of many for...

A blowing-dust advisory is in place for Maricopa and northern Pinal County until 7 p.m. Winds could gust to 30-40 mph. Expect visibility to shrink...