Public Safety News

For Arizonans, summer is not indicated by a date on a calendar. Instead it is a triple-digit forecast. This week, Maricopa is expected to reach...

Motor vehicle crashes on local roads and highways across the state claimed the lives of 895 people in 2015. That is 121 more than...

The Arizona deserts are heating up dramatically this week. An excessive-heat warning will be in place beginning Friday in Maricopa, with Saturday likely the hottest...

A Stanfield man suspected of smuggling 22 bales of marijuana was arrested after being chased by a sheriff’s deputy through the Thunderbird Farms area. The...

A suspect has been arrested in the death of Maricopa resident Angela Russo. LaShawn Johnson, 25, has been booked at Maricopa County Sheriff's Office on...

Maricopa Police Department released the following information today: On May 25, after dedicating hundreds of hours, a Maricopa Police Department investigation has led to the...

By Walter Smith Because of a recent unfortunate incident in the Rancho El Dorado neighborhood, it has come to the attention of other residents and...

The Arizona Department of Public Safety (ADPS), along with the Arizona Department of Transportation and the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, will be working...

Traffic on State Route 347 was blocked Thursday morning by multi-vehicle collision. Seven vehicles were reportedly involved in the crash that occurred around 7:30 a.m....

A May 11 fire that burned a portion of a home in the Glennwilde subdivision is being blamed on an outdoor grill. Maricopa Fire Department...

A Maricopa man is in critical condition after being stabbed in a fight Thursday, and his alleged assailant is behind bars. The fight took place...

For the past week a Maricopa teen has been recovering from injuries after an electronic cigarette exploded in her face on Mother’s Day. A 17-year-old...

Two Maricopa teenagers have been reported as runaways possibly heading to California. Jordan’s mother said she last saw her son Tuesday morning as he was...

A man in Stanfield is accused of running a crime syndicate by the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office. Misael Gonzalez Gonzalez, 44, was arrested Monday in...

Proposition 123 (education funding) The Basics Prop. 123 amends the Arizona Constitution to increase the annual distributions from the state land trust permanent funds to schools,...

Maricopa Police Department is urging business owners to sign up for its BusinessWatch program, a cooperative initiative between MPD and the Maricopa Chamber of...

United Maricopa Firefighters Local 4561 has completed its donation campaign for "Fill the Boot," a charity event for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. With support from...

More than two weeks after her family last heard from her, no trace has been found of a Maricopa woman. Angela Russo, 24, hasn’t been...

The April 24 deaths of three motorists on State Route 347 remain an ongoing investigation for the Gila River Police Department. Julio Robles Ayala, Alfredo...

As temperatures begin to move into the extremes, Maricopa Fire Department reminds you prolonged or intense exposure to hot temperatures can cause heat-related illnesses...

As the seasons change and the weather warms up, it is common for the community to see an increase in bee activity. In most...

A 34-year-old Phoenix man was killed in a head-on collision with a tow truck on State Route 347 early Thursday that stopped traffic for...

April 1, Pinal County Air Quality began issuing only three-day open burning permits.  All permits will expire by May 1 and Pinal County will...

A fatal collision on the west end of Riggs Road on State Route 347 and road construction on Interstate 10 on the east end...

No, you may not carry a concealed weapon into Maricopa’s municipal court. Or the police station. Or a fire station. But Tuesday the Maricopa City...

Community Emergency Response Training (CERT) was completed March 5, and eight graduates from the community received certification from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The six-week...

Maricopa Fire Department’s Donald N. Pearce Fire Station 575 received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council....

By Katie Mayer A little more than 19 years into Maricopa Police Chief Steve Stahl’s law enforcement career, he grew disenchanted and planned to retire...

Spoon’s Chi-Town Café suffered a major hit today. A truck parked next door at Napa Auto Parts backed up and went out of control,...

A fight may have turned into arson in Stanfield Sunday night. Pinal County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to reports of a fight near 38000 W....