Senita Home Reignites

Community moves quickly to assist family of 13 when fire strikes twice

When fire struck twice in less than 24 hours at a home in Senita, neighbors, friends and strangers moved quickly to help the family. The...
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Breaking news: Flames destroy Senita home in rekindling of earlier fire

Flames destroyed a home in Senita overnight after firefighters had responded Thursday to extinguish an earlier fire. Photos and video taken by a neighbor show...
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Night of drinking ends with Maricopa man’s arrest

A Maricopa man is facing disorderly conduct charges after his arrest Monday. Ken Van, 53, was charged with domestic violence related disorderly conduct after an...

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,...

City council has moment of silence inside during peaceful protest outside

As protesters again gathered in Maricopa, this time at City Hall, people inside the building were calling for calmness and unity. Before the city council...

City hopes to add more grant-funded officers to schools

An element of public safety in any community is the relationship between police and youth. Maricopa Police Department has provided officers to school campuses for...

Man arrested for DUI, meth possession

A Maricopa man is facing DUI and drug charges after his arrest Tuesday morning. Jason Bayt, 41, was charged with aggravated DUI, drug DUI, possession...

1 injured in rollover after 3-vehicle crash

At least one person was injured in a three-vehicle collision on State Route 347 south of Riggs Road Friday morning. According to the Department of...
Codey Foy charges

Defendant from Tortosa manhunt faces new charges

Codey Foy, the defendant on bail from charges of aggravated assault and endangerment after a police manhunt in Tortosa on May 8, is facing...

BREAKING: Motorist ejected in 2-vehicle crash at Farrell Road, SR 347

A motorist was ejected from a vehicle Monday evening in an accident involving two pickup trucks at West Farrell Road and State Route 347. According...

Pinal to sue feds to force Ducey to give CARES money

Railing against Gov. Doug Ducey, the Pinal County Board of Supervisors is preparing a lawsuit against the federal government.Right now our governor is systematically...
SR 347 & Casa Blanca Road Fatal Accident

UPDATE: DPS investigating fatal rollover on SR 347

A 53-year-old man from Goodyear was killed in a single-vehicle rollover on State Route 347 overnight. According to Arizona Department of Public Safety, the 2003...

Traffic stop turns up marijuana, paraphernalia

A Maricopa man faces drug charges after he was arrested April 30 by police. Martin Robles, 26, was charged with transporting marijuana for sale, and...

Full-time animal control officer starts this summer

The City of Maricopa plans to fund a city-designated animal control officer starting in July. The officer is currently shared between Pinal County and the...

Update: Codey Foy reported as “armed fugitive” by U.S. Border Patrol

While the hunt for suspect Codey Foy concluded Tuesday evening, more information is still being gathered. After being shot in the left hand by...

Update: Suspect reported shot by off-duty border patrol agent

Maricopa Police Department is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Tortosa in connection with a manhunt in the subdivision earlier in the day. Police are reporting...

MPD hopes for civilian investigators

Maricopa Police Chief Steve Stahl believes a new position in the department could enforce its goal to “make every contact excellent” and make local...

County law enforcement adapts to keep COVID-19 cases low

Local crime stories have been less frequent in the last few weeks. While it has been fairly quiet in the City of Maricopa, police...

Fire chars Hidden Valley neighborhood

A weekend fire charred acreage near Hidden Valley Road at Sandhill Road and threatened homes in the area. Multiple fire departments reported to the...

UPDATE: MPD arrests alleged shooter in Desert Cedars incident

Dorae Scott, 50, was arrested Thursday on multiple charges including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, obstructing a criminal investigation, unlawful discharge of a...

RTA tax appealed to Arizona Supreme Court

Maricopa and Pinal County are heading to Arizona Supreme Court. Thursday, attorneys from the Goldwater Institute filed an appeal of a Court of Appeals ruling...
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Mayor declares State of Emergency over coronavirus

Mayor Christian Price declared a state of emergency Friday afternoon in an effort to mitigate the impact of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 that has...

AZ Health confirms 1st coronavirus death

The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) and Maricopa County Department of Public Health (MCDPH) have confirmed the first death due to COVID-19 in...
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Coronavirus impacts City programs, cancels events

As companies and organizations have temporarily altered the way they do business during the novel coronavirus outbreak, the City of Maricopa has had to...

At Pinal jail, coronavirus screening protocols were stepped up months ago

  By Bob McGovern While U.S. health officials say they expect the number of cases of coronavirus to climb dramatically in the coming days, Pinal County...

Defendant argues with judge, rips attorney as sentencing delayed in child-sex case

The sentencing of convicted child molester Ronald Bragonier was delayed until May 22. After the reset date was announced in court Friday, Bragonier told Judge...

Police chase lands suspect in jail

Just before 2 a.m. March 5, Maricopa Police had a car chase with a suspected drunk driver. MPD received a call from Arizona Department of...

PCSO arrests 2 after body found near Maricopa

  The identity of a man found in the Santa Cruz Wash near Anderson Road south of Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway has been announced and two...

(UPDATE) Fatal collision reported on MCG Highway

A collision on Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway today claimed a life. The incident occurred around 3:45 p.m. Maricopa Police Department described the two vehicles involved in...
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(UPDATE) Victim ID’d in fatal wrong-way crash

The victim in the fatal, two-vehicle collision involving a wrong-way driver that occurred on State Route 347 Sunday has been identified as Ma C....
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