City council delays decision on recreational marijuana
If Maricopa City Council was expecting significant public input at its work session on recreational marijuana, it may be disappointed.
Just a handful of residents...
Mother accused of strangling children, hitting them with hammer
A Maricopa mother is accused of strangling her three children and hitting them with a hammer, according to police.
The mother, whose name was not...
ED3 restores power after Saturday storm causes outages
The microburst that ripped through Maricopa Saturday bringing a deluge of rain and leaving broken tree limbs and debris in its wake also took...
P&Z approves zoning change for Hogenes Farms
A 528-acre property was rezoned Monday night to allow for the development of a residential community of as many as 2,000 homes.
A request to...
Lane restrictions on SR 238 begin
Drivers should expect delays on State Route 238 west of town this week as the Arizona Department of Transportation is planning pavement sealing on...
City, Seven Ranches water district in early talks for takeover
The City of Maricopa is in discussions to take over operation of the Seven Ranches Domestic Water Improvement District, a move that could provide...
Santa Cruz Ranch to become largest development in Maricopa
The city council Tuesday unanimously approved a Major General Plan Amendment changing the land use from undesignated land use to Master Planned Community for...
Bashas’ supermarket to be sold
Just weeks after the opening of the newest supermarket in town, the oldest will be sold to a California-based independent grocer.
Bashas' Family of Stores...
$25M east-west thoroughfare is transportation priority
Improving transportation flow and relieving traffic congestion was on the minds of city officials during a recent planning session.
One priority is a nearly two-mile-long,...
Economist forecasts bright future for Pinal
Homeowners in Pinal County looking for signs of what is to come in the housing market can rest easy, according to a leading expert...
MHS stages intervention for students struggling during pandemic
A program at Maricopa High School is trying to help students struggling to learn in the pandemic age and help them catch up if...
Mayor’s State of the City blends present, future
Mayor Christian Price took the theme of Wednesday night’s State of the City address – “Pure Imagination,” from the song in the movie Willy...
Chicken restaurant pecks around for Maricopa location
A new fast-casual restaurant chain is looking for a place to build in Maricopa.
Tom Barnett, owner of the Burger King franchise in town, has...
MUSD to receive extra $18 million for new high school
Arizona State Legislature allocated an additional $18.8 million to Maricopa Unified School District toward construction of its second high school. The additional funding is...
Council OKs zoning change for West Maricopa Village
The proposed West Maricopa Village development advanced Tuesday night with city council's approval of a zoning change for the rental community.
A 35-acre parcel at...
Maricopa man gets prison term in murder by gun
A Maricopa man was sentenced Friday to nearly 17 years in prison after previously pleading guilty to second-degree murder.
Brent Edwin Justin, 32, was sentenced...
Maricopa residents weigh in on City Council runoff in weekly poll
With Nancy Smith and Bob Marsh already guaranteed spots on the Maricopa City Council, Andre LaFond and Amber Liermann will battle it out for...
Man charged with aggravated assault in visit to mom’s house
A Maricopa man is facing multiple domestic violence charges after his arrest Wednesday afternoon.
Michael Walker, 45, is charged with aggravated assault, criminal damage, resisting...
Maricopa 15U football team wins title in first season
Another youth football team in Maricopa has won a championship game in its first season.
The Pinal County Elite 15U team capped off a 7-0...
La Quinta hotel construction curbs Copper Sky parking
Sections of the parking lot at Copper Sky Recreation Complex will closed through March 16 as part of the ongoing construction of the new...
Another Wild Horse damaged
For the second time in a week, the tail of a Wild Horse has been broken.
This time it appears the appendage is missing from...
New high school to be named Desert Sunrise
The Maricopa Unified School District chose Desert Sunrise as the name for the city’s
new high school Wednesday night, choosing not to use any of...
Maricopa transit gets new name, added service
Maricopa’s 12-year-old public transit system is going through another transformation.
Mayor Christian Price unveiled the newest incarnation Wednesday. What was the COMET will now be...
False alarm on gas leak at Maricopa Station
A reported gas leak Tuesday at Maricopa Station was a false alarm, according to city spokesman Luis Vila.
Maricopa Fire and Medical teams responded to...
Eagle Shadow revives as next big subdivision
What would be the first master-planned residential development in Maricopa in years is a reminder of how the city’s development started.
El Dorado Holdings wants...
5 conjoined kittens born at Maricopa shelter
The man called looking to drop off “a momma cat and a few kittens” at Little Whiskers Animal Rescue in Maricopa.
Instead, he brought 29...
Major waterpark, surf attraction coming to Maricopa
A major water park and surfing attraction looks to be coming to Maricopa.
The agenda for next Tuesday’s city council meeting includes a scheduled vote...
Locals help Gila Bend neighbors recover from flooding
Monsoon storms brought heavy rains and flash floods to Gila Bend this weekend. Two people died and dozens were rescued, according to the Maricopa...
O’Halleran: ‘I hate that we have to force people to take a vaccine’
Arizona Congressman Tom O’Halleran supports President Joe Biden’s order for mandatory COVID-19 vaccine rules for large companies but told InMaricopa in an exclusive interview...
MUSD puts $7.2M in stimulus funds to work – with more coming
A variety of COVID-19 mitigation measures allowed the Maricopa Unified School District to reopen classrooms and enable students to learn in person.
Many of those...