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...
P&Z approves 530-unit West Maricopa Village
The city planning and zoning commission on Monday approved two new multi-family housing developments on the city’s west side.
Known collectively as West Maricopa Village,...
It’s official! MOD Pizza coming to Sonoran Creek
MOD Super Fast Pizza will officially join the line-up at Sonoran Creek Marketplace.
The addition was announced Wednesday by Thompson Thrift, developer of the shopping...
MOD Pizza, Jimmy John’s construction progressing
MOD Pizza is beginning the improvements on the interior space of its suite at Sonoran Creek, 20320 N. John Wayne Pkwy. Jimmy John’s received...
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...
AZ researchers: 3-week lockdown needed to avoid COVID ‘catastrophe’
A shelter-in-place order in Arizona, from Tuesday through Dec. 22, is necessary to avoid a public health “catastrophe,” a team of coronavirus researchers is...
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...
Sunrise Café finds second chance with new owner
Sunrise Café, the popular restaurant whose closing at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic became permanent, is being resurrected by a new owner with...
This is the most expensive home ever listed for sale in Maricopa
With the influx of new builders coming into the city of Maricopa, some subdivisions have parcels that sell out, and the builders move to...
Pit bull owner faces imminent criminal charges, civil suit in attack
The owner of two pit bulls faces imminent criminal charges in the December attack that resulted in the death of one dog and injuries...
Roadside discussion leads to drug bust
Early Tuesday morning, a conversation between partners on the roadside led to two arrests.
According to police reports about the incident, two individuals, Brandon Carpenter...
Local veteran insulted by message on drive-thru receipt
A trip to the drive-thru has triggered a storm of controversy for a fast-food restaurant and heartache for a Maricopa Army veteran.
David Allen and...
Details emerge in Thanksgiving gunfire incident
Maricopa Police have released additional details regarding an incident involving gunfire that shook the Maricopa Meadows community Thanksgiving Day.
Shelly Noble Jackson has been charged...
What’s on the ballot? Some big questions
Aside from all the candidates to elect, Maricopa voters have three issues to decide in the General Election.
Two of the issues are statewide questions...
O’Jons pull out of apartment complex project
The O’Jon Terrace Apartments project at Honeycutt and Porter roads has been canceled due to the rising costs of construction, Kent and Chrystal O’Jon...
Sherwin-Williams set to roll into town
A tenant has been found for the Edison Place storefront vacated by Aaron’s over a year ago.
Sherwin-Williams, an international paint and coatings retailer, is...
Buttigieg visits SR 347 to hear safety concerns
By Mark DeLap
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg stopped by State Route 347 and Riggs Road on Thursday afternoon to hear the concerns of local...
City’s second hospital project is on fast track
The company expected to operate Maricopa’s second hospital has a successful track record of running small hospitals in Arizona, Texas and six other states.
Founded...
Gunfire erupts on Glennwilde street
Gunfire erupted on a Glennwilde street on Sunday afternoon, according to a resident of the neighborhood.
Cars were speeding around the Hickory division of the...
When intruder visited, grandmother fired a warning shot
Debby was sleeping when her big boxer, Oliver, began whining about 3:30 a.m. Thursday.
She knew right away it was no “time to go out”...
COVID-19 outbreak to close MUSD school for 16 days
A Maricopa elementary school will be closed for 16 days, starting Tuesday, after a coronavirus outbreak was reported Monday.
In a message on its homepage,...
FBI takes over bank robbery investigation
The FBI Violent Crimes Task Force has taken over the investigation of the Aug. 14 bank robbery at the Desert Financial Credit Union branch...
Weekend construction to restrict SR347 again
Those traveling to the Valley this weekend via State Route 347 will once again experience delays. Arizona Department of Transportation will be doing construction...
Lucid Motors shows off autos to be manufactured in Pinal County
Lucid Motors unveiled production details for its new Lucid Air in a broadcast Wednesday from its Newark, California, headquarters.
The luxury electric car is set...
Maricopa only place left in Valley for business expansion
Mayor Christian Price let the residents of Province who attended a presentation on city issues last Wednesday in on a little secret. He said...
Is Maricopa real estate market cooling off?
Mother Nature is turning up the heat in Arizona this summer but is the real estate market finally cooling off?
Maricopa real estate has been...
Head-on collision sends two to hospital with serious injuries
Two drivers were seriously injured Friday morning in a head-on collision on Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway near Santa Rosa Springs Road.
The accident, which blocked a...
Realtor: Home prices expensive, but only by Maricopa standards
The average price-per-square-foot of Maricopa homes sold in the summer of 2021 is more than four times the same period a decade earlier. Yet...
Maricopa holds onto a place on 10 Safest Cities list
Maricopa is the ninth safest city in the state in 2021, according to a new ranking.
The city slipped three spots in the annual Safest...
City buys 15 acres for Maricopa Station development for $5.9M
The city made two recent land transactions – one purchase and one sale – as part of efforts to facilitate development.
The purchase of about...