Rams softball team plays Senior Day game (GALLERY)
The Maricopa High School softball team celebrated its seniors on Thursday with a game against the Tucson High Badgers.
The Rams lost the Senior Day...
A+ Charters Schools hires Nate Wong as athletic director
Nate Wong will join A+ Charters Schools as athletic director for the 2021-2022 school year.
Wong, 40, will build a program at the new school...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Home inventory in city dwindles to 15-day supply
As March ended, the number of homes for sale in the city had dwindled to a 15-day supply.
That means that at the current sales...
MUSD names principal for new high school
The Maricopa Unified School District has appointed a principal for its second high school.
Marlene Armstrong, who was hired last year as the assistant principal...
First responders get tool to calm people with autism
A new tool on city fire trucks will help first responders to calm people with autism spectrum disorder and de-escalate the scene of emergencies.
The...
Mayor, council offer thoughts on recreational marijuana
The issue of legalized recreational marijuana in Maricopa has ignited passions on many fronts. To find out where our city leaders stand on the...
Lifting of occupancy limits has limited impact on restaurants
Gov. Doug Ducey’s rollback on Friday of occupancy limits on restaurants and other businesses will have limited impact at one popular Maricopa eatery.
The order...
MUSD board votes, 2-1, to hire new MHS athletic director
The hiring of a new athletic director/vice principal at Maricopa High School took an unexpected turn Wednesday night.
Christopher Driving Hawk's hiring was on the...
Ducey executive order requires schools to reopen
An executive order issued Wednesday by Gov. Doug Ducey returning schools to “in-person, teacher-led instruction” wouldn’t appear to have much of an effect in...
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...
As Riggs Road overpass bill advances, council kicks in $1M
Maricopa City Council put its money where its mouth is on Tuesday night for a safer State Route 347.
The council approved the transfer of...
Gun taken from vehicle in Villages burglaries overnight
Maricopa police are asking residents in the Villages to check their home surveillance cameras after a handgun was taken overnight in a rash of...
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...
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...
Board revisits quarantine rules, gets update on 2nd high school
The Maricopa Unified School District is evaluating a change in determining who is quarantined when a positive COVID-19 case is reported at one of...
Santa Cruz students learning at home due to staff quarantines
All students at Santa Cruz Elementary School are learning from home until Monday due to positive COVID-19 tests and quarantines among faculty and staff....
9 key COVID questions answered by Pinal County Health Team
Whether its questions about COVID-19 vaccine availability or quarantine protocol in schools, answers have sometimes been hard to come by. Depending upon where you...
Nearly 75% say city should have recreational pot dispensary
Last Monday, InMaricopa published an unofficial poll ahead of the next day’s consideration by city council of an ordinance on recreational marijuana.
We asked, “Should...
COPA Music Festival: a night of soul, R&B (GALLERY)
The COPA Music Festival celebrated Black History Month on Saturday night on the lawn at Copper Sky Regional Park.
Six soul and R&B artists performed...
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...
P&Z acts; West Maricopa Village construction could begin soon
The Planning and Zoning Commission on Monday approved a change in zoning for the proposed West Maricopa Village.
The board rezoned the proposed 35-acre development...
COVID-19 update: Pinal has dose of better news
Pinal County had a dose of better news in the first week in February, reporting just 122 new COVID-19 cases. The total number of...
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...
Pot dispensary in city? Don’t get your hopes too high
Anyone with hoping to buy marijuana in Maricopa some day should probably lower their expectations.
After voters in November legalized recreational use statewide, several city...
Transportation Committee approves SR347-Riggs overpass
A state House bill appropriating $35 million to construct an overpass at State Route 347 and Riggs Road passed out of the Transportation Committee...