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...
Safe place opens for women, teen girls in crisis
Women and teen girls facing crisis have a new safe place available to them.
Hope Women’s Center, a faith-based non-profit organization, opened Dec. 1 in...
Flood Control District awaits FEMA response, engages Province, Villages HOAs
The Maricopa Flood Control District is still awaiting a response from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on next steps in the city’s efforts...
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...
City lights Christmas tree with flicks, fireworks (GALLERY)
The lights are on.
Mayor Christian Price on Friday night presided over the lighting of the city's Christmas tree at Copper Sky Regional Park.
The tree...
Maricopa Mambas (12u) are state champions
The Maricopa Mambas 12u football team won the state championship on Saturday in its inaugural season.
The team defeated the Peoria Panthers, 30-13, in a...
County tables takeover, pushes Maricopa to get along with water district
Maricopa was told to try harder.
City Hall took its issues with Maricopa Consolidated Domestic Water Improvement District to the Pinal County Board of Supervisors...
Council members sworn in as Brown gets emotional sendoff
With new members being sworn in, Maricopa City Council paid emotional farewell to Marvin Brown Tuesday night. Brown is stepping down from the council...
MUSD tracks bullying even during COVID
Elementary-aged children are far more likely to tell adults they are being bullied than high school students.
Secondary-aged students who have self-identified as or been...
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...
Black Friday 2020: Lighter crowds, but some sweet deals
It took Rhianon Bender a year to get her Black Friday deal, but she got it.
The Maricopa resident came out of Walmart on Friday...
Police Chief Steve Stahl announces retirement
Maricopa police Chief Steve Stahl on Wednesday afternoon announced his retirement. It is effective Jan. 4.
Cmdr. Jim Hughes, who has been with MPD for...
MHS confirms 2020 graduation date, seeks contact info
Maricopa High School administration confirmed Tuesday that plans for a December graduation for its 2020 seniors would be postponed until late May.
Public health restrictions...
More serious accidents in Maricopa as city grows
When a stretch of Bowlin Road between White and Parker Road and Rancho Mirage Boulevard opened in late August, the City was seeking to...
MHS Class of 2020 graduation apparently postponed
The December graduation proposed for 2020 graduates of Maricopa High School will be postponed again, according to Patti Coutre, a Maricopa Unified School District...
MUSD to close middle school as quarantine limits teachers
Numbers of COVID-19 cases had been creeping up recently at Maricopa Wells Middle School. Today, the school district opted to close the school from...
Hundreds line sidewalks for festive Veterans Day parade
The American flags were plentiful and puffed on Porter Road on Saturday morning.
Hundreds and hundreds of people lined the thoroughfare for the fourth annual...
MHS swimmer nabs silver medal at state
Maricopa High School junior Nolan Ford dramatically exceeded his state ranking Friday to take second place at the Division 1 Swimming Championships.
Competing in the...
Realtor: Finally, a bit of good news for homebuyers
The month of October in Maricopa begins the typically quiet time of year for real estate.
The market is still red-hot for home sellers. Many...
More delays for 8-week project on SR 347 from Maricopa to I-10
A State Route 347 pavement sealing project is on the horizon, but it won't begin on Sunday night as scheduled.
The Arizona Department of Transportation...
Bahama Buck’s opens to great fanfare (GALLERY)
The much-anticipated arrival of Bahama Buck's has finally arrived.
The shaved ice emporium on North Porter Road in Oasis at the Wells had a VIP...
Tradition, concern drive voters to polls on Election Day
Not everybody voted early.
Polls in Maricopa were generally busy early Tuesday morning, though the number of voters had thinned a bit by late morning.
Some...
Maricopa Grand Slam to bring poetic ‘War of Words’ on Nov. 14
A dual-county, real and virtual contest in performance poetry comes to Maricopa on Saturday, Nov. 14.
The Maricopa Grand Slam pits 12 slam poets from...
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...
It’s a walk in the park for kiddos in costumes (GALLERY)
The Pacana Park Walk n' Treat on Oct. 28 was a spine-tingling and sweet success.
More than 60 local vendors set up for the city...
DPS investigation into K-9 Ike’s death leaves questions
Four months after the death of Maricopa K-9 officer Ike, the state Department of Public Safety has released a report on its criminal investigation...
Sonoran Creek Marketplace breaks ground, plans Sprouts
It took two years to reach the point of breaking ground on the planned Sonoran Creek Marketplace. Developers expect it to be another year...
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,...
Police arrest man after victim calls from Circle K restroom
A man faces charges after an alleged assault on a woman on Sunday.
Mauricio Martinez-Molina was arrested about 2:46 p.m. Sunday and charged with Assault,...
Police arrest man accused of sex crimes against child
A Maricopa man is accused of molesting a child and related crimes after his Oct. 14 arrest.
Lionel Lara, 35, is charged with molestation of...