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Restaurant closes for deep cleaning after positive COVID-19 case

A popular Maricopa restaurant immediately closed Friday after learning an employee tested positive for coronavirus. A staffer at Native Grill & Wings, who last worked...
Jeff McClure

Maricopa helps McClure in apparent Pinal supervisor win

Kicking off his campaign early – in February 2019 – may have put Jeffrey McClure on the path to victory on Election Day. McClure, a...
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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...
A+ Charter Schools

Update: A+ Charter student got wrong results, tests negative for COVID-19

The student at A+ Charter Schools who tested positive for coronavirus earlier in the week was initially provided the wrong test results, the school...

After more COVID cases, 245 at MHS in quarantine

Two days after Maricopa Unified School District had to close down an elementary school, three new cases of COVID-19 were reported at the high...

Scary student film set to re-premiere Friday

When COVID-19 caused schools and businesses to close and events to be canceled last spring, one of the first sacrifices was a spooky student...

Superintendent explains COVID-19 outbreak (VIDEO)

Maricopa Unified School District Superintendent Tracey Lopeman explains some details of a coronavirus outbreak. After one staff member of Saddleback Elementary reported contracting COVID-19,...

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,...
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Tickets on sale for virtual Copa Shorts Film Fest

More than 50 short films will be showcased during the fourth annual Copa Shorts Film Fest, which will be held Nov. 7-9 as a...

MUSD confirms COVID case at elementary

  Maricopa Unified School District announced today another case of COVID-19, the third since the beginning of the school year. A staff member at Saddleback Elementary...
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UltraStar’s Saks: Ak-Chin takeover was always the plan

Adam Saks knew the day was coming for a long time, and it arrived Friday. The Ak-Chin Community took over operations of the entertainment complex...
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UltraStar out at Ak-Chin entertainment center

UltraStar Cinemas, the company that has been managing the entertainment complex at Ak-Chin Circle, is out. In a Facebook message posted about 9 p.m. on...

MHS student tests positive for COVID-19

Maricopa Unified School District announced the following: On Oct. 13, Maricopa High School received notification that one of its students tested positive for COVID-19. Pursuant to...

Skimmers victimize Maricopans, clean out bank accounts

Skimmers are active in Maricopa. Very active. Leticia Rios found out the hard way. So have a lot of others. Rios was victimized on Aug. 5, the...
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Group saves annual veterans parade from COVID-19 cancellation

The parade will go on. Since 2017, the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 133 had organized and planned the annual Maricopa Veterans Day Parade to honor...
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Pandemic sparked rise in domestic violence. But help is available

By Agnes’ Centers for Domestic Solutions Welcome to October, the month of ghost and goblins, when all the television networks play scary movies and the...

Halloween 2020 scarier than usual

Families are on their own to decide if trick-or-treating this Halloween is a good idea. While the City of Maricopa has set no parameters or...
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U.S. judge orders state to extend voter registration deadline

Update: The extension of the voter registration deadline was curtailed by a federal appeals court on Tuesday, Oct. 13. Residents had until Thursday, Oct....
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Study: Arizona 4th least-safe state for school reopenings

Arizona is the fourth least-safe state for schools to reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new study. The study by WalletHub, a personal finance...

Copa Shorts Film Fest goes virtual

The fourth annual Copa Shorts Film Fest will take place online Nov. 7-8. With health guidelines discouraging gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic, the directors...

Managing screen time for young kids during social distancing

As families continue to practice social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic and many parents remain at home with their young children, it’s important to...

Pinal to again ask Ducey to reallocate ‘fair’ COVID funding

Pinal County will come knocking on Gov. Doug Ducey’s door again. The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to bring its COVID-19 data back to the...

New AD working to create safe fall season amid COVID

Evelyn Wynn had a wild introduction to Maricopa High School sports. The new athletic director arrived as COVID-19 was changing sports schedules into question marks...
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Copper Sky to lift reservation policy, reactivate memberships

Ahead of Thursday morning's news that Pinal County had earned the three benchmarks necessary for businesses to reopen, the staff at Copper Sky Recreation...
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Pinal hits COVID-19 benchmarks to reopen businesses

Some businesses in Maricopa will be able to enter phase one of reopening after Pinal County moved Thursday to a moderate level of community...
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Make a reservation: Copper Sky to reopen this week

The Copper Sky Multigenerational Recreation Center will reopen Thursday on a reservation-only basis to facilitate physical distancing. The facility will open with limited hours before...
Honeycutt Coffee Liquor License

Popular coffee shop applies for full liquor license

Honeycutt Coffee may soon be serving beer and wine along with the caramel macchiatos and chai teas that customers order now. The shop, at 44400...
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UltraStar will open theaters on Friday

The movies will roll again Friday at UltraStar Multi-tainment Center. The entertainment complex announced Thursday it would reopen after theaters after five-plus months in the...
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Pinal just misses key benchmark for business reopenings

Maricopa businesses will have to remain closed for now as Pinal County missed a key benchmark in its efforts to reach a moderate level...

MUSD may push back in-person start

  The superintendent of Maricopa Unified School District said Wednesday that a return to in-person education Sept. 8 is “unrealistic.” Among the three benchmarks set by...
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