CASA GRANDE — The first tangible sign of progress is being seen at the future site of a Lucid Motors manufacturing plant.
PHOENIX — Much-needed improvements to the infrastructure of a Pinal County utility may be on their way in the next few years, despite there being some confusion as to who will ultimately foot the bill for those repairs.
FLORENCE — After emotionally charge closing arguments the jury of 10 women and four men were handed Gabriel Huante’s fate Thursday afternoon.
CASA GRANDE — A natural gas line rupture behind Fry's on East Florence Boulevard Thursday morning caused an evacuation of some businesses in the area but has now been repaired.
FLORENCE — In and around the lake. Mountains come out of the sky and they stand there.
CASA GRANDE — On his commute to City Hall each day, Mayor Craig McFarland drives down Casa Grande Avenue and right past Carr McNatt Park.
FLORENCE — Some Town Council members are asking why they must pay a special property tax to fund their neighborhood streetlights, while residents in older parts of town do not.
CASA GRANDE — The Casa Grande Union High School District’s 2019-20 budget calls for a 21 percent increase in the athletic budgets for Casa Grande Union and Vista Grande high schools, although some of that is likely to go to other activities.
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MARICOPA — The Maricopa esports league was launched Saturday with its first event, Personal Computer Building 101, where the participants created the motherboard of a desktop computer. Kids were eager to experience an activity that some may find challenging.
CASA GRANDE — Adam Belloc is no stranger to overcoming obstacles. But when it came to an injury he suffered his sophomore season at Vista Grande, it tested every aspect of his resolve.
SUPAI, Ariz. (AP) — For a few hours, Beyoncé had a famed blue-green waterfall in northern Arizona to herself.
PHOENIX — We’re a month into the monsoon season, and so far, it’s looking more like a non-soon. But the annual weather phenomenon lasts through September, so there’s time for storms to show up with their usual fury.
PHOENIX — A recent Arizona State University study has shed new light on antibiotics produced by ants, and the lead author thinks the work could be applied to improving human health.
TUCSON (AP) — An Arizona fire department rescued a worker for a bee removal service after bees attacked the man.
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona's top attorney is accusing former opioid manufacturer executives of trying to sell a prescription drug through unethical means.
PHOENIX — An environmental group took the first steps Wednesday to filing suit against the U.S. Forest Service for failing to live up to its promise to keep cattle away from streams in eastern Arizona.
CASA GRANDE — It was standing room only in CrossRoads Church Tuesday evening as entertainers from throughout the community took the stage vying for a piece of $1,000 in prize money.
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CASA GRANDE — The talents of the area community will be on display Tuesday as CrossRoads Church opens its doors for a citywide talent show.
CASA GRANDE — With a new 6,000-square-foot building dubbed Charli’s House, CrossRoads Church of Casa Grande is on a mission to help children with autism.
GREENVILLE, N.C. — Going after four Democratic congresswomen one by one, a combative President Donald Trump turned his campaign rally into an extended dissection of the liberal views of the women of color, deriding them for what he painted as extreme positions and suggesting they just get out.
SAN DIEGO — A new policy to deny asylum to anyone who shows up on the Mexican border after traveling through another country threatens to exacerbate overcrowding at severely strained U.S. immigration detention centers and makeshift holding areas.
WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Rand Paul on Wednesday blocked fast-track approval of a bipartisan bill that would ensure a victims’ compensation fund related to the Sept. 11 attacks never runs out of money.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defiant in the face of widespread criticism, President Donald Trump renewed his belligerent call on Monday for four Democratic congresswomen of color to get out of the U.S. “right now,” cementing his position as the most willing U.S. leader in generations to stoke the disco…
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Eduardo Escobar and his Arizona teammates jumped all over Texas’ pitchers en route to a record tying night.
MIAMI — Rookie right-hander Chris Paddack took a no-hitter into the eighth inning and two relievers got the final four outs to complete a three-hitter and help the San Diego Padres beat the Mi…
BOSTON — Former Boston Red Sox infielder Elijah "Pumpsie" Green, the first black player on the last major league team to field one, has died. He was 85.
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Denver Broncos are the first team in the NFL to kick off training camp Thursday, and they’ll do it with Emmanuel Sanders on hand and also Drew Lock.
TEMPE — Liverpool product Corey Whelan may be a new player for Phoenix Rising, but he’s expected to solve a problem that’s been there for a while for coach Rick Schantz.
TOULOUSE, France — A bit more than a year ago, Caleb Ewan was devastated to be left out of the Tour de France.
NEW YORK — A judge denied bail Thursday for jailed financier Jeffrey Epstein on sex trafficking charges after prosecutors argued the jet-setting defendant is a danger to the public and might flee the country.
SAN DIEGO — A new policy to deny asylum to anyone who shows up on the Mexican border after traveling through another country threatens to exacerbate overcrowding at severely strained U.S. immigration detention centers and makeshift holding areas.
WASHINGTON — The House easily killed a maverick Democrat’s effort Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump for his recent racial insults against lawmakers of color, a vote that provided an early snapshot of just how divided Democrats are over ousting him as the 2020 presidential and congr…
CASA GRANDE — Rudy Benitez, senior mortgage consultant with Annie Mac Mortgage, has been named one of the top Latino mortgage originators in the country by the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals.
PHOENIX — Wondering why the voter-mandated increase in the minimum wage hasn't culled jobs?
Several years ago, the Korean carmakers said they were going to take on the expensive European vehicle market, but few took them seriously. That was a big mistake.
CASA GRANDE — On his commute to City Hall each day, Mayor Craig McFarland drives down Casa Grande Avenue and right past Carr McNatt Park.
CASA GRANDE — A new children’s theater production by the BlackBox Foundation aims to bring out the inner princess in all.
MARICOPA — Jared Hobson’s passion for horseshoeing has led him to becoming one of the four contestants for an upcoming episode of "Forged in Fire," a History Channel show that features the nation’s top bladesmiths.
TOKYO — A man screaming "You die!" burst into an animation studio in Kyoto, doused it with a flammable liquid and set it on fire Thursday, killing 33 people in an attack that shocked the count…
BRUSSELS — European Union nations threw their diplomatic weight behind the unraveling Iran nuclear deal on Monday, trying to rescue the pact from collapsing under U.S. pressure.
KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan pop star and opposition figure Bobi Wine said Monday he will challenge longtime President Yoweri Museveni in a 2021 election “on behalf of the people.”
At the Dust Bowl Theater on Main Street, J.W. Tidwell could watch two movies and a cartoon, eat popcorn and a candy bar and drink a soda for the dollar in his pocket. He even left with a littl…
You don’t know how big a 747 jet airplane is until you are standing on the ground next to it, looking up. It’s not the same as looking out the terminal window at an international airport. The …
For some people a car is just a way to get around. For others, it’s much more than that.
The Great Recession 10 years ago destroyed a lot of businesses, but in the dusty desert southwest of Maricopa, it helped start one.
They’re a group of military veterans who belong to the American Legion and regularly visit their local post, and they enjoy riding motorcycles together. Whatever you do, though, don’t call the…
Pinal County is more than 5,000 square miles, so it’s a difficult place to get around for people who don’t own a car.
The Saddlebrooke Cyclemasters ride their bicycles around.
The California Zephyr was a passenger train that ran between Chicago and Oakland, California, from 1949 to 1970 and was once called “the most talked about train in America.”
High-end vehicle enthusiasts in and near Maricopa who wanted a place to store their cars and their own track to drive on got their wish in March.
I don’t know why driving an automobile brings out the worst in people. They wait until the last minute to merge, cut each other off, tailgate, speed and run red lights — and those are some of …
Stella Garcia is well known around Pinal County for her upbeat personality and willingness to help people. She made friends during her years working in marketing at Central Arizona College and…
By the late 1930s in Florence, the Wild West era was thought to be over. It had been 50 years since the infamous gunfight in which former Sheriff Pete Gabriel shot and killed his former deputy…
“The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.” — John Milton (1608-1674), English poet
Twelve-step programs have been helping people overcome addictive and compulsive behaviors since Alcoholics Anonymous was founded in the 1930s. The 12 steps aim to condition the mind for health…
Emily Sebring is used to skeptics. The holistic health care practitioner has encountered a few during the last seven years as the owner of Root 2 Route Botanicals & Natural Medicine, forme…
Physician shortages in rural parts of the United States have become increasingly alarming in recent years, with Arizona at the forefront. A 2015 report released by the American Medical Associa…
Every day thousands of people turn 65 and are therefore eligible for Medicare. For many, Medicare options can be confusing.
A relative of mine recently was in a hospital, then was moved to a care facility. My wife joined other relatives one day keeping him company and waiting for the doctor so they could ask questi…
