CASA GRANDE — With its lineup of lighted floats, holiday music and the festive atmosphere, the annual Casa Grande Electric Light Parade is a much-anticipated event for area residents.
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CASA GRANDE — With its lineup of lighted floats, holiday music and the festive atmosphere, the annual Casa Grande Electric Light Parade is a much-anticipated event for area residents.
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FLORENCE — Two new retail businesses — an AutoZone auto parts store and a Starbucks coffee shop — are making plans to locate at Anthem Marketplace at Hunt Highway and Merrill Ranch Parkway.
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COOLIDGE — Four area arson investigation units have deemed an abandoned structure fire Friday afternoon in Coolidge “suspicious in nature,” according to Coolidge Fire Chief Mark Dillon.
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COOLIDGE — After advancing to a run-off election in August with just one vote between them, newcomer Adriana Saavedra unseated incumbent Tina Kaufman by a 245-vote margin in November. On Monday night, those midterm election results were canvassed by the Coolidge City Council and three member…
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COOLIDGE — In the past month, a stretch of Signal Peak Road from Woodruff to Val Vista roads has become a hotspot for vehicle accidents involving cattle.
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CASA GRANDE (AP) — Authorities have identified a South Carolina man and two children who died in a predawn rollover that left four other family members injured.
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COOLIDGE — The last time Combs made the postseason was in the 2014-15 season when the Coyotes fell to Snowflake in the Division III state title game.
CASA GRANDE — The Casa Grande Union Spiritline has qualified for the USA Spirit Nationals, one of the nation’s most prestigious cheerleading competitions.
MESA — After playing through adversity all season long and finishing with a losing record, the Casa Grande Union girls basketball team still managed to snag a spot in the 5A Conference play-in tournament last year.
COOLIDGE — The second year of the Joe Partain Memorial Classic was a success for the host team as the Coolidge boys basketball team finished 6-0.
COOLIDGE — In his 30th year coaching and with three Coolidge championship titles under his belt, it’s clear Dave Glasgow is a no-nonsense leader.
MESA — Before last year, you had to go back to the 2015-16 season for the last time that the Florence girls basketball team had a losing regular season record.
TUCSON — It’s time again to step back into the Old West of Hollywood, with cowpokes and desperadoes, livery stables and a dirt main street lined with burnt adobe buildings. Historic Old Tucson, which was shut down by COVID-19 in 2020, reopened in October under new management.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking up a dispute over a blocked Biden administration policy that would prioritize deportation of people in the country illegally who pose the greatest public safety risk.
PHOENIX (AP) — Republican officials in a rural Arizona county refused Monday to certify the 2022 election despite no evidence of anything wrong with the count, a decision that was quickly challenged in court by the state's top election official.
TUCSON — A new study by researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences and Arizona State University, in collaboration with their fire service research partners, will examine ways to reduce the risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease among firefighters. The research is funded by a…
PHOENIX — The impact of missed preventative medical care during the pandemic is beginning to emerge in the form of drastic declines in childhood vaccination rates among Arizona youth, now at lower levels than at any point in the past decade.
GLENDALE — As a projection screen displays a collection of rainbow-colored pills, National Guard Sgt. Tommy Morga asks the dozens of parents, teenagers and educators gathered in a sprawling room: “Who here has heard about fentanyl?”
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Devin Booker had 44 points, eight rebounds and six steals, and the Phoenix Suns extended their winning streak to five with a 122-117 victory over the Sacramento Kings on M…
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Kliff Kingsbury and the Arizona Cardinals nearly gained some crucial momentum heading into their long-awaited bye week.
LUSAIL, Qatar — A protester ran onto the field Monday carrying a rainbow flag and wearing a blue Superman T-shirt that said “SAVE UKRAINE” on the front and “RESPECT FOR IRANIAN WOMAN” on the b…
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CASA GRANDE — With its lineup of lighted floats, holiday music and the festive atmosphere, the annual Casa Grande Electric Light Parade is a much-anticipated event for area residents.
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CASA GRANDE — In hopes of collecting toys and gifts for hundreds of children in need, the Casa Grande Police Department Public Safety Foundation will host a “Stuff the Bearcat” collection event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 26, in the Walmart parking lot on Florence Boulevard.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Throngs of spectators lined the streets of New York on Thursday as colorful, high-flying balloons helped usher in the holiday season during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
WASHINGTON — The Senate passed bipartisan legislation Tuesday to protect same-sex marriages, an extraordinary sign of shifting national politics on the issue and a measure of relief for the hundreds of thousands of same-sex couples who have married since the Supreme Court’s 2015 decision tha…
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana officials on Monday asked a judge to lift a restraining order that restricted wolf hunting and trapping following concerns that too many of the animals could be killed this winter.
CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Hundreds gathered Monday in Virginia’s second-largest city to honor six people killed in a mass shooting at a Walmart, with the state’s governor pledging to confront a “mental health and a behavioral health crisis.”
The former warden of an abuse-plagued federal women’s prison known as the “rape club” goes on trial Monday, accused of molesting inmates and forcing them to pose naked in their cells.
WASHINGTON (AP) — “We the People” is Jill Biden's holiday theme with White House decorations designed for “the people” to see themselves in the tree ornaments, mantel displays, mirrors and do-it-yourself creations that have turned the mansion's public spaces into a winter wonderland.
GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) — Two people were rescued early Monday more than six hours after their small plane crashed into live power lines, causing widespread outages in Montgomery County, Maryland.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is strengthening U.S. policy aimed at stemming sexual violence in war conflict zones, elevating the problem — increasingly documented in Ukraine and elsewhere — to the level of a possible serious human rights abuse that triggers sanctions and other actio…
PHOENIX — Mark Kelly’s re-election to the U.S. Senate was the third-most expensive campaign in 2022, with almost $236 million spent in the contest.
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PHOENIX — A fight between the candidates for attorney general over who won could mean Arizona may not have a declared winner by Jan 3.
PHOENIX — Maricopa County supervisors voted Monday to certify the results of the Nov. 8 election despite a parade of witnesses who accused them of everything from corruption to being traitors.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Monday that Russia has abruptly and without explanation postponed the scheduled resumption of arms control talks this week.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Jurors who will decide whether to convict Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and four associates of seditious conspiracy resumed deliberations Monday in the high-stakes trial stemming from the U.S. Capitol attack.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine prepared for more Russian strikes against energy and other key infrastructure Monday in what appears to be a weekly pattern, and warned of possible evacuations fro…
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BRUSSELS (AP) — Law enforcement authorities in six different countries have joined forces to take down a “super cartel" of drugs traffickers controlling about one third of the cocaine trade in…
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BEIJING (AP) — Beijing and the Vatican are once again tangling over the prickly issue of appointing Chinese bishops.
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Students in Hong Kong have chanted “oppose dictatorship” in a protest of China’s COVID-19 rules. That came Monday after demonstrators on the mainland issued an unprecedented call for President Xi Jinping to resign in the biggest show of opposition to the ruling Communist Party in decades. Demonstrations against China’s strict anti-virus measures spread to several cities over the weekend. Authorities eased some regulations, apparently as part of an attempt to quell public anger. But the government showed no sign of backing down on its larger coronavirus strategy. Analysts expect authorities to quickly silence the dissent. About 50 students sang at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and some lit candles to show support for demonstrators in mainland cities.
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MILAN (AP) — The Italian resort island of Ischia has a long history of natural disasters, but experts say this weekend’s landslide that has killed eight people and left five missing was exacer…
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BAGHDAD (AP) — The niece of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is calling on people to pressure their governments to cut ties with Tehran over its violent suppression of anti-govern…
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VATICAN CITY — The Vatican tribunal weighing a financial fraud case heard from an unusual witness Thursday, when a secret recording of Pope Francis was played to the court about the Holy See’s payments to free a nun held hostage by al-Qaida-linked militants.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Pope Francis has named a Catholic priest from New York to succeed Rhode Island Bishop Thomas Tobin when the conservative cleric retires, potentially next year.
ELOY — Sit down with Eloy Mayor Micah Powell for just a few minutes and one thing becomes evident: Powell is passionate about seeing the city of Eloy, and its residents, thrive.
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Cryptocurrency lender BlockFi is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as the fallout from the collapse of crypto exchange FTX spreads outward.
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For Ryan Decker, surviving the holiday shopping season is all about planning ahead. In fact, if he sees a gift for one of his two young sons in March, he’ll go ahead and buy it, instead of rushing through his shopping list in December.
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NEW YORK — Don’t look for plastic partitions or faraway benches when visiting Santa Claus this year. The jolly old elf is back, pre-pandemic style, and he’s got some pressing issues on his mind.
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NEW YORK (AP) —A broad slide on Wall Street left stocks lower Monday as global financial markets reacted to protests in China calling for President Xi Jinping to step down amid growing anger over severe COVID-19 restrictions.
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WASHINGTON — Two Federal Reserve officials said Monday that they favor raising the Fed’s key rate to roughly 5% or more and keeping it at its peak through next year — longer than many on Wall Street have expected.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Days after flocking to stores on Black Friday, consumers are turning online for Cyber Monday to score more discounts on gifts and other items that have ballooned in price because of high inflation.
Amid all the other tasks of working in a restaurant, Gilbert Romero checks the smoker every 40 minutes to make sure the temperature is right, and maybe throw another white oak log on the fire.
Editor’s Note: Though we do our best to provide a comprehensive, up-to-date directory of the restaurants currently serving customers in our area, this list reflects the establishments open for…
Pinal County and many of our communities are once again leading Arizona in the rate of population growth, growing living wage jobs and becoming a leader in economic prosperity. To keep the eco…
For more than three decades, the annual Taste of Casa Grande event helped to define the broad range of foods and flavors in Casa Grande, from its various restaurants and eateries to the culina…
Let's face it. We're obsessed with food.
For this Discover Pinal, we're taking you on a tour of our county through the cuisine local restaurants offer. We asked a number of area restaurants to submit information about and, in some ca…
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Before sitting down for her break while working at the Fort McDowell Casino, Anna Brown had brought a Hostess raspberry-filled donut to eat during her lunch. As she sat down, Gary Brown, who a…
This Pinal in Pictures is all about food, and we're excited to share some of the tasty creations from around our county that our readers have shared with us. Once again, thank you to all those…
Is it good and is it easy?
There's a lot of history in Pinal County. Some of that history can be told through food.
When customers walk into A Latte Vino bistro, cafe and wine bar, owner Tanya Powers is hoping her guests feel right at home.
There's a new sushi place in Casa Grande that features rolls fused with traditional Mexican flavors on the menu.
There's a jovial atmosphere that greets guests as they step up to order at the new Café Rio Mexican Grill on Hunt Highway.
These food trucks were nominated as the best of the best for this year's Créme de la Copa, and they spread their love of community and cuisine around the city. Though one will be taking a brea…
Each school in Maricopa works hard to ensure their students get the best education and experience while studying. These are the schools the community chose to honor by nominating them for Best…
Eli'Ana Smith is the owner of Speechless Reflection Photography. This is the third time her photography company has been nominated for Creme de la Copa, having won first place in the photograp…
David Anderson loves life and all aspects of it — his wife, family, church and community.
Throughout the different phases of her life, art has always been there for Kaui Wilson. And she sees the inner artist in everyone.
With every photograph she takes, Rhonda Thom aims to tell a story. Whether it's a wedding, an engagement, family reunion or other type of photo shoot, she said she tries to capture the moment …
Donae Cotton Photography is among the top three nominees for photography in this year's Creme de la Copa contest. Donae Cotton, owner, is known for her special approach to photography, capturi…