Some people go through life without ever having a mentor, but the Native SOAR program is working to change that for Indigenous students — whether they’re in kindergarten or doctoral students.
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CASA GRANDE — Randy Robbins’ life has taken him from one big journey to another. Now, on the verge of retiring from his work at Casa Grande Union High School, he’s excited to see what the next one will look like.
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COOLIDGE — The Coolidge Fire Department extinguished a fire on Friday that destroyed a home at Seventh Street and Wilson Avenue.
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CASA GRANDE — Mayor Craig McFarland has told PinalCentral after a whirlwind visit to Washington, D.C. last week there is strong support from the Arizona congressional delegation for a $300 million grant for widening Interstate 10.
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MARICOPA — A pioneer for her school, Lealani Escalade has fond memories of her time in class, though she looks forward to what's next.
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FLORENCE — A 58-year-old Queen Creek man has been indicted by a Pinal County grand jury after being accused of having sex with an underage girl over a period of two years in San Tan Valley.
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FLORENCE — The 57-year-old Coolidge man accused of killing a Casa Grande man in Maricopa and bombing a Social Security office almost 10 years ago has faced a lot of turns in the judicial system.
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SAN TAN VALLEY — Roy Carrasco and Ethan Hatch were already batterymates before they arrived at Poston Butte their freshman year.
SIGNAL PEAK – So far, it’s been a magical ride for the sixth-ranked Central Arizona College baseball team as it seeks to make a third consecutive trip to the NJCAA World Series.
SIGNAL PEAK – Led by the defending women’s discus national champion, Central Arizona College will have several track and field athletes competing in this week’s NJCAA Outdoor Championships.
COOLIDGE — Following a record-setting turnout at the 2021 edition, Coolidge basketball coach Dave Glasgow is bringing back his summer camps.
MESA — Over the course of the regular season, Coolidge track and field coach Kim Hoke constantly gushed about the Bears’ sophomore class and its potential. That was realized on Saturday as one of those young athletes took home a Division III individual state title.
MESA — Kendra Johnson and Wrangler Guilliams were the lone representatives for the Florence track and field team at the Arizona Interscholastic Association’s final day of the state meet on Saturday.
A New Mexico facility where researchers work to restore forests devastated by fires faced an almost cruelly ironic threat: The largest wildfire burning in the U.S. was fast approaching.
PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — A woman was critically injured in a boating accident at Lake Pleasant, according to authorities.
PHOENIX (AP) — Crews were battling a four-alarm fire at a Phoenix recycling plant Sunday morning.
PHOENIX — Arizona is one of a just handful of states that issues special practice permits to medical school graduates who haven’t completed a residency. But six months into the program, use of the permits is low.
Some people go through life without ever having a mentor, but the Native SOAR program is working to change that for Indigenous students — whether they’re in kindergarten or doctoral students.
PHOENIX (AP) — Brophy College Preparatory has learned of “widespread even pervasive" cheating among students in several math sections in its all-male student body, the principal of the prestigious private high school says.
BALTIMORE — Twelve hours before Early Voting won the Preakness, Kentucky Derby champion Rich Strike was back on the track at Churchill Downs to begin preparations for the Belmont Stakes.
DALLAS (AP) — The NBA fined the Dallas Mavericks for a third time in the playoffs on Sunday because of violations of rules regarding their bench.
CHICAGO (AP) — Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Josh Rojas is out of the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Chicago Cubs because of a left hand contusion.
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Attorneys for actor Amber Heard spent much of last week trying to portray her ex-husband, Johnny Depp, as a jealous and drunken abuser who can only blame himself for his nose-diving Hollywood career.
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SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina judge granted bond on Friday to the former “American Idol” contestant accused of barreling into a man with his pickup truck and killing him.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — New rules about how and when actors can use guns while filming failed to pass the California Legislature on Thursday just months after a gun actor Alec Baldwin was holding went off and killed a cinematographer on a movie set in New Mexico.
Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention, America's largest Protestant denomination, stonewalled and denigrated survivors of clergy sex abuse over almost two decades while seeking to protect their own reputations, according to a scathing 288-page investigative report issued Sunday.
CHICAGO (AP) — Two men have been charged in a shooting that left two people dead and seven injured outside a fast food restaurant just blocks from Chicago’s famed Magnificent Mile shopping district.
PYEONGTAEK, South Korea — President Joe Biden said Sunday that recent cases of monkeypox that have been identified in Europe and the United States were something “to be concerned about.”
MENTONE, Texas (AP) — The top elected official in a rural and sparsely populated West Texas county has been arrested after being accused of stealing cattle.
Every school, it seems, has a moment that crystallizes the crisis facing America’s youth and the pressure it is putting on educators.
BOISE, Idaho – (BUSINESS WIRE) Albertsons Companies (NYSE: ACI), in cooperation with its supplier The J. M. Smucker Co., has voluntarily recalled 11 store-prepared items due to possible Salmonella contamination. The FDA’s recall announcement can be found here.
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TOKYO — President Joe Biden on Monday is expected to come out with a list of nations that will join a long-anticipated Indo-Pacific trade pact, but Taiwan won't be among them.
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SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — After losing a high-profile bid for a South Carolina congressional seat in 2018, Republican Katie Arrington took a job at the Defense Department, where she focused on securing military supply chains, ensuring thousands of companies that contract with the federal governmen…
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SAN ANTONIO — By the time Dr. Hector Gonzalez arrived in Laredo, Texas, in 2001, the last abortion clinic had already closed. He spent the next 20 years experiencing firsthand where the largely Hispanic and heavily Catholic community along the border with Mexico usually sided.
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MIDDLETON, Wis. — Wisconsin Republicans voted Saturday not to endorse anyone for governor ahead of the GOP primary in August, with former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch falling just short of the 60% needed to get the nod — and cash — that comes with winning the party's official backing.
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CHICAGO — Democrats took control of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2018 thanks to a record showing by Democratic female candidates. Two years later, a record number of GOP women won seats, bringing the number of women in the chamber to a historic high.
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SEOUL, South Korea — U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said after meeting Saturday that they will consider expanded joint military exercises to deter the nuclear threat from North Korea at a time when there's little hope of real diplomacy on the matter.
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A senior member of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard was killed outside his home in Tehran on Sunday by unidentified gunmen on a motorbike, state TV reported.
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KYIV, Ukraine — Russia pressed its offensive in eastern Ukraine on Sunday as Poland's president traveled to Kyiv to support the country's European Union aspirations, becoming the first foreign…
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ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers on Sunday began enforcing an order requiring all female TV news anchors in the country to cover their faces while on-air. The move is part of a hard-li…
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BAGHDAD — An Iraqi court Sunday postponed the trial of two European tourists charged with antiquities smuggling after their lawyers argued more information was needed about the ancient shards …
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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli authorities say they have detected the country's first case of monkeypox in a man who returned from abroad and were looking into other suspected cases.
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POKROVSK, Ukraine — Concern mounted Saturday over Ukrainian fighters who became prisoners at the end of Russia's brutal three-month siege of Mariupol, as a Moscow-backed separatist leader vowe…
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Sunday expressed his spiritual closeness to Catholics in China, voicing hope that the church there operates in “freedom and tranquility,’’ but making no mention of a 90-year-old cardinal who was recently arrested in Hong Kong.
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican’s sprawling financial trial may not have produced any convictions yet or any new smoking guns as prosecutors work through a first round of questioning of the 10 suspects accused of fleecing the Holy See of tens of millions of euros.
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CASA GRANDE — For Scott McEuen, one important measure of a community’s health is its dedication to service.
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INDIANAPOLIS — A military plane carrying enough specialty infant formula for more than half a million baby bottles arrived Sunday in Indianapolis, the first of several flights expected from Europe aimed at relieving a shortage that has sent parents scrambling to find enough to feed their children.
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CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline spiked 33 cents over the past two weeks to $4.71 per gallon.
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DAVOS, Switzerland — Davos — the hub of an elite annual gathering in the Swiss Alps — is back, more than two years after the coronavirus pandemic kept its business gurus, political leaders and high-minded activists away. There’s no shortage of urgent issues for the World Economic Forum’s ann…
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WASHINGTON — With prices across the economy — from food, gas and rent to cars, airfares and hotel rooms — soaring at their fastest pace in decades, you might think Americans would tap the brakes on spending.
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WASHINGTON — Arizona businesses welcomed the federal government’s release this week of another 35,000 H-2B visas for temporary guest workers, as a tight U.S. labor market has left companies scrambling to fill vacancies.
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WASHINGTON — More Americans applied for jobless aid last week, but the total number of Americans collecting unemployment benefits is at a 53-year low.
Michael Baca is in demand as a portrait photographer, in Arizona’s metro areas as well as his home base of Florence. He has also been hired to shoot in Sedona, Flagstaff and on the beach in So…
Florence started celebrating its big annual country music festival a few days early with the “Road to Country Thunder,” a free concert Saturday night, from 5 to 10 p.m., on North Main Street.
Those who marvel at the new fence at the Casa Grande Art Museum, gaze upon the artwork at Casa Grande Municipal Airport or chat with artists during the twice-annual tours might not know the na…
The recording studio at Central Arizona College’s Signal Peak Campus is a state-of-the-art facility with instruments and equipment that can produce professional-quality sound. But maybe the ke…
Florence starts celebrating its big annual country music festival a few days early with the “Road to Country Thunder,” a free Saturday night concert on North Main Street.
After October’s “catch-up” event, Country Thunder is glad to be back in April for the first time in three years.
The scenic Superstition Mountains with their intricate formation and impressive ridges are a source of inspiration for plenty of people, from hikers and trail blazing adventurers to photograph…
Home decor can help liven any house to make it feel like a true home, and that is the mission for the dedicated workers of Signjunkie.
Dancing gives the opportunity for self-expression and communication without having to use words. Ceylan Gentilella describes it as a “beautiful, ever-changing art” that’s a “way of life” and a…
Nichole Kluth was a busy mom with no artistic training when, one day in 2014, she attended her first paint party.
Lisa Swanson and her ArtMobile van are often spotted at various places throughout Casa Grande, Stanfield, Arizona City and other parts of Pinal County. And when they see her, people know that …
Spring is always a wonderful time of year in Arizona. Consistently sunny, clear and temperate days are strung together throughout this special season like bright blue beads on a necklace.
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From world-famous photographers to muralists, for decades, Pinal County has been a home for artists.
Amil Pedro is now 78 years old. His wife passed away a decade ago and his sister died in February. He lost a leg to diabetes in 2015. He admitted there have been periods recently where he’s fo…
Morgan Godfrey is the head lifeguard at Copper Sky. He helps make sure things run smoothly, everyone makes it to their shift and everything is ready for the pool guests.
MARICOPA — For those wanting to spend more time with family close to home, there's lots of options in Maricopa to help families do just that.
One of Arizona’s little quirks that often gets a chuckle from people who come here from elsewhere is that we do everything in the winter. Over in the Midwest and the Northeast, nobody plans an…
Youth sports at Copper Sky provide a positive atmosphere for summer fun to develop life skills, make new friends and become more confident.
MARICOPA — For those looking for some summertime fun out of the sun, the Ak-Chin entertainment complex and Harrah's Ak-Chin Casino have activities lined up to keep area residents cool and ente…
I was on my way home during the hot dry summer of 2020 when I saw my neighbor Alice and her dog, Bailey, trying to cross a busy street on a hot afternoon in July. I stopped and gave them a rid…
Pinal County is making front page headlines as economic development success, water and transportation issues are in the forefront of activity across the region, state and nation. What you may …
"What words do we live by every day and everywhere?"
Those who drove through Maricopa as recently as 2000 might not have even realized where they were. The area was still unincorporated, with a smattering of businesses in between farms and dairi…
MARICOPA — For five consecutive evenings every summer, more than 130 children gather at First Baptist Church of Maricopa for a week-long vacation Bible camp. They sing songs, play games, enjoy…
MARICOPA — Maricopa Community Theatre welcomes all to its family and hopes to bring entertainment and culture to the local community.
