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SAN TAN VALLEY — The new Pioneer Justice Court in San Tan Valley has already handled nearly 4,000 cases since it began operating as a separate jurisdiction in January.
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APACHE JUNCTION — A wildfire burning grass and brush in rugged terrain of the Tonto National Forest in northern Pinal County has caused the precautionary closure of a two-lane scenic state highway with cliffside sections along the Salt River and several recreational lakes.
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ARIZONA CITY — Another car manufacturing company has made its way to Pinal County, although the vehicles are slightly smaller than those to be produced by Lucid and Nikola.
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ELOY — Mayor Joel Belloc and city staff highlighted some key accomplishments for the past year as well as upcoming projects in the annual State of the City address Thursday.
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FLORENCE — A 16-year-old San Tan Valley boy will be tried as an adult on kidnapping and armed robbery charges, Pinal County prosecutors have decided.
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CASA GRANDE — The City Council is expected to give approval to a tentative 2019-20 budget when it meets Monday in the council chambers at City Hall.
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CASA GRANDE — When Alicia Held was 20 years old she began showing symptoms of Cushing’s syndrome.
(Editor’s note: Tom Kessler has worked as a sports page designer, copy editor and sports writer for the Casa Grande Dispatch and PinalCentral.com since June of 2011.)
Major league statistics, through June 13, of former Central Arizona College players (source: baseball-reference.com):
SAN TAN VALLEY — A memorial service is being planned for former San Tan Foothills baseball player Dylan Barrier, who died at the end of May of injuries suffered in a skateboarding accident.
PHOENIX — Arizona is in danger of losing out on a new congressional seat if the Trump administration is successful in adding a citizenship question to the U.S. Census, according to a new study and analysis.
GLOBE, Ariz. (AP) — Police in the mining town of Globe say one of their officers is on leave after being involved in a bar brawl.
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona utility regulators say they want an investigation and comprehensive review of electric and other utilities policies after a customer died last year when her power was cut off because she was $51 behind on her bill.
PHOENIX (AP) — A former Catholic priest who fled from Arizona to Italy in 2003 after being indicted on child molestation charges has been returned to the state.
PHOENIX (AP) — State officials and architects are pondering the future of newly vacated space in the Arizona Capitol complex.
PHOENIX – Arizona is home to a number of species that are threatened by climate change and human activity. Under legislation proposed by Rep. Raul Grijalva, Arizona fish and butterflies may get additional federal funds for conservation efforts.
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COOLIDGE — “We’re back!”
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Pope Francis on Wednesday deemed the first known black Roman Catholic priest in the United States to be “venerable,” positioning the former slave for possible sainthood.
One of the easiest habits to develop is obsessing about the faults of others and gossiping about them. There aren’t many social gatherings where judgmental chatter is not part of the communication norm.
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