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CASA GRANDE — Overnight drivers traveling between Pinal County and the Valley next week should expect some traffic restrictions.
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MARICOPA – The Maricopa Unified School District welcomed its teachers, administrators and transportation staff in preparation to the first day of school approaching on Monday.
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MIAMI — The whir of aerial drones provided a distinct soundtrack to the month it took to contain the Woodbury Fire, which ranks as the fifth-largest wildfire in Arizona history.
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FLORENCE — Andrew Salazar has been sentence to spend 19 years in prison for causing the death of a friend during a homecoming party in 2013.
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ELOY — Plans to bring positive attention to the cities of Casa Grande and Eloy are progressing, according to the former's mayor.
Major league statistics, through July 18, of former Central Arizona College players (source: baseball-reference.com):
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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.
MIAMI — The whir of aerial drones provided a distinct soundtrack to the month it took to contain the Woodbury Fire, which ranks as the fifth-largest wildfire in Arizona history.
PHOENIX (AP) — Before she was hearing cases on the U.S. Supreme Court, former Justice Sandra Day O'Connor was bringing people together in her historic Arizona home.
PRESCOTT (AP) — Fire crews have been working to keep a fire from homes as they clear brush along a forest road.
PHOENIX — A revised settlement for Motel 6 guests who say the national chain invaded their privacy by giving their information to immigration authorities is returning to court Friday for a judge’s review.
AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say an air conditioning technician was found dead in the attic of a Phoenix suburb and that the death may have been heat-related.
SUPAI, Ariz. (AP) — For a few hours, Beyoncé had a famed blue-green waterfall in northern Arizona to herself.
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CASA GRANDE — Internationally known Christian rockers, the Newsboys will perform at the Crusade 2020 event sponsored by CrossRoads Church of Casa Grande.
While today’s news is full of stories about refugees and migrants to the U.S. from Central America, the plight of those particular refugees is only part of an international migration crisis that has been going on since 2015 and has driven 25.9 million refugees worldwide from their homes.
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.
HOUSTON (AP) — The U.S. government on Friday expanded its requirement that asylum seekers wait outside the country to a part of the Texas Rio Grande Valley across from one of Mexico’s most dangerous cities.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidates trying to appeal to progressive voters with a call for “Medicare for All” are wrestling with the thorny question of how to pay for such a dramatic overhaul of the U.S. health care system.
Sophisticated phony videos called deepfakes have attracted plenty of attention as a possible threat to election integrity. But a bigger problem for the 2020 U.S. presidential contest may be "dumbfakes" — simpler and more easily unmasked bogus videos that are easy and often cheap to produce.
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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.
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Eloy woman arrested for trying to sell pot outside youth center
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Casa Grande Police log, 7/18/19
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Pinal County Sheriff's Log, 7/17/19
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Salazar gets 19 years for manslaughter of Florence man
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I-10 off-ramp in Casa Grande to be closed four days
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Pinal County Sheriff's log, 7/16/19
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PHOENIX – As five former Arizona State golfers competed on an international stage at the British Open, their alma mater is preparing for its own big event.
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Everyone in the massive grandstand rose to cheer and celebrate a bold performance by Rory McIlroy, who longed for such support and affection on his walk toward his…
NEW YORK — Jon Gruden, Larry Fitzgerald and Alex Morgan have reached the summit of their professions. They all recognize the need for strong grass-roots sports programs, and they are doing som…
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.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A moonstruck nation celebrated the 50th anniversary of humanity's first footsteps on another world Saturday, gathering in record heat at races and other festivities to commemorate Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin's "giant leap."
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Apollo 11 astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins reunited Friday on the eve of the 50th anniversary of humanity's first moon landing.
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.
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PHOENIX — Wondering why the voter-mandated increase in the minimum wage hasn’t culled jobs?
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NEW YORK — The first two new Toys R Us stores — one in Texas, the other in New Jersey — will open in November as part of a small comeback of the defunct iconic toy chain in the U.S.
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ELOY — Skydive Arizona will host the FAI 2019 World Cup in October and the city of Eloy decided to partner up with the local businesses in hopes of boosting the image of the city.
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CASA GRANDE — On his commute to City Hall each day, Mayor Craig McFarland drives down Casa Grande Avenue and right past Carr McNatt Park.
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CASA GRANDE — A new children’s theater production by the BlackBox Foundation aims to bring out the inner princess in all.
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TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's seizure of a British oil tanker near the Persian Gulf was in response to Britain's role in impounding an Iranian supertanker first, senior figures in Iran said Saturday, …
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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…
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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.
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…
- Pinal singer felt more at home than ever at Country Thunder
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- Cowboy Church more apropos than ever at Country Thunder
- Country Thunder helps Maricopa CERT team prepare for emergencies at home
- Video: Swing dancers thrill the crowd during Country Thunder competition