CASA GRANDE — As lake levels continue to drop and leave ominous bathtub rings around key reservoirs like Lake Mead and Lake Powell, large municipalities like Phoenix have had to make recent pl…
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CASA GRANDE — As lake levels continue to drop and leave ominous bathtub rings around key reservoirs like Lake Mead and Lake Powell, large municipalities like Phoenix have had to make recent pledges to cut back their drawdown from the Colorado River and implement water-cutting measures.
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MARANA (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board on Thursday released its preliminary report on last month’s fatal crash of a small plane in Pinal County, but it doesn’t list a possible cause.
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FLORENCE – Patricia A. Taylor, who has retired as director of Public Fiduciary, was honored for her more than 35 years of service to Pinal County at Wednesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting.
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RANDOLPH — As the Salt River Project prepares to go before the Arizona Corporation Commission next month to expand its nearby plant, Randolph residents have started to voice their opposition to the project.
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MARICOPA — After a slower year for most types of crime in 2020, numbers started ticking back up to normal in 2021, though the Maricopa Police Department sees plenty of positive trends in that data.
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FLORENCE – Pinal County citizens are invited to learn the criminal prosecution process at the County Attorney Citizens Academy. A February session is already full, but the office will soon post details and will be accepting applicants for its next class, likely in May.
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CASA GRANDE - Unlike the other Pinal County winter teams, the Casa Grande Union girls soccer team did not have a season last year.
CASA GRANDE — While it is still pending approval from the Tempe Union High School District, it appears that Casa Grande Union football coach Jake Barro will leave the freshly crowned Cougars for Corona del Sol.
MARICOPA -- Well, that escalated quickly.
CASA GRANDE — The Casa Grande Union Cougars had their hands full Tuesday night, as they went head-to-head against Tucson Flowing Wells.
SAN TAN VALLEY — The battle for San Tan Valley added another chapter in its history Friday night, this time on the basketball court as the Combs Coyotes hosted their cross-town rival Poston Butte. Both teams battled hard, exchanging leads and playing a tough, gritty style, but it was the Bro…
SAN TAN VALLEY — The Battle of Gantzel between Poston Butte and Combs has certainly lived up to its name when it comes to girls basketball; and in the latest installment on Friday night, the Broncos walked away with the 60-54 win — but they had to go into overtime to get it.
FLAGSTAFF -- While Route 66 is well known for its iconic diners and gas stations, roadside attractions and highway signs, a new project aims to celebrate a lesser-known aspect often found across the tracks or a few blocks off of America’s main street: its diversity.
Gila County now has $24 million for a bridge over Tonto Creek.
SCOTTSDALE (AP) — Two suspects have been arrested in Nevada and Arkansas in the fatal shooting of a man in a Scottsdale hotel parking lot, according to authorities.
PHOENIX — A Phoenix man accused of coordinating teams that were on standby to deliver guns to members and associates of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot will remain jailed until his trial on seditious conspiracy and other charges, a judge in Arizona rul…
PHOENIX (AP) — A Phoenix woman reported missing Sunday was found dead Thursday in a remote area of western Arizona, authorities said.
BUCKEYE (AP) — Police in the Phoenix suburb of Buckeye said the death of a 3-year-old boy at a home was due to a medical issue.
STANFORD, Calif. — Oumar Ballo had a career-high 21 points and No. 3 Arizona dominated Stanford in an 85-57 blowout Thursday night.
DALLAS (AP) — Devin Booker scored 28 points, Chris Paul had 20 points and 11 assists with no turnovers, and the Phoenix Suns rallied late to beat the Dallas Mavericks 109-101 on Thursday night.
FLAGSTAFF (AP) — Xavier Bishop had a season-high 26 points as Montana State narrowly defeated Northern Arizona 89-84 on Thursday night.
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CASA GRANDE — When the group Under Gladys takes the stage at the upcoming Casa Grande Street Fair, they hope to put on a show that inspires audiences to kick up their heels, dance and have a great time.
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CASA GRANDE — Casa Grande Main Street’s Street Fair and Car Show runs Saturday and Sunday downtown and organizers say they are excited to see the popular event return.
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CASA GRANDE — Neon is the latest trend hitting the downtown Casa Grande fashion scene. On Friday, the Casa Grande Main Street organization held its first “Downtown After Dark” event of the year: a creative showcase of outfits inspired by the Neon Sign Park.
NEW YORK — Meat Loaf, the heavyweight rock superstar loved by millions for his “Bat Out of Hell” album and for such theatrical, dark-hearted anthems as “Paradise By the Dashboard Light,” “Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad,” and “I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That),” has died. He was 74.
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — A Florida man has been charged with human smuggling after the bodies of four people, including a baby and a teen, were found in Canada near the U.S. border in what authorities believe was a failed crossing attempt during a freezing blizzard.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A Native American tribe has agreed to lease more of its water to help address dwindling supplies in the Colorado River Basin, officials announced Thursday.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Last month's wet winter storms led California officials on Thursday to announce they'll release more water than initially planned from state storage to local agencies that provide water for 27 million people and vast swaths of farmland.
HUNTINGTON, WV. -- A reporter was struck by a car during a live TV broadcast in West Virginia Wednesday before she stood up, brushed it off and managed to finish her report, video shows.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities arrested a 31-year-old man Wednesday in connection with the slaying of a woman while she worked at a Los Angeles furniture store last week.
PHOENIX -- Again, national media are floating Gov. Doug Ducey as a possible U.S. Senate candidate, and again, he’s shooting the rumors down.
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PHOENIX -- Insisting it will make students safer, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to let anyone with a permit to carry a concealed weapon bring it on to university and college campuses, including classrooms and dorms.
PHOENIX -- Rejecting pleas from parents of transgender children, a Senate panel voted Thursday to limit their participation in public private school sports to the biological sex of their birth.
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TUCSON (AP) — U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva has contracted COVID-19 for the second time.
PHOENIX -- Republican Gov. Doug Ducey lauded Democratic U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema for refusing to support a change to the Senate’s filibuster rules in order to pass a voting rights package.
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MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin assistant district attorney has said state or federal prosecutors should look into a complaint filed a year ago alleging that Republicans committed fraud when they submitted false paperwork saying former President Donald Trump had won the battleground state.
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TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — An estimated 800 migrants trying to continue their journey north were intercepted by Mexican authorities early Friday after they walked out of the southern city of Tap…
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VILNIUS, Lithuania — Ministers from European Union nations under pressure from unauthorized border crossings asked Friday for more action to strengthen and protect the bloc’s external borders …
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BAGHDAD — More than 100 militants from the Islamic State group carried out a complex attack on Syria's largest prison holding suspected extremists, officials said Friday, as members of the gro…
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The tranquil resort in Tonga sat behind a lagoon and reef break that was perfect for snorkelers and surfers alike. Guests who had never met before would sit together …
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MONROVIA, Liberia — At least 29 people in Liberia, including 11 children and a pregnant woman, have died in a stampede of worshippers at a Christian ceremony in a densely populated area of the…
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The first flights carrying fresh water and other aid to Tonga finally arrived Thursday after the Pacific nation’s main airport runway was cleared of ash left by a hug…
ELOY — The Desert Rose Baha'i Institute on Feb. 8 will host renowned ethnobiologist Martha Burgess, who will present a class on desert culinary and medicinal plants.
CASA GRANDE — Tutors are needed for the Central Lutheran Church Community Education Program, which serves the Casa Grande area by offering tutoring for adults in general education and English as a second language.
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis issued a plea on behalf of prison inmates Wednesday, saying they should never be deprived of hope and always be given the opportunity to redeem themselves.
CASA GRANDE — For four decades, Against Abuse Inc. has been a source of safety, comfort, support and various services for victims of abuse throughout Pinal County.
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TEMPE -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture defines bioengineered food as food that “contains detectable genetic material that has been modified through certain lab techniques that cannot be created through conventional breeding or found in nature.”
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RENO, Nev. — A federal appeals court will have to decide whether protecting historical tribal lands and a rare toad warrant blocking a major geothermal plant in Nevada as the nation tries to move away from fossil fuels amid a looming climate crisis.
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CAMERON (AP) — An Arizona utility has signed an agreement with the Navajo Nation to get solar power from a new facility on the reservation.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Two California counties violated the Constitution's right to keep and bear arms when they shut down gun and ammunition stores in 2020 as nonessential businesses during the coronavirus pandemic, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.
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WASHINGTON — Sales of previously occupied homes fell in December for the first time in four months as many would-be buyers were frustrated by a lack of available houses, which fell to the lowest level in more than two decades.
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NEW YORK — Amazon says it plans to open a clothing store in a Southern California mall later this year, a first for the online behemoth and a fresh challenge for already struggling traditional retailers.
Like other college students, Madi Dietrich, 21, is busy planning her future. And that future is likely to involve music.
CASA GRANDE — With a goal of increasing student and family success and building a healthy community, education is a big part of the mission of the Casa Grande Alliance.
There's something remarkably different about the gym at Coolidge High School.
They weren’t the most disciplined students at the old high school in Casa Grande, but they were some of the most influential in saving the building and turning it into City Hall.
"It takes a village to raise a child."
By MARK COWLING
There is power in education. There is also power in understanding our history.
Since Lucid Motors began operations of its Casa Grande plant, the company has hired over 1,000 employees. And all of them have first gone through the program at the Drive48 training center at …
By MELISSA ST. AUDE
A look at the history of education in Pinal County. These photos were submitted by The Museum of Casa Grande. They depict schools from around Pinal that date back as early as 1895.
July is typically the month when back-to-school specials and events abound as students and teachers stock up on school supplies ahead of the new year.
The legacy of segregation is something we’re not likely to forget in America. And rightly so. The Jim Crow laws and the legal doctrine of “separate but equal” promoted countless inequalities a…
A day trip across the county: Exploring Pinal's history
Libraries have always been access points of knowledge and education.
All of us at Copacetic Magazine would like to wish you a Happy New Year, and we hope you had a great holiday season and will have many great things to come in 2022.
Unless you are a longtime resident or have been personally involved in local economic development, you might not have heard about Pinal Partnership. Please allow me a moment of your time to in…
The holidays are a time when many people resolve to begin a new yoga regimen to improve their inner peace and outer flexibility.
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