CASA GRANDE — Downtown Casa Grande kicked off the holiday season with a Market & Fashion Show Saturday, and as decorations go up around town, storeowners are preparing for a busier Decembe…
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ELOY — With his term as vice mayor expiring Dec. 1, Andrew Rodriguez will be moving back to a regular City Council member role.
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CASA GRANDE — Downtown Casa Grande kicked off the holiday season with a Market & Fashion Show Saturday, and as decorations go up around town, storeowners are preparing for a busier December than last year.
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SAN MIGUEL VILAGE — Pinal County Sheriff’s deputies aided in the air rescue of an injured migrant in the Alvarez Mountains near San Miguel on the Tohono O'odham Nation in mid-November.
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CASA GRANDE — The Cottonwood Ranch neighborhood, located south of Kortsen Road and east of Pueblo Drive, did not suffer the same fate as other “zombie” subdivisions that were planned prior to the recession over a decade ago. Sixty homes were built on the site back in 2008.
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CASA GRANDE — A popular Casa Grande neighborhood event will make a comeback this year.
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FLORENCE — Adolfo “Harpo” Celaya, a Florence native who survived America’s worst at-sea disaster in World War II and received the Congressional Gold Medal with other survivors last year, died Friday at Florence Hospital at the age of 94.
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FLORENCE — Florence’s girls basketball team got off to a rough start after four players and the head coach came down with COVID. They lost 10 days of practice, and were only able to practice a couple of times before their first game.
CASA GRANDE — Despite being down a few players because football season is still going on for Casa Grande Union, the boys basketball team is hoping to improve off of last season’s 3-11 record.
MARICOPA — Following a disastrous 1-17 season last year, the Sequoia Pathway Academy Pumas and their coach want to make the playoffs this season.
COOLIDGE — Coolidge Lady Bears basketball coach Aaron Monteverde, in hopes of leading his team to the playoffs for the first time in several years, is preaching defense, more defense and offense off of defensive stops.
CASA GRANDE – Josh Villa kicked a 35-yard field goal on the game’s final play to send the Casa Grande Union football team to a 31-29 victory over Phoenix St. Mary’s on Friday night at Al Van Hazel Stadium.
SAN TAN VALLEY — After it took a last minute touchdown to beat No. 16 seed Phoenix Northwest Christian to advance to the quarterfinals last week, the No. 1 seed Poston Butte Broncos put all the questions and worries about themselves to bed, after getting out to a 35-0 lead in the first half …
PHOENIX -- Arizona utilities can't legally shield themselves from being sued when their negligence kills or harms people or destroys property, the state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.
PHOENIX (AP) — A 15-year-old boy has been arrested after allegedly shooting another high school student in west Phoenix following a gun sale gone bad, police said Tuesday.
WINTERSBURG (AP) — Emergency sirens designed to alert nearby residents of a problem at the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station about 50 miles (80 kilometers) west of Phoenix will be tested on Wednesday.
PHOENIX (AP) — Two people were killed and another wounded after a triple shooting Tuesday at a west Phoenix home, according to police.
TEMPE -- A new table made by Indigenous people for an Indigenous space at Arizona State University evokes the ancient canal system built by the Hohokam tribe that first sustained people in the region.
PHOENIX (AP) — A day after reporting fewer than 2,000 new COVID-19 cases for the first time in weeks, Arizona's daily case count has shot up to nearly 3,000.
TEMPE -- Washington State and Arizona State meet in the first conference game of the season for both teams.
NEW YORK — The status quo reigns at the top of the AP Pro32 poll.
TEMPE – Sun Devil football fans had a couple of things to be thankful for this week.
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MARICOPA — Performing songs off his new holiday album, country singer Josh Turner will bring a little Christmas spirit to The Events Center at Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino on Friday.
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APACHE JUNCTION — Apache Junction kicks off its 100-year anniversary with a celebration event from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 8, at Prospector Park.
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QUEEN CREEK — Schnepf Farms in Queen Creek has turned into a magical winter wonderland again with the third year of its World of Illumination — one of the largest drive-thru light shows in the area.
OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A 15-year-old sophomore opened fire at his Michigan high school on Tuesday, killing three students and wounding six other people, including a teacher, authorities said.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a ruling by two of its judges and upheld California’s ban on high-capacity magazines Tuesday in a split decision that may be headed for the U.S. Supreme Court.
NEW YORK — A woman testified on Tuesday that British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was often in the room when the witness, then just 14, had sexual interactions with the financier Jeffrey Epstein.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Several dozen ancient alligator juniper trees have been illegally cut down at El Malpais National Monument in western New Mexico and authorities with the National Park Service are trying to find out who's responsible.
HOUSTON (AP) — A Houston man has been sentenced to more than nine years in prison after he was accused of using federal COVID-19 relief funding on a Lamborghini, a Rolex watch and trips to strip clubs, federal prosecutors said.
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A state lawmaker who flouted mask requirements in the Maine State House and fought against pandemic restrictions has resigned from his seat because of his wife’s death from COVID-19.
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WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has decided that National Guard members who refuse COVID-19 vaccination will be barred from federally funded drills and training required to maintain their Guard status.
WASHINGTON – Jacob Chansley, the Arizona man who pleaded guilty to his role in the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol, switched attorneys Monday, laying the groundwork for a possible appeal of his plea and 41-month sentence.
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WASHINGTON — Days after firebrand conservative Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado was harshly criticized for making anti-Muslim comments about Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat whom she likened to a bomb-carrying terrorist, the two spoke by phone.
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PHOENIX (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has given his influential endorsement to two Arizona legislative candidates who gained national notoriety for promoting the state Senate's partisan review of the 2020 election.
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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden called the new coronavirus variant omicron a cause for concern but “not a cause for panic” Monday and said he was not considering any widespread U.S. lockdown. He urged Americans anew to get fully vaccinated, including booster shots, and return to face masks …
PHOENIX — Arizona officials and advocates praised U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland for declaring “squaw” as a derogatory term and ordering that it be removed from any geographic feature on federal lands, which will rename 67 locations in Arizona.
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BRUSSELS — New findings about the coronavirus's omicron variant made it clear Tuesday that the emerging threat slipped into countries well before their defenses were up, as two distant nations…
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BERLIN (AP) — German investigators said 14 suspects were arrested Tuesday in an investigation of a gang accused of bringing nearly five metric tons (5.5 U.S. tons) of cocaine from South Americ…
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ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Authorities in Mexico said gunmen pulled up in a boat and shot a man to death on a popular beach in the Pacific coast resort of Acapulco.
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GENEVA — The World Health Organization warned Monday that the global risk from the omicron variant is “very high” based on the early evidence, saying the mutated coronavirus could lead to surg…
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VIENNA — Negotiators in Vienna resumed talks Monday over reviving Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, with the United States taking part at arm’s length as in previous rounds since the…
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BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — From appliance stores in the United States to food markets in Hungary and gas stations in Poland, rising consumer prices fueled by high energy costs and supply chain d…
CORDOVA, N.M. (AP) — The treasures hidden inside San Antonio de Padua church in Cordova are about to undergo a painstaking restoration.
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STANFORD, Calif. — The homesickness and depression began to overwhelm Houston Heimuli about four months into his Mormon mission. Away from his family for the first time, the gesture of a stranger in his congregation made all the difference in keeping him going.
CASA GRANDE — For Casa Grande resident and longtime dairy farmer Dennis Dugan, a desire to help the young people of Pinal County was the motivation for starting the charitable organization Pinal 40 in 2014.
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With less than four weeks to go until Christmas, Kristyn Begari has been rushing to find enough doll styling heads to give to kids in need.
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WASHINGTON — U.S. home prices rose briskly in September, another sign that the housing market is booming in the aftermath of last year's coronavirus recession.
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CASA GRANDE — Reopening Cactus Mine west of Casa Grande could mean generating billions for the local economy, according to a new study.
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Jack Dorsey is out of his post as Twitter’s chief executive for the second time in his career — this time, he says, by choice.
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NEW YORK — Americans are spending freely and going back to store shopping, knocking out some of the momentum in online sales from last year when Americans were making many of their purchases exclusively via the internet.
PHOENIX — Arizona’s workforce training programs have received national recognition.
COOLIDGE -- For Beth Shope Pineda, growing up in the grocery store industry was all about family and all about people.
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 fo…
Though there's been plenty of growth and development that has come to the county, especially within the last five years, the majority of Pinal's cities and towns started as — and in some cases…
There's a bustling aliveness inside the Queen Creek Olive Mill.
FLORENCE — CoryAnn Ecenbarger says she makes fudge with sugar, butter, other special ingredients, plus “a little bit of love and a lot of ornery.”
QUEEN CREEK -- Food trucks have grown markedly in popularity over the last decade.
One of the things I personally enjoy about Pinal Ways is that every issue provides an opportunity to explore Pinal through a new lens.
Arizonans love the heat. And here in Pinal County much of the heat comes from the food.
With diet plans, it’s often important to keep track of goalposts and milestones, and in early August, Cooltown Keto hit a major one. The burgeoning home-bakery excitedly shared that they’d rea…
CASA GRANDE -- Within the next six to 12 months, crews are to begin construction on a new Aldi Grocery Store in Casa Grande. East of Walmart on East Florence Boulevard, it will soon be home to…
As restaurants reopen up to their prepandemic capacities, many customers are eating out more on a weekly basis. From drinks with friends to dinner with colleagues, the majority of us are no lo…
One of the best parts about asking our readers to submit photos of their favorite foods from around our county is that we get to showcase the incredible talent of our local restaurants, chefs …
The Central Arizona College culinary program is making waves this year as it embarks into another semester of degrees and certificates for students across the area. Both in-person and virtual …
CASA GRANDE -- Healthy eating can be touch and go at times for plenty of people. Many of us understand the tremendous impact a healthy diet can have on our fitness level, longevity and overall…
COOLIDGE -- A mix of sweet and tantalizing smells wafts through the small ice cream parlor on Main Street between Roosevelt and Wilson avenues in Coolidge.
Every golfer knows about that itch to go hit some balls for a round, or even just some drives. Some get that itch every once in a while, but for others it comes every day, to the point where g…
MARICOPA — When Ak-Chin Indian Community Chairman Robert Miguel scans the Maricopa landscape, he envisions growth and an entertainment mecca, attracting visitors from across the region to idle…
When residents go outside to enjoy their community, they want it to look its best. In a city the size of Maricopa, that takes a big group effort. The Keep Maricopa Beautiful program helps ever…
MARICOPA — Judith Zaimont and Nancy Smith are perhaps the biggest cheerleaders for the Maricopa arts scene. The two have made it their mission to ensure that area residents have plenty of oppo…
MARICOPA — Details have always been important to Russell Frank.
Recreational sports leagues often come with the idea of kids learning new sports and making friends over apple slices and juice boxes. But there’s another side to these activities, where peopl…
The city of Maricopa may have been founded 18 years ago, but it has history worth exploring for residents and tourists alike.
Prior to COVID times, Maricopa residents might have had a memorable experience going about their day at one of the big events in the city, when all of a sudden a dance party breaks out in the …
MARICOPA -- Go to any of Maricopa’s many points of interest, and a familiar form might greet you — a statue of a wild horse. But no two of them will look the same, thanks to the creativity of …
The term “bedroom community” has lingered over Maricopa since it started to boom nearly 20 years ago. The idea that the city is a place where people leave in the morning to go to work and come…
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- US tracking of virus variants has improved after slow start
- Omicron brings COVID-19 vaccine inequity 'home to roost'
- US abortions may be inching up after decades of decline
- Health experts: Holiday gatherings ‘should be fine’ – with precautions
- Country Thunder announces Shelton, Florida Georgia Line as headliners
- 60 credit/debit cards among lost items turned in at Country Thunder
- Country Thunder DUI arrests lower than in previous years
- This year's Country Thunder was a sold-out show
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