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CASA GRANDE — Phase 2 of Lucid Motors’ manufacturing plant has been given the green light by the Casa Grande Planning and Zoning Commission.
ELOY — It’s a rare occasion when the City Council agrees on something that pertains to the Dust Bowl Theatre.
SAN TAN VALLEY — A San Tan Valley woman who allegedly fought with her boyfriend and attempted to drive while intoxicated with a child in the car is facing charges.
CASA GRANDE — Cycling an average of 75 miles a day, 70-year-old Seymour “Rif” Rifkind is on a 3,000-mile cross-country bike ride — from San Diego to St. Augustine, Florida — to raise money for the National Pickleball Hall of Fame.
CASA GRANDE — Jennifer Toro remembers the first time she walked into the Teen Challenge Home of Hope facility in Casa Grande.
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SIGNAL PEAK – Another two weeks passed between games for the Central Arizona College softball team.
SAN TAN VALLEY – The first match up between the Combs and Poston Butte girls basketball teams was physical but compared to Friday’s game it was a cakewalk.
SAN TAN VALLEY — Under normal circumstances Friday night’s match-up between the Combs and Poston Butte boys basketball teams would have been for a playoff spot.
MARICOPA — Despite a rocky ending to their season, the theme of the night for the Maricopa boys basketball team was gratitude.
MARICOPA — While the Rams are in safe position to make the playoffs in their first year as part of the top conference in Arizona, there is still plenty at stake in Thursday night’s season finale.
QUEEN CREEK – American Leadership Academy-Ironwood is in its third season as a member of the Arizona Interscholastic Association and it’s safe to say that the Warriors were not on anyone’s radar this year.
PHOENIX (AP) — A woman has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of her boyfriend, Phoenix police said Sunday.
ROGERSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — When Phil and Shar Roos heard about the tornado damage at Joe Wheeler State Park, they pointed their recreational vehicle that way.
PHOENIX (AP) — Health officials in Arizona on Sunday reported 1,335 more confirmed COVID-19 cases and five additional deaths.
PHOENIX (AP) — A montage of photos from graduations, weddings, quinceañeras and holidays filled the wall beside Josephine Gonzales’ desk at her tax firm, A.J. Gonzales Enterprises, Inc. in Phoenix.
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A Pima County justice of the peace has been placed on administrative leave after allegedly firing a warning shot at an unarmed stalking suspect.
YUMA (AP) — A man has been sentenced to life in prison after a 2017 home invasion in Yuma turned deadly.
GLENDALE (AP) — Tyler Pitlick scored twice, Conor Garland had a goal and an assist, and the Arizona Coyotes rallied to beat the Minnesota Wild 5-2 Saturday night.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mikael Jantunen and Alfonso Plummer each scored 15 points, Timmy Allen had 13 points, seven rebounds and eight assists, and Utah cruised past Arizona State 98-59 on Saturday.
LAS VEGAS — Michaela Onyenwere scored 24 points and No. 9 UCLA beat No. 11 Arizona 58-49 on Friday night to reach the championship game of the Pac-12 Tournament.
FLORENCE -- The Pinal County Historical Society’s next Zoom Book Club meeting will feature "Lessons From Horses" by Randy Helm and participants will be able to meet the author at 6 p.m. April 6.
LOS ANGELES — The time has finally come for audiences to hear Meghan and Harry describe the backstory and effects of their tumultuous split from royal life.
NEW YORK — The Recording Academy is partnering with Berklee College of Music and Arizona State University to complete a study focused on women's representation in the music industry.
BOULDER, Colo. -- Authorities promised Sunday to pursue criminal charges after a massive party near the University of Colorado in Boulder devolved into a violent confrontation with police that left three officers injured.
VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — The accidental collision of two surfers in the waves off the Southern California coast left one of the men dead, authorities said.
BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) — Maine's Republican senator is working with a Democratic colleague to try to restore native plants in America's national parks.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A year after he became “Patient Zero” in Nevada’s COVID-19 outbreak, Ronald Pipkins is still battling the lingering effects of the coronavirus. He gets up to do something but forgets why. When he exercises on the bike for 10 minutes, he hurts for five days. And he struggles …
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Federal authorities have arrested four people, suspected of making threats against a judge and other officials, hours before testimony in the racketeering and murder trial of a Syndicato de Nuevo Mexico prison gang member began this week in Albuquerque federal court.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California has cleared a path for fans to hit the stands at opening-day baseball games and return to Disneyland nearly a year after coronavirus restrictions shuttered major entertainment spots.
WASHINGTON — Tom Perez was a guest on a Spanish-language talk radio show in Las Vegas last year when a caller launched into baseless complaints about both parties, urging Latino listeners to not cast votes at all.
WASHINGTON — Tensions were raw ahead of midnight as Republican leader Mitch McConnell rose in the Senate for the purpose of publicly ridiculing Majority Leader Chuck Schumer over the daylong delay as Democrats argued among themselves over the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 rescue package.
NEW YORK (AP) — Another woman who worked for Gov. Andrew Cuomo is describing conduct she felt was inappropriate for the workplace.
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona is changing state law to accept consular identification cards as legal forms of identification.
WASHINGTON — An exhausted Senate narrowly approved a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Saturday as President Joe Biden and his Democratic allies notched a victory they called crucial for hoisting the country out of the pandemic and economic doldrums.
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Democrats Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly were both in the razor-thin majority Saturday as the U.S. Senate approved a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill.
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — A series of explosions at a military barracks in Equatorial Guinea killed at least 20 people and wounded more than 600 others on Sunday, authorities said.
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Rangers won its first Scottish Premiership title in 10 years on Sunday to complete its recovery from financial implosion and being forced to start again in the fourth …
ROME (AP) — A particularly spectacular blast from Italy's Mount Etna volcano belched out a towering cloud of ash and lava stone Sunday onto Sicilian villages, the latest in a series of explosi…
KABUL, Afghanistan — The former head of women police in a southern Afghanistan province was seriously wounded and her husband — also a police officer — was killed Sunday in an attack by uniden…
BEIRUT (AP) — A suspected missile strike on an oil-loading facility used by Turkey-backed opposition forces in northern Syria sparked a massive blaze across a large area where oil tankers are …
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Police in Myanmar’s ancient former capital, Bagan, opened fire Sunday on demonstrators protesting last month’s military takeover, wounding several people, according to w…
QARAQOSH, Iraq — Pope Francis urged Iraq’s Christians on Sunday to forgive the injustices committed against them by Muslim extremists and to rebuild as he visited the wrecked shells of churches and met ecstatic crowds in the community’s historic heartland, which was nearly erased by the Isla…
PLAINS OF UR, Iraq — Pope Francis and Iraq's top Shiite cleric delivered a powerful message of peaceful coexistence Saturday, urging Muslims in the war-weary Arab nation to embrace Iraq’s long-beleaguered Christian minority during a historic meeting in the holy city of Najaf.
CASA GRANDE — “I have said these things to you so that, united with me, you may have shalom. In the world, you have trials; but be brave! I have conquered the world!” John 16:33
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — A gambling industry group wants to teach consumers how to tell if a particular sports betting or online casino site is legal or not.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak has signed an emergency order adjusting the minimum distance between performers and audience members that previously challenged the return of productions in Las Vegas.
BELLE PLAINE, Kan. — More than a year after two U.S. Department of Agriculture research agencies were moved from the nation's capital to Kansas City, Missouri, forcing a mass exodus of employees who couldn't or didn't want to move halfway across the country, they remain critically understaff…
CASA GRANDE — Seniors Sofia Espejo, 18, and Autumn Hunt, 17, stood behind their cookie-and-juice booth Thursday morning hoping the day would turn profitable.
WASHINGTON — America’s job market delivered a burst of strength in February. It lifted hopes that the rollout of viral vaccines, the distribution of federal aid and the increasing willingness and ability of consumers to go out and spend will invigorate the economy as the weather warms up.
WASHINGTON — U.S. hiring accelerated more quickly than expected last month, evidence that a year after the pandemic took hold, the economy is strengthening as virus cases drop and vaccinations ramp up.
FLORENCE -- When Tom and Lynn Smith were newlyweds in the early 1960s, they would drive up from Tucson to visit Tom’s aunt and uncle, with whom he lived as a teenager. Lynn still recalls her s…
ELOY -- It was in 1926 when Frank W. Shedd & Company donated a 1.7-acre site to the Toltec School District, which was where children living on the farms surrounding the area went to school.
COOLIDGE -- Skip Laclair understands cars. He also understands car collectors.
A huge thank you to everyone who submitted their photos for this season’s section of Pinal in Pictures! We were thrilled to see so many classic cars throughout our county. Don’t miss our onlin…
When Kelli Brown laces up a pair of roller skates, pushes to her feet and begins a gentle, rolling glide, the stress of the day begins to melt away.
CASA GRANDE -- Stepping into Grande Central Station is a visit back to early Casa Grande.
What does it look like to take something old and make it new again? That’s what we set out to explore nearly three months ago when our Pinal Ways team began discussing the theme for our winter issue.
COOLIDGE -- Kenilworth School is one of the oldest buildings in Coolidge. The property is also one of the oldest schools in Arizona.
APACHE JUNCTION -- Take a scenic drive out through the Superstition Mountains and you will discover a town like no other — a town focused on preserving history and building memories. This is G…
CASA GRANDE -- Jeff Law still remembers his first record. He was 7 years old and rode his bike with his allowance in his pocket to a local store, where he found a 45-rpm single of Cheap Trick’…
In big cities, the history associated with the downtown is often forgotten — or in some cases reduced to street names and the occasional mural or memorializing statue.
CASA GRANDE -- There’s nothing better than spending the day in your car on a long, open road with the windows rolled down, accompanied by 40 of your closest friends. At least, that’s what the …
SAM TAN VALLEY -- Redeemed Threads may be limited to a compact space between four walls, but the thrift store’s mission is limitless.
ARIZONA CITY -- Connecting to the good ol’ days is the goal at Flashbacks, a ‘50s-themed casual diner in Arizona City.
CASA GRANDE -- From the outside, you can tell there are many cherished memories attached to the place that was once Casa Grande Union High School.
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