COOLIDGE — Local farmers are highly skeptical of the success of agrivoltaics, in which crops are planted underneath solar panels.
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CASA GRANDE — A Phoenix man is facing charges after he allegedly fled from state troopers on Interstate 10
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CASA GRANDE — Mr. Bones plays a key role in helping immigrants learn the English language.
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ELOY — Skydive Arizona is one of the top skydiving locations in the country, and the United States Parachute Association decided on the Eloy location as host of its National Championships.
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CASA GRANDE — Three men are facing robbery charges after a Casa Grande man was punched in the face and his truck was stolen.
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PHOENIX — A former Coolidge real estate agent has been found guilty of 32 counts of wire fraud and money laundering in connection with a land fraud scheme.
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CASA GRANDE — A Casa Grande man has been charged with theft and other charges after allegedly purchasing several iPhones on a family member’s account without permission and pawning four of the phones.
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CASA GRANDE —- Former Vista Grande pitcher Marco Ozuna Jr. has a checklist of what he needs to accomplish in order to reach his goal of becoming a professional baseball player.
ELOY — Skydive Arizona is one of the top skydiving locations in the country, and the United States Parachute Association decided on the Eloy location as host of its National Championships.
FLORENCE — For the first half Friday, Coolidge was playing catch-up with Florence. But the tables turned after that, as the Bears put together a big fourth quarter to put the game away for a 27-17 win.
MARICOPA — The Maricopa Rams are a young ball club looking to rebuild for the future, and their youth was on full display on the road Friday night, as the Rams lost a close battle to the Laveen Cesar Chavez Champions 24-14.
PHOENIX — Visa Grande hoped to play spoiler to Phoenix Sierra Linda during the Bulldogs’ homecoming game Friday night, and they almost pulled off the upset.
APACHE JUNCTION — With the two teams jockeying for position atop the 4A Black Canyon region standings. The No. 5 ranked Poston Butte Broncos and the No. 8 Apache Junction Prospectors went to battle in a back and forth affair.
PHOENIX -- Gov. Doug Ducey has no immediate plans for how -- or even if -- he will try to sanction the three state universities who are requiring faculty and staff to be vaccinated despite his orders to the contrary.
PHOENIX — Attorney General Mark Brnovich is making a last-ditch effort to tell Arizona courts they need to butt out of how the legislature conducts its business.
DENVER — The humpback chub, a rare fish found only in the Colorado River basin, has been brought back from the brink of extinction after decades of protection, though work must continue to ensure its survival, federal authorities said Monday in reclassifying the species from endangered to th…
TUCSON (AP) — The wreckage of a small plane has been located in Pima County and there appears to be no survivors, authorities said Monday.
WASHINGTON — States in the Colorado River Basin are adjusting to the reality that their rights outstrip the available water by nearly one-third, state and tribal leaders told a congressional panel Friday.
LOS ANGELES -- A flurry of storms are expected to march into the West Coast this week, bringing along a changeable mixture of rain, wind and snow for many places and cooler temperatures to Arizona.
DENVER — The first-place Arizona Cardinals and Las Vegas Raiders each conquered pestilence and hardship as longtime assistants rallied their resilient teams to road victories in Week 6.
GLENDALE — Jordan Kyrou had two goals and two assists, and the St. Louis Blues scored five times in a 5:07 span of the second period for a 7-4 victory over Arizona in the Coyotes’ home opener …
TEMPE — Arizona head coach Kliff Kingsbury likes to get to the office at the ungodly time of 4:45 a.m. for a work day. Vance Joseph isn’t that aggressive and waits all the way until — gasp! — …
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FLORENCE — Country Thunder 2021 is one for the record books.
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FLORENCE — Saundra Ferguson of Mesa was hooked up to an IV early Friday afternoon, but she said it was no big problem, just a preventive measure.
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FLORENCE — With no other pressing emergencies, members of the Florence CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) were helping fans with handicaps get from their vehicles to the festival grounds.
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CASA GRANDE — A new cookbook pays tribute to the classic 1993 film “Hocus Pocus” and puts a fun Halloween twist on some classic recipes.
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CASA GRANDE — Stumbling upon a sad statistic prompted Mark Edward Langley to write his latest novel, “When Silence Screams.”
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FLORENCE — Saundra Ferguson of Mesa was hooked up to an IV early Friday afternoon, but she said it was no big problem, just a preventive measure.
WASHINGTON — Washington's regional Metro system abruptly pulled more than half its fleet of trains from service early Monday morning over a lingering problem with the wheels and axles that caused a dramatic derailing last week. The ruling promises to complicate daily travel and commutes for …
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — On the same day last week that a southern Oregon county declared a state of emergency amid a sharp increase in illegal cannabis farms, police raided a site that had about 2 tons of processed marijuana and 17,500 pot plants.
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — As jury selection got slowly underway Monday in the trial of three white men charged with fatally shooting Ahmaud Arbery as he was running in their Georgia neighborhood, potential jurors said they came in with negative feelings about the case and worried about the personal c…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A cold front passing through drought-stricken California brought snow to the northern Sierra Nevada and rain, showers and drizzle elsewhere, the National Weather Service said Monday.
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump was questioned Monday in a deposition for a lawsuit brought by protesters who say his security team roughed them up in the early days of his presidential campaign in 2015.
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is asking the Supreme Court to block the Texas law banning most abortions, while the fight over the measure's constitutionality plays out in the courts.
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WASHINGTON — Colin Powell, the trailblazing soldier and diplomat whose sterling reputation of service to Republican and Democratic presidents was stained by his faulty claims to justify the 2003 U.S. war in Iraq, died Monday of COVID-19 complications. He was 84.
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LAS VEGAS — Vice President Kamala Harris stood before the record-low water levels of Nevada’s Lake Mead on Monday and made the case for the Biden administration’s climate change agenda by warning that “this is where we’re headed.”
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WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump on Monday sought to block the release of documents related to the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection to a congressional committee investigating the attack, challenging President Joe Biden's initial decision to waive executive privilege.
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PHOENIX — Ron Watkins, one of the most prominent figures in the QAnon conspiracy movement, said Monday he is running for Congress in Arizona because the state is at the forefront of the fight by many Republicans over the 2020 election results.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump was questioned Monday in a deposition for a lawsuit brought by protesters who say his security team roughed them up in the early days of his presidential campaign in 2015.
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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is entering a crucial two weeks for his ambitious agenda, racing to conclude contentious congressional negotiations ahead of both domestic deadlines and a chance to showcase his administration’s accomplishments on a global stage.
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SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Six people, including a U.S. man, were killed in what may have been a robbery at the American’s ranch in Costa Rica, the national detectives’ agency said Monday.
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The usually chaotic streets of Haiti’s capital were quiet and largely empty Monday as thousands of workers angry about the nation’s lack of security went on strike in p…
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MOSCOW — Russia on Monday suspended its mission at NATO and ordered the closure of the alliance's office in Moscow in retaliation for NATO's expulsion of Russian diplomats.
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NAIROBI, Kenya — Ethiopian military airstrikes hit the capital of the country’s Tigray region and killed at least three people, witnesses said Monday, returning the war abruptly to the city of…
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MOSCOW — Russia’s total number of coronavirus infections has topped 8 million, more than 5% of the population, and the daily infection toll hit a new record.
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LISBON, Portugal (AP) — An international police operation has seized 5.2 metric tons (5.73 short tons) of cocaine with a street value estimated at around 200 million euros ($232 million) on a …
MESA (AP) — After being closed for over three years, the oldest Arizona temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is opening for five weeks of rarely allowed public visitation in advance of its rededication on Dec. 12.
GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Sister Francis Louise Honeychuck helped her mother clean a casket factory in Scottdale and watched over the two youngest of her five siblings after her father died in the 1918 flu pandemic, just before she turned 4.
CASA GRANDE — After more than two decades with Sun Life Family Health Center, including 15 years as the CEO, Travis Robinette is retiring.
We have driven plenty of ES sedans, and can say they are certainly the best luxury ride in the Lexus fleet and among the better on the market. There are now three versions to pick from. First is the ES 250. It has a small economical engine rated at 203 horsepower. Next up is the ES 350 with …
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The Ford Foundation, one of the largest private foundations in the United States, announced Monday that it will divest millions from fossil fuels, following similar investment decisions made by other sizable foundations in recent years.
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DETROIT — Toyota plans to build a new $1.29 billion factory in the U.S. to manufacture batteries for gas-electric hybrid and fully electric vehicles.
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LOS ANGELES — The U.S.' expanding legal marijuana market is helping drive strong sales and profit growth for multistate operators like Trulieve Cannabis Corp.
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DETROIT (AP) — U.S. safety regulators are investigating fuel pump failures in more than 600,000 diesel Ram trucks that could cause the engines to stall or lose power.
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LONDON (AP) — Ford Motor Co. plans to spend up to 230 million pounds ($315 million) to turn a transmission factory in northwest England into a plant that will make electric power units for cars and trucks sold throughout Europe.
There's a bustling aliveness inside the Queen Creek Olive Mill.
QUEEN CREEK -- Food trucks have grown markedly in popularity over the last decade.
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 …
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 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.
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…
CASA GRANDE -- For more than 30 years, the annual Taste of Casa Grande has been a highlight of the local culinary scene, bringing together food lovers and area food purveyors and restaurants.
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…
One of the most surprising things about the Queen Creek Olive Mill is the different, and often very innovative, ways they use olive oil. The mill has even found a way to incorporate some of th…
CASA GRANDE -- One step into Hideout Steakhouse & BBQ is a step into a one-of-a-kind experience. The warm, rustic decor of the restaurant greets guests as they enter, with a bright open co…
Pinal County Historical Society Museum will celebrate the memory of Pedro E. Guerrero, and invite residents to bring photos and mementos of other departed loved ones, from noon to 4 p.m. Sunda…
FLORENCE — CoryAnn Ecenbarger says she makes fudge with sugar, butter, other special ingredients, plus “a little bit of love and a lot of ornery.”
Whether new to cooking with chiles or a seasoned culinary pro, the following recipe for green chile sauce is a great way to embrace the flavor of chile.
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…
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- Sad statistic leads writer to tell a story about missing and murdered Indigenous women
- Protect your patio by sealing concrete
- A more comfortable goodbye? Vets bring pet euthanasia home
- Improve household air by cleaning, replacing air filters
- Community Spotlight: Maricopa group gets people active in helping breast cancer survivors
- Keep Maricopa Beautiful program encourages people to get out and clean their community
- Groups ensure Maricopa is a city with a wide range of performing and visual arts
- Ak-Chin chairman sees growing entertainment capital
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