PHOENIX -- Arizona Congressman Paul Gosar surveyed the crowd as he settled in at the podium for the Feb. 26 headlining speech at the America First Political Action Conference, an event organiz…
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APACHE JUNCTION – A Pinal County man was arrested after he allegedly tried to bite a police officer who was trying to detain him in Apache Junction.
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FLORENCE — Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb has launched a new nonprofit, Protect America Now, with six other sheriffs from around the country.
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SAN TAN VALLEY — An Apache Junction man is facing charges after he allegedly kicked a Pinal County deputy who was trying to detain him.
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PHOENIX — The Arizona House of Representatives has approved a bill sponsored by Rep. David Cook that supports development of the proposed North-South Corridor highway project in Pinal County.
The following student achievements have been announced:
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APACHE JUNCTION — Apache Junction Police have found a woman who went hiking with her dog.
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APACHE JUNCTION – It took about 10 minutes for someone to identify a man accused of groping a woman in the parking lot of a grocery store after Apache Junction Police posted a photo to social media.
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FLORENCE — Pinal County has seen 55,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered, Interim County Manager Leo Lew told the Board of Supervisors Wednesday. He noted this is 10,000 more than the county’s number of confirmed cases.
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PHOENIX — The way Rep. John Fillmore sees it, young children need to hear and say the Pledge of Allegiance every morning at school.
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APACHE JUNCTION — The Apache Junction Parks and Recreation Department will present a Fit Family Drive-In Bingo Night event for all ages from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday at the Apache Junction Rodeo Grounds.
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FLORENCE — Persons 65 and older have now been added to the 1B-1 early vaccination group in Pinal County, health officials said.
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SUPERIOR — A federal judge has rejected a request from a group of Apaches to keep the U.S. Forest Service from transferring a parcel of land in Pinal County to a copper mining company.
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APACHE JUNCTION – An Apache Junction man led police officers on a short chase while throwing evidence out the window, authorities said.
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GILBERT (AP) — Construction crews have begun work on a freeway extension project in the southeastern corner of metro Phoenix that will be a direct route for Pinal County commuters.
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FLORENCE — The Pinal County Board of Supervisors is moving forward on plans to redraw the districts each represents.
APACHE JUNCTION — An Apache Junction man got into a fight with a transient who tried to break into his home, police said.
APACHE JUNCTION — An Apache Junction man is facing charges after allegedly hitting a woman in the nose.
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FLORENCE — Tim Kanavel, who was instrumental in luring new industry and jobs to Pinal County as economic development director for the past 12 years, died Tuesday night. He had been hospitalized with COVID-19, family members said.
PHOENIX — County Attorney Kent Volkmer says there have been a couple of instances in which individuals charged with dangerous crimes in Pinal County were released into the community because they were deemed mentally incompetent.
WASHINGTON — Then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions knew the Trump administration’s “zero-tolerance” immigration policy would separate families at the border but moved ahead with it anyway, a Justice Department official told lawmakers this week.
PHOENIX — The Arizona House of Representatives Thursday passed a bill harnessing smart water management to drive economic development and housing availability in Pinal County.
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CASA GRANDE — By taking the job fair experience and transforming it into a mobile application, Achieve Pinal hopes to make it easier for job seekers to find the perfect gig.
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PHOENIX — State lawmakers took the first steps Wednesday to reversing decades of tough-on-crime policies.
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FLORENCE — With state transportation officials preparing to announce their preferred corridor for a future north-south freeway this summer, the Pinal County Board of Supervisors voted to renew its support for a route.
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PHOENIX — Apache tribal members made emotional pleas Wednesday in federal court to try to prevent what could become the largest copper mine operation in the U.S.
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APACHE JUNCTION — A 24-year-old man is being held on suspicion of aggravated assault after allegedly brandishing a gun at two people in Apache Junction.
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PHOENIX — COVID-19 infections in Arizona appeared to be leveling off last week when officials confirmed that a variant of the virus, first found in the United Kingdom, had been found in Pinal and Maricopa counties.
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FLORENCE — It’s exciting to see Pinal County transition from an economy reliant on new homes to one based on manufacturing 21st-century products, Board of Supervisors Chairman Steve Miller said at Friday’s Pinal Partnership meeting.
APACHE JUNCTION — An Apache Junction woman is facing charges after allegedly hitting an 8-year-old child.
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FLORENCE — Pinal County has received a federal grant to provide more than $14 million in emergency rental assistance this calendar year to households earning less than 80% of median income.
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APACHE JUNCTION — An Apache Junction man stopped by police for a traffic violation is facing assault charges after he allegedly fought with a police officer.
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APACHE JUNCTION — An Apache Junction man is facing charges after he allegedly broke into a home and used a deceased woman’s credit cards.
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FLORENCE — Pharmacies at Fry's and Safeway grocery stores in Pinal County will soon be administering COVID-19 vaccinations to the general public, health officials said.
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CASA GRANDE — A Pinal County Superior Court judge who was pulled over on New Year’s Eve by a Casa Grande Police officer is seeking treatment for high blood pressure.
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PHOENIX — State Rep. David Cook, R-Globe, has introduced a bill that will help promote growth in Pinal County with existing water safeguards.
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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 Goldfield Ghost Town.
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APACHE JUNCTION — An Apache Junction man allegedly was caught while running from a home he burglarized.
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TUCSON -- When Sirena Rana is out hiking the more than 800 miles of the Arizona National Scenic Trail, some of the portions that run through Pinal County are among her favorites.
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FLORENCE — An attempt to steal a flat-bed trailer ended poorly for a couple of men.
FLORENCE — If the federal government makes any further CARES Act payments to local governments for expenses related to COVID-19, Pinal County is asking for fairness.
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APACHE JUNCTION — Pinal County Sheriff’s deputies arrested an Apache Junction man for allegedly downloading sexually exploitive videos of minors on Wednesday.
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FLORENCE — Just about everyone wants the new COVID-19 vaccine, or at least that’s how it looks in Pinal County. Public Health staff had received over 4,000 calls in the last couple of days, Director Tascha Spears said.
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FLORENCE — The Pinal County Board of Supervisors voted to send a letter to state health officials to ask for more COVID-19 vaccine in Pinal County.
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PHOENIX — Just four days after the Arizona Interscholastic Association’s executive board voted to cancel the winter sports season, that decision was reversed.
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ELEVEN MILE CORNER — A Pinal County spring break tradition is again feeling the impact of COVID-19.
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FLORENCE — Health officials say that educators, public safety workers and those 75 and older should be able to get inoculated against COVID-19 at Pinal County pharmacies in a little more than a week.
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PHOENIX — In a move that came out of nowhere for many, the Arizona Interscholastic Association executive board voted to cancel the winter sports season Friday morning.
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FLORENCE — Pinal County Assessor Douglas Wolf has announced that qualified widows, widowers and those 100% disabled can now apply for a property tax exemption for 2021.
SIGNAL PEAK — Central Arizona College has announced the following students graduated in December. The listing is organized alphabetically by campus and includes the certificate and/or degree the student received.
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FLORENCE — Pinal County and its community partners are vaccinating people against COVID-19 as fast as they can, although shipments of vaccine are falling as sharply as infections are rising, the Board of Supervisors was told Wednesday.
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