TEMPE — A Pinal County Sheriff’s deputy is under investigation after he allegedly tried to convince an Arizona State University Police officer to let him go after he was pulled over for suspected drunken driving.

CASA GRANDE — A Florence man is facing charges after he allegedly attacked three health care workers and fled from a Casa Grande behavioral health treatment center.

COOLIDGE — While the San Carlos Irrigation and Drainage District has been telling farmers for months now to plan for drought conditions, recent water shortages in San Carlos Lake have nevertheless reached unprecedented low levels.

CASA GRANDE — Jim Dalton had a layover at Union Station in St. Louis. It was December 1943, well into World War II. Dalton, 18, was a sailor on a troop train. He had eight hours to kill and decided on a snack.

CASA GRANDE — Casa Grande Police officers were able to locate another gun that was taken during a burglary of CAL Ranch in October after they arrested an Eloy man who was allegedly waving it around in the air.

CASA GRANDE — After almost a year of switching between modified in-person learning and online learning, the Casa Grande Union High School District is preparing to give students an in-person prom and graduation.

SACATON — A Texas man is facing charges after he allegedly told Gila River Police that he was from the Islamic State group and was going to blow up a gas station.

CASA GRANDE — Saturday was National Mustang Day and the Desert Sky Mustang Club observed the day with its annual Big Three Car Show held at club sponsor Jones Ford’s sales lot.

CASA GRANDE — A Casa Grande area man is facing charges after he allegedly choked and punched a woman he was living with and threatened another woman.

CASA GRANDE — When the Mellow B Comedy Show opens at the Paramount Theater in May, organizers hope to see audiences laughing and having a good time.

CASA GRANDE — Law enforcement and fire departments across the county have been celebrating a group of coworkers who are most often heard but not seen — the telecommunications personnel or dispatchers, who answer emergency phone calls from the public and help coordinate the response.

CASA GRANDE — The City Council will meet Monday evening to discuss several improvements at City Hall including security enhancements and new flooring.

CASA GRANDE — A Casa Grande man’s alleged attempt to elude a police officer on a bicycle failed and he’s now facing drug possession charges.

CASA GRANDE — With a mail-in election just around the corner, Mayor Craig McFarland hosted a 2030 General Plan town hall Wednesday for the public to ask panelists questions.

PHOENIX — Gov. Doug Ducey and the two lawmakers who ushered through a new state gaming law are defending a provision that has the state effectively financing free games to entice people to gamble.

CASA GRANDE — The annual National Day of Prayer is on Thursday, May 6, and with another car procession planned, this year’s Casa Grande event will be much like the one held in 2020.

CASA GRANDE — A recent high-speed chase involving a vehicle that fled from a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint and crashed into a block wall is drawing attention to a dangerous curve that has a history of vehicle crashes on South Florence Street.

CASA GRANDE — Casa Grande Police have made an arrest in the case of a teenager who was reported missing on Wednesday.

CASA GRANDE — The Casa Grande Elementary School District board has adopted new K-8 music programing.

CASA GRANDE — The fire that damaged a historic Casa Grande stone house was an accident, authorities said.

CASA GRANDE — In less than a year, members of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution donated more than a million handmade face masks and gathered personal protective equipment for essential workers and others in need during the COVID-19 pandemic, a press release from the o…

CASA GRANDE — The Casa Grande Elementary School District board will meet Tuesday evening to discuss the upcoming budget, music programing and a leadership retreat.

A complete listing of library activities is online at http://pcld.libnet.info/events.

CASA GRANDE — When SD Hazzard arrived from Ohio in August 2000 to help start the Casa Grande Union High School District’s Junior ROTC program, the students didn’t yet have their uniforms.

SIGNAL PEAK — April is “Celebrate the Promise” month, according to a press release from Central Arizona College.

ELOY — A new web portal that is contemporary in style, easy to navigate and loaded with informative Catholic content has been introduced by St. Helen of the Cross Church and was met with appreciative applause upon its announcement last week at all of its Masses, a press release from the chur…

CASA GRANDE -- Two adults and one child managed to avoid injury after a fire at a Casa Grande apartment Sunday morning.

FLORENCE — Two men involved in a shooting and a separate armed robbery case in Casa Grande are working toward plea agreements with the Pinal County Attorney’s Office.

CASA GRANDE — Throughout April, which is Child Abuse Prevention Month and Sexual Assault Month, and Crime Victims’ Rights Week, April 18 to 24, advocates are working to raise awareness of issues that impact the lives of thousands of Pinal County residents.

CASA GRANDE — The Casa Grande Union High School District board on Thursday began a search for an interim superintendent.

CASA GRANDE — A Casa Grande man is facing assault charges after he allegedly pulled a knife on another man.

CASA GRANDE — After a nationwide search, Battalion Chief Tony LaFalce has been selected as the new assistant fire chief for the Casa Grande Fire Department.

CASA GRANDE — U.S. Rep. Tom O’Halleran stopped by to package and deliver a few meals at a new kitchen for the Meals on Wheels program in Pinal County.

CASA GRANDE — A Phoenix man is the latest person caught in a Pinal County Sheriff’s Office online sex sting.

CASA GRANDE — A Scottsdale man allegedly transporting undocumented immigrants is facing charges after he fled from Pinal County Sheriff’s deputies.