SUPERIOR — The U.S. Forest Service released an environmental review Friday that paves the way for the creation of one of the largest copper mines in the United States, against the wishes of a …
FLORENCE — An attempt to steal a flat-bed trailer ended poorly for a couple of men.
FLAGSTAFF — A federal judge has denied a request from a group of Apaches who sought to keep the U.S. Forest Service from issuing an environmental review of a copper mining project until the court takes up a larger case over who legally owns land known as Oak Flat.
PHOENIX — Several Arizona lawmakers figure prominently in the controversy over the Republican effort to overturn President Donald Trump’s election loss and the ensuing chaos after a mob stormed the Capitol.
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.
APACHE JUNCTION — Pinal County Sheriff’s deputies arrested an Apache Junction man for allegedly downloading sexually exploitive videos of minors on Wednesday.
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.
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.
FLORENCE – A Superior woman who pled guilty to second-degree murder and child abuse in the death of her two children has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.
SUPERIOR — A group of Apaches who have tried for years to reverse a land swap in Pinal County that will make way for one of the largest copper mines in the U.S. sued the federal government Tuesday.
FLORENCE — In response to high teacher absences, the Florence Unified School District board voted Tuesday night to return the district’s 10,000 students in San Tan Valley and Florence to online or “virtual” learning only for the rest of the month beginning Thursday.
FLORENCE — Pinal County government services will be a lot closer for thousands of western Pinal residents in a few months as new county office buildings come online.
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.
FLORENCE — The Pinal County Attorney’s Office has dropped charges against a man who claimed he had a bomb in his car parked outside the federal immigration detention center in Florence.
WASHINGTON — Arizona Rep. Tom O’Halleran has joined lawmakers from both parties in calling for President Donald Trump’s removal from office.
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.
PHOENIX — Several Arizona Republican officials defended Wednesday’s violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, sought to blame political enemies for the pro-Trump mob’s criminal activity or spread conspiracy theories deflecting responsibility away from the president’s supporters.
FLORENCE — Kaye Persinger of Marion, Ohio, — who was known as Kaye Dickson when she ran for Pinal County Sheriff five years ago — said she’ll miss Reyes.
FLORENCE — Strategies for drawing more residents, visitors and businesses to the downtown area are part of Florence’s pending Redevelopment Plan update.
COOLIDGE — The CAVIT Governing Board members have approved awarding special credit to struggling students so that their academic careers aren’t derailed by challenges unique to the pandemic.
FLORENCE — Florence Hospital on Hunt Highway is putting patients in its little-used secure inmate wing, a top official told the Town Council Monday.
FLORENCE — There are no known plans for a recreational marijuana dispensary in Florence, but an ordinance is pending before the Town Council that would allow one.
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.
COOLIDGE — A recent study from ProPublica and the Rhodium Group identified Pinal County as the state’s second-most at-risk county due to climate change.
PHOENIX — The Arizona Supreme Court late Tuesday threw out the last remaining legal challenge in state courts to the choice of voters here of Joe Biden for president.
PHOENIX -- A Trump supporter in the state legislature representing parts of Pinal County has crafted legislation designed to give the president the state's 11 electoral votes even as some GOP lawmakers in Washington work to keep Congress from certifying the election Wednesday for Joe Biden.
FLORENCE — Possibly signaling a new direction after several years of fighting Florence Copper in court, the Town Council voted 5-2 Monday against appealing the company’s state permit for full-scale commercial mining.
APACHE JUNCTION – A Mesa woman is facing child abuse charges after allegedly leaving her child in the car while she was drinking in an Apache Junction bar.
APACHE JUNCTION – A Tuba City man is facing charges after Pinal County deputies allegedly found him inside a home that he did not live in with a stolen vehicle in the driveway.
FLORENCE — A stretch of State Route 79 north of downtown Florence was closed for 6½ hours Thursday after a man who claimed to have a bomb refused to exit his car in the federal immigration detention center parking lot.
One year ago
FLORENCE — Although building continues to boom in Florence, it’s not what everyone needs, and town officials are aware of that.
FLORENCE — There won’t be a new Gila River bridge in 2021, but the new year will still see its share of major infrastructure projects with lasting benefits, Town Manager Brent Billingsley said.
WINKELMAN — It’s not always clear to drivers why crews need to stop traffic in a work zone, but there was no mistaking what was happening for nine days this month on State Route 77 in Winkelman.
FLORENCE — American Legion Post 97 and the San Tan Valley Veteran Center plan a flag retirement ceremony at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 16, in front of the flagpoles at 5764 E. Hunt Highway, Post Cmdr. John Meyer said in an announcement.
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s state prison system is planning on a second round of COVID-19 testing for the system’s nearly 38,000 inmates while making available rapid virus tests for employees.
FLORENCE — The town’s water customers should all have “smart” water meters a couple of months or so into the new year, and shortly afterward have access to a computer app with a wealth of information about their water usage.
PHOENIX -- A bid to recall Doug Ducey has come up short.
PHOENIX — The widow of a man who died in the Superstition Mountains in 2013 is preparing to file a new $30 million federal civil lawsuit against Pinal County and several members of the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Team who searched for her husband.
FLORENCE — The closing of Arizona State Prison-Florence Complex, which first looked like a major setback for Florence, is beginning to look more like an opportunity, Town Manager Brent Billingsley said.
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona utility regulators approved a deal for EPCOR USA to purchase the beleaguered Johnson Utilities company and for customers to pay for part of the transaction with hikes in their monthly bills.
CASA GRANDE — Casa Grande resident David DeJong has spent a lifetime studying the Gila River and the impact it has had on the communities through which it flows.
FLORENCE — New lower COVID-19 infection levels triggered when a school would shift to a “hybrid” schedule, or a complete return to online learning, were approved by the Florence Unified School District board on Dec. 17.
COOLIDGE — Although Pinal County is feeling the loss of Canadian snowbirds this year — both residents and tourists — there is some room for optimism. While the pandemic suppressed the economy this year, could a snowbird “boom” be in order down the road?
FLORENCE -- A Pinal County woman whose lawsuit seeking to decertify President-elect Joe Biden's win in Arizona was dismissed by a judge filed an appeal with the Arizona Supreme Court Friday.
FLORENCE — Three outgoing supervisors were given a dignified sendoff, including a video tribute, during the final meeting of the current Pinal County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday.
After 40 years of fighting fires, rescuing people from pile-ups on I-10, hazmat spills and other emergencies, David Strayer is ready to retire. This year has certainly been no smooth coast to the finish line.
FLORENCE — Tom Smith received the Key to the Town and Dec. 19 was declared “Tom Smith Day” in a mayoral proclamation Monday.
FLORENCE — New COVID-19 infection thresholds for determining when a school would shift to a “hybrid” schedule, or a complete return to online learning, were approved by the Florence Unified School District board on Dec. 8.
FLORENCE — An Apache Junction man arrested for allegedly robbing a Papa Murphy’s Pizza has been sentenced to one year in jail for violating his parole.
PHOENIX — Just four days after the Arizona Interscholastic Association’s executive board voted to cancel the winter sports season, that decision was reversed.
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.
CASA GRANDE — Despite playing football in the midst of a pandemic, Santa Cruz Valley had business to take care of on the field, and it did exactly that. Its star player and coach lead PinalCen…
2020 PinalCentral All-County Football Team
FLORENCE — In response to high teacher absences, the Florence Unified School District board voted Tuesday night to return the district’s 10,000 students in San Tan Valley and Florence to onlin…
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 t…
COOLIDGE — The CAVIT Governing Board members have approved awarding special credit to struggling students so that their academic careers aren’t derailed by challenges unique to the pandemic.
CASA GRANDE — Two Pinal County schools will receive money through a special Diamondbacks grant program.
FLORENCE — New lower COVID-19 infection levels triggered when a school would shift to a “hybrid” schedule, or a complete return to online learning, were approved by the Florence Unified School…
FLORENCE — New COVID-19 infection thresholds for determining when a school would shift to a “hybrid” schedule, or a complete return to online learning, were approved by the Florence Unified Sc…
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