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EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part of a series examining the lives of five Pinal County residents during the COVID-19 outbreak. Those participating in the project have agreed to share their lives wit…
PHOENIX — Arizona students will have to switch to online or alternative learning for the rest of the academic year after Gov. Doug Ducey and schools chief Kathy Hoffman said Monday that school…
MARICOPA — As all non-essential businesses close and the people of Maricopa continually descend on the limited grocery stores in town, resources are becoming scarce, especially for those who h…
MARICOPA — The local transportation system COMET (City of Maricopa Express Transit) has been temporarily reworked to provide medical, grocery and job-related stops only.
MARICOPA — A Maricopa resident is experiencing more foot traffic than usual outside her home lately, and not just because everyone is staying home — her Argentine giant cactus is in full bloom…
PHOENIX — The Arizona Court of Appeals found the Pinal Regional Transportation Authority and Proposition 417 tax to be valid in a decision released Jan. 16, but that decision is now moving bef…
MARICOPA — A man was arrested following a high-speed chase through Maricopa for a slew of charges involving his erratic driving and the copious amounts of drugs he had in the vehicle.
Earlier this week, PinalCentral released the first power rankings of the season for Pinal County baseball teams. There is still hope that high school sports in Arizona will resume fairly soon,…
OK, so there’s no baseball. There’s no softball. There’s no anything right now. However, there is still a possibility the high school spring season will resume March 30 or later. With that in …
MARICOPA -- All alone on the free throw line, under the lights of the biggest basketball stage Arizona has to offer, Aleina Estrada ended her unparalleled basketball career at Sequoia Pathway …
PHOENIX — The Arizona Interscholastic Association is holding out hope that it can salvage its spring sports season, although all games are suspended for the next two weeks due to the coronavir…
MARICOPA — For many athletes this time of year, excitement is high as they sign to play college ball at a whole new level and location. For Payson Hacker, it is all the more so because she is …
School: Maricopa High School
PHOENIX — Arizona students will have to switch to online or alternative learning for the rest of the academic year after Gov. Doug Ducey and schools chief Kathy Hoffman said Monday that school…
MARICOPA — Amid mass uncertainties over the health implications of the COVID-19 outbreak, local schools are preparing for financial consequences as well.
MARICOPA — At the beginning of Wednesday night’s Maricopa Unified School District meeting, board member Joshua Judd unexpectedly resigned from his position. He was elected in 2016, started his…
MARICOPA — A groundbreaking on Saturday saw the first shovels enter dirt on the lot just south of City Hall in preparation for a brand new library with all the bells and whistles.
MARICOPA — “Aladdin Jr.” is coming to Legacy Traditional School this week all the way from Agrabah, where students at the K-8 school will perform the Disney classic.
COOLIDGE — Navigating the higher education and professional worlds is not always the most straightforward undertaking. For seniors in their last year in high school, the experience can be over…
MARICOPA — Philip Rakoci, known by most in the area as “Wildman Phil,” has spent the better part of the last 25 years with animals. Big and small, soft and scaly — he likes them all, and has m…
MARICOPA — Two of the biggest attractions in the Maricopa area have closed their doors for the next two weeks to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Antique Appraisal Day
CASA GRANDE — Schools are closed, activities are canceled and the doors to gyms, libraries and other gathering places are temporarily shuttered due to concerns about coronavirus, but there's s…
MARICOPA — The Casa Grande Valley Chapter of National Daughters of the American Revolution will sponsor an Antique Appraisal Day from 1 to 3 p.m. on March 21 at Leading Edge Academy, 18700 N. …
MARICOPA — Flogging Molly's scheduled performance at The Event Center at Harrah's Ak-Chin Casino has been postponed due to concerns about the coronavirus.