STANFIELD -- A wind gust may have blown over a semi tractor-trailer on Interstate 8 in Pinal County Tuesday.

MARICOPA — Maricopa community members have waited with baited breath to hear the results of an infrastructure bill currently in the Senate that could provide long-awaited relief from the headache of State Route 347.

MARICOPA — The driver arrested for allegedly causing a fatal head-on collision on Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway in June is facing extradition to New Mexico for aggravated driving under the influence, according to Pinal County Superior Court records.

MARICOPA — Maricopa residents might think twice about backwashing their pools into local washes after the City Council instated an ordinance with heavy fines at Tuesday night’s meeting.

MARICOPA — U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg got a first-hand look last week at how dangerous the State Route 347-Riggs Road intersection is.

MARICOPA — One of the drivers involved in a fatal head-on collision on Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway in June has been arrested.

PHOENIX — After five years of studies and sometimes contentious hearings, the final environmental impact statement for a proposed new freeway through Pinal County is available for public review.

FLORENCE — They’re back.

MARICOPA — A Maricopa area man is facing charges after Pinal County Sheriff’s deputies found a stolen tractor on his property.

CASA GRANDE — Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1677 in Casa Grande will host a fundraiser Saturday for the family of a Maricopa mom who died of COVID-19 shortly after giving birth to her daughter.

Nestled into the Santa Cruz Valley of southern Arizona, the Ak-Chin Indian Community is just 35 miles south of Phoenix in the northwestern part of Pinal County. The community is steadfast in its efforts to preserve its culture, language and traditions — not just for themselves but also to im…

MARICOPA — Similar to the surge in Arizona golf memberships during the pandemic, memberships at a private motor sports club near Maricopa also took off, the owners say.

MARICOPA — A 7-year-old child was severely injured after being ejected during a rollover accident on State Route 347 Monday afternoon, authorities said.

MARICOPA — Monsoon storms in Pinal County left downed trees and power poles in their wake over the weekend with more such storms to come.

MARICOPA — When North Hidden Valley Fire Battalion Chief Randy Hampton got the call of a small brush fire in Hidden Valley on May 28, he immediately hopped into his small engine fire truck to respond. But as he pulled out of the driveway, his heart sank.

MARICOPA — A 2-year-old boy drowned during a family gathering at a pool in the Desert Cedars community of Maricopa on July 4.

PHOENIX — Fire restrictions that closed state land to recreation are lifted effective at 8 a.m. on Friday. However, state land in Pinal County will remain under Stage II fire restrictions, according to a press release from the Arizona State Land Department and Department of Forestry and Fire…

PHOENIX — A Maricopa man has been sentenced to nearly 17 years in prison after pleading guilty to shooting a man on the Gila River Indian Community.

MARICOPA — Water pressure has been restored to residents affected by a water main break in the heart of Maricopa.

MARICOPA — A Maricopa man is being charged with theft after he allegedly took a car and a license plate from family members.

MARICOPA — A zoning change for a large, 528-acre master-planned community was approved by the Maricopa Planning and Zoning Commission on June 28.

PHOENIX -- For the second time this year, the House of Representatives passed legislation to allow some prison inmates to earn earlier releases, but it remains to be seen whether it will get a vote in the Senate, where the bill already died once this legislative session.

MARICOPA — Five boxes of sweet corn locally grown and harvested by two area kids have been donated to Against Abuse Inc.’s La Casa de Paz shelter in Maricopa.

PHOENIX — With some verbal slaps at how Doug Ducey has handled the current emergency, Republican lawmakers voted Friday to ask Arizona voters to give them the right to quash future declarations.

MARICOPA — A Boys & Girls Clubs community board composed of Maricopa residents and city leaders has been influential in the club’s success in 2020 — despite the challenging first year.

MARICOPA — A few years ago, Boys & Girls Clubs of America conducted a study of former members. In the study, they asked what the most memorable part of their experience was.