MARICOPA — Maricopa city officials and the board of directors for the Maricopa Economic Development Alliance met Wednesday to discuss “MEDA 2.0” — a new direction for the group.

MARICOPA — One Maricopa man couldn’t stay away from Walmart this month, but not because of the deals.

MARICOPA — The city of Maricopa’s first vaccine clinic went off without a hitch Saturday, with more than 500 doses administered to community members in the 1B vaccination group.

MARICOPA — Local young people will have the opportunity to learn some new skills while benefiting their community.

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.

MARICOPA — A grieving family is left with few answers after a 27-year-old man was shot and killed, and his roommate arrested, on Jan. 15 inside a Hidden Valley home.

MARICOPA — A Maricopa man is facing charges after getting into a fight with a couple of family members over the smell of paint.

MARICOPA — A Queen Valley man is facing charges after allegedly helping himself to another man’s home.

MARICOPA — A Chandler Police officer who lived in Maricopa was honored with a police procession Monday up State Route 347 in the city after he died from COVID-19 on Jan. 11.

MARICOPA — A 27-year-old Hidden Valley man is dead after his roommate allegedly "freaked out" and shot him last week, authorities said.

MARICOPA — At the city of Maricopa’s Future Planning Conference last Thursday, City Manager Rick Horst dared the council and attendees to dream big. He shared a vision for the city that was one of walkability, beauty and plenty of amenities for residents to enjoy.

MARICOPA — At the end of Thursday’s Future Planning Conference for the city of Maricopa, it was clear: One of the city of Maricopa’s crown jewels, Copper Sky Recreation Complex, is getting ready to become even bigger.

MARICOPA — Last year had the grim title of being the first year since 1998 that an Arizona Department of Transportation worker was killed by a vehicle. The employee — a construction worker — and another construction worker lost their lives to drivers while working on roads.

PHOENIX — A former Pinal County constable and detention officer thinks he’s found a way to prevent peaceful protests from turning violent: new criminal penalties.

MARICOPA — A Maricopa man is facing charges after he allegedly fired a gun into the air outside of the residence of a man who was dating a family member.

PHOENIX — Democratic state legislative leaders are asking the FBI to investigate four Arizona Republican officials, including two with Pinal County ties, over their role in the Jan. 6 riot where protesters breached Congress, resulting in five deaths.

FLORENCE — The attorneys for a Casa Grande teen accused of manslaughter are trying to get her case remanded back to a grand jury.

MARICOPA — Maricopa Police Chief James “Jim” Hughes remembers the moment he decided to become a police officer vividly. His hometown of Bernardsville, New Jersey, had just been hit by a rainstorm that year, around August 1973.

WASHINGTON — Despite the claims of an Arizona state lawmaker with Pinal County ties, the vast majority of the mob that stormed the nation’s Capitol last week were Trump supporters, officials say.

MARICOPA — A new “Keep Maricopa Beautiful” campaign was launched by city officials this month in an effort to help combat trash and dumping within the city while also providing new opportunities for volunteers.

PHOENIX — The Arizona Department of Transportation has signed an agreement with the developer team that will design and build the Interstate 10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project.

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.

MARICOPA — Commuters on State Route 347 Tuesday evening witnessed an intense scene involving several Maricopa Police cruisers pulling over a vehicle with guns drawn.

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.

If the 2020 Maricopa Real Estate market could be described with a picture, there would be lots of fireworks and rockets. We started the year in what seemed like a normal start with a lower inventory and the expectation of an increase of inventory as January progressed.

AJO — On an early autumn morning, the whitewashed churches of Ajo are quiet, and the town square is still. The only sounds are dump trucks rumbling by, headed for border wall construction sites to the south. But inside the Ajo Farmers Market & Cafe, the atmosphere is buzzing.

PHOENIX — A state legislator is asking Attorney General Mark Brnovich to investigate whether Pima County is acting illegally in establishing and maintaining a curfew.

MARICOPA — The local Maricopa KFC caught fire on Wednesday morning, the second time in about four years at the location.

MARICOPA — A Tuba City man is facing charges after allegedly driving drunk and then running from an accident.

CASA GRANDE — COVID-19 vaccine distributions are now underway in Pinal County, with law enforcement, other essential workers and senior citizens above 75 now eligible to receive the vaccine.

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