CASA GRANDE – The two Republican candidates for Pinal County assessor clashed in a heated debate Thursday evening.
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FLORENCE — The Pinal County Board of Supervisors expressed a desire to continue a strategic goal of cutting the primary property tax rate another four cents in the new budget year to $3.75 per $100 of net assessed value.
COOLIDGE — Within the span of just over two months, COVID-19 transformed the way car dealers, educational institutions, restaurants, grocery stores and other organizations operate.
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PHOENIX -- With a possible lawsuit by Pinal County looming, Gov. Doug Ducey on Wednesday finally let go of some of the federal cash he got for local communities.
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CASA GRANDE — The Groundwater Users Advisory Council for the Pinal Active Management Area is accusing the Arizona Department of Water Resources of “steamrolling” the fourth iteration of the area’s water management plan through the approval process without enough time for public comment.
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SIGNAL PEAK — From skunks nesting near the Pence Center ticket office to hawks soaring overhead and snakes slithering into empty dorms, area wildlife seem to appreciate the quiet of Central Arizona College’s nearly empty campuses.
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MARICOPA — Cooper Wilson loves to skateboard. The 8-year-old and his dad, Stephen Wilson, take out his board in their neighborhood and do all kinds of ollies, 360s and kickflips in the street.
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MARICOPA — Data from the Maricopa Police Department shows a large increase in the number of theft incidents reported in March of this year versus March of last year. This data is part of monthly reports that the department publishes on its website.
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CASA GRANDE — Rick Gibson had a new master’s degree in plant protection from the University of Arizona when, in 1981, he accepted a position as a horticultural agent for the University of Arizona’s Cooperative Extension program in Pinal County.
CASA GRANDE — A candidate for Pinal County assessor is showing he can let his hair down. Mike Cruz is one of several Casa Grande Elementary School District employees who participated in a district lip sync video contest over the last few weeks.
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CHANDLER – U.S. Senator Martha McSally, R-Ariz., and Interior Secretary David Bernhardt met with Gila River Indian Community leadership Friday and viewed their plans to safely reopen the Community.
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MARICOPA — Multiple drivers managed to make it out of a rollover crash on State Route 347 near Riggs Road unscathed, but one driver was hospitalized.
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MARICOPA — Maricopa High School’s most distinguished senior in its 61-year history has made history again. Freya Abraham, 17, has been awarded a national award from the White House.
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MARICOPA — The Maricopa Veteran Care Center (MVCC) was the recipient of a monetary donation Monday thanks to Tom O’Halleran and his Veteran Services Representative Rudy Cota.
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COOLIDGE — A budget amendment that proposed to allocate a significant portion of career and technical education funding to pay teacher salaries and benefits submitted by a Pinal County school district left members of the Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology less than pleased at the…
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MARICOPA — The Maricopa City Council unanimously voted to exonerate Councilwoman Julia Gusse of all accusations brought forth by InMaricopa owner Scott Bartle in an ethics complaint at Tuesday night’s council meeting.
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MARICOPA — The subject of a Maricopa manhunt earlier this month was released from jail but arrested again after a disturbance at his former girlfriend’s home, police said.
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MARICOPA — Seventeen-year-old Leah Peterson didn’t necessarily set out to become valedictorian of Sequoia Pathway Academy when she started high school, so it came as a shock when she found out she’d won out at number one in her class.
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MARICOPA — Brielle Duff wasn’t sure she’d be able to become salutatorian at Sequoia Pathway Academy, but after four years of hard work she managed to secure the title.
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MARICOPA — For many theater junkies, their love of theatrical performance and the arts began in high school. The same is true for 17-year-old Maricopa High School senior and salutatorian Haley Lemon.
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MARICOPA — Freya Abraham didn’t know she’d be making history during her four-year career at Maricopa High School, but the high flier has exceeded even the highest of expectations set for her as she prepares to take her leave.
CASA GRANDE — An Eloy-native who once served in U.S. Rep. Tom O’Halleran’s office and more recently served on the Red Rock Elementary School District board has thrown her own cap into the political ring.
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MARICOPA — A man was ejected from his vehicle in a crash at Farrell Road and State Route 347 on May 18.
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MARICOPA — The city of Maricopa has denied any favoritism in its decision-making process for advertising between local media entities as the city council gets ready to decide on the merits of an ethics complaint against Councilwoman Julia Gusse.
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MARICOPA — As schools remain closed for the year, graduating seniors are preparing to take part in a number of alternative ceremonies in the coming weeks.
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FLORENCE — The Pinal County Board of Supervisors met Friday morning and ordered litigation seeking federal funds from the governor that are needed to combat the COVID-19 global health emergency.
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MARICOPA — Joe’s: A Barber Shop is back open for business after just over a month of being shuttered. With stay-at-home orders expiring for beauty businesses earlier this month, owner and lead barber of the shop, Joe Templin, opened up for appointments May 8.
MARICOPA — Lawmakers who represent much of western and southern Pinal County took aim at the Pima County Board of Supervisors on Friday, claiming there has been overreach in restricting business activity as the economy opens back up.
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MARICOPA — A 53-year-old man from Goodyear died in a single-vehicle rollover Wednesday night near Maricopa.
The following was taken from the records at the Maricopa Police Department.
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CASA GRANDE — Child development experts say the earlier the better when it comes to identifying children with developmental delays, but social distancing in the wake of COVID-19 has made early identification difficult in some cases.
COOLIDGE — Officials from the Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology said they plan on celebrating the achievements of students completing the Career and Technical Education program in-person as soon as it is viable for them to do so.
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MARICOPA — When Linda Patterson attended a couple of campaign events in Maricopa and Arizona City in mid-March, her mind was occupied with how many signatures she’d need to seal the deal on her run for state senator.
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MARICOPA — There’s a new face on the Maricopa Unified School District board after Jim Jordan was sworn in Monday.
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MARICOPA — A crash on State Route 347 in the mid-afternoon on Sunday involved four vehicles, but only one injury.
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MARICOPA — Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino will be reopening on Friday, but it will look a bit different than before.
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CASA GRANDE — Linda Patterson is hoping to bring her passion as a long-time educator to the Arizona Legislature to help bring back the state’s education system and improve health care, wages and affordable housing options.
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FLORENCE — Through his attorney, Sasha Verma has declared himself too broke to afford expert witnesses for his upcoming trial.
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FLORENCE — Pinal County’s new annual budget may or may not continue the Board of Supervisors' goal of steadily reducing the property tax rate by four cents each year.
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MARICOPA — Local InMaricopa Magazine owner Scott Bartle has filed an ethics complaint against Councilwoman Julia Gusse two years after an email exchange between them went sour.
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MARICOPA — Tuesday night’s Maricopa City Council meeting saw new developments announced, and new steps taken toward a finalized budget for 2020-21.
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MARICOPA — A 24-year-old Maricopa man under the influence has been arrested for a pair of burglaries, police said.
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FLORENCE — In 2017 Pinal County Juvenile Court Services decided it was time to look at racial and ethnic disparities to learn if there were more youths from one particular race or ethnic background being arrested than others, a press release from Juvenile Court Services said.
FLORENCE — With a population just under 500,000, Pinal County has been overlooked for federal funding for COVID-19 relief through the U.S. CARES Act.
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SIGNAL PEAK — Students who were taking in-person classes at Central Arizona College might get a nice bonus in their bank account.
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MARICOPA — A Pinal County grand jury has indicted a Maricopa woman on three counts of child abuse and three counts of disorderly conduct for an alleged incident in early March.
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PHOENIX – Bridges in Arizona have again been ranked among the best in the nation in an annual survey conducted by the American Road and Transportation Builders Association .
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MARICOPA — A man who had been on the run from police in a Maricopa neighborhood Tuesday was caught that night after an officer-involved shooting.
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Note: A story with updates on this incident can be found here.
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FLORENCE (AP) — Two Arizona sheriffs are refusing to enforce Gov. Doug Ducey’s stay-at-home order as the state continues to deal with the coronavirus.
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MARICOPA — An announcement from the Maricopa Unified School District shed new light on the plans for a second high school being built with State Facilities Board money. The school is scheduled to open in July 2022 and have the style of a career academy or small learning communities.
PHOENIX — After holding a Zoom meeting of its executive board Thursday afternoon, the Arizona Interscholastic Association released guidelines for a return to high school sports.
TEMPE — The suspension of sports has taken away a happy part of Native American culture as the world deals with the COVID-19 pandemic, according to several experts on a recent Arizona State Un…
MARICOPA — At this time of year, recreation officials with the City of Maricopa are usually in high gear putting on activities or planning for the summer.
MARICOPA — These are scary times for many, but one local senior isn’t letting fear get in the way of continuing his passion, and he wants the same for everyone in his age group.
MARICOPA — For high school basketball players, signing to play for a college team is an exciting life milestone. And while the girls of the Copa Crew club team weren’t able to have the signing…
CASA GRANDE — A golf course might be among the purest places to be amid this milieu of infectious disease and the coronavirus.
MARICOPA — Maricopa High School’s most distinguished senior in its 61-year history has made history again. Freya Abraham, 17, has been awarded a national award from the White House.
COOLIDGE — A budget amendment that proposed to allocate a significant portion of career and technical education funding to pay teacher salaries and benefits submitted by a Pinal County school …
MARICOPA — Seventeen-year-old Leah Peterson didn’t necessarily set out to become valedictorian of Sequoia Pathway Academy when she started high school, so it came as a shock when she found out…
MARICOPA — Brielle Duff wasn’t sure she’d be able to become salutatorian at Sequoia Pathway Academy, but after four years of hard work she managed to secure the title.
MARICOPA — For many theater junkies, their love of theatrical performance and the arts began in high school. The same is true for 17-year-old Maricopa High School senior and salutatorian Haley Lemon.
MARICOPA — Freya Abraham didn’t know she’d be making history during her four-year career at Maricopa High School, but the high flier has exceeded even the highest of expectations set for her a…