MARICOPA — A would-be thief was caught red-handed stealing a bait bike from the Circle K on John Wayne Parkway, police said.

CASA GRANDE — The Arizona Supreme Court announced Wednesday that it will review an Arizona Court of Appeals decision involving the Pinal Regional Transportation Authority tax.

FLORENCE — Pinal County is asking state utility regulators to immediately provide interim solutions that will allow development to proceed around the Pecan and Section 11 facilities, which are both Johnson Utilities wastewater plants in San Tan Valley.

MARICOPA — An apparent rollover crash closed a portion of State Route 347 in Maricopa.

MARICOPA — Just after 1 a.m. Sept. 14, a fire broke out in a home on West Helen Court — the second residential fire in just a week. Maricopa fire crews were immediately dispatched to fight the flames.

MARICOPA — With the November election fast approaching, Maricopa Unified School Board President AnnaMarie Knorr is readying for a possible third term after seven years on the board. With four school-age children currently in Maricopa schools, Knorr has had a firsthand look at the results of …

MARICOPA — Andrea Jackson was 39 when she discovered she liked to run. The preschool teacher and real estate agent has lived in Maricopa for 18 years, but it wasn’t until about a decade ago that she first laced up her running shoes.

CASA GRANDE – Arizona Rep. Mark Finchem is running for his last term in the Arizona House of Representatives in Legislative District 11.

MARICOPA — Maricopa Fire battled a double mobile home fire Thursday night on Saddleback Vista Avenue with extensive backup to put out the flames.

MARICOPA (AP) — A Maricopa County sheriff's deputy has been arrested in Pinal County and accused of threatening and harassing two Tempe city employees, authorities said.

MARICOPA — More than 20 emergency vehicles from numerous agencies were dispatched to Saddleback Vista Avenue in the eastern portion of Maricopa Thursday evening after a fire broke out at a structure.

FLORENCE — Pinal County will receive a $300,000 federal grant through the “Arizona Vote Safe Program” to help combat the pandemic for the 2020 election cycle, following the Board of Supervisors’ approval of an agreement with the state Wednesday.

MARICOPA — Four Maricopa men and one man from Phoenix have been busted for allegedly attempting to lure minors for sex in a months-long investigation in Pinal County by the Arizona Department of Public Safety and several local law enforcement agencies.

FLORENCE — Pinal County officials believe they’re at least $14 million — and maybe as much as $54 million — short of U.S. CARES Act funds they should have received from the state for COVID-19 relief.

CASA GRANDE — Strong winds as high as 50 mph are forecast for northwest Pinal County Tuesday, increasing the fire danger as a cold front moves into the Rocky Mountains.

MARICOPA — Brian Petersheim has harbored a love of hot sauce since his first experience with the spicy stuff. At 10 years old, Petersheim saw a commercial for Tabasco hot sauce that dared the watcher to test their heat tolerance and eat a whole capful.

MARICOPA — A Mesa man is facing charges of disorderly conduct and trespassing after crashing through fences in Maricopa and firing off a gun.

STANFIELD – The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office has released a sketch of a possible suspect in the recent shooting death of a teen in Stanfield.

MARICOPA — A head-on collision early Friday morning on Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway left one vehicle dangling off the right-hand side and the driver unconscious.

CASA GRANDE — With a record-breaking hot summer, there are several hydration stations across Pinal County offering water and heat refuge to those who need it.

MARICOPA — It’s been nearly a year since Mayor Christian Price teased residents with a specialty grocery store at his 2019 State of the City address, and many community members at the event guessed Price meant Sprouts would be opening a new location soon.

PHOENIX⁠ — Pinal County residents are eligible to apply for a vacancy on the Arizona Game and Fish Commission.

STANFIELD — Pinal County Sheriff’s detectives are asking the public for leads in the shooting death of a teen in Stanfield.

MARICOPA — A man is in jail facing charges after he allegedly threatened employees of a local Big O Tires with a propane torch over the weekend.

MARICOPA — A construction crew was busy at work on a drainage system in the Province neighborhood early Tuesday morning when an explosion occurred without warning.

CASA GRANDE — The Casa Grande Police Department is becoming increasingly concerned about the amount of accidents, near misses and the number of motorists speeding along the Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway.

CASA GRANDE — Pinal County taxpayers hoping for better roads through the Pinal Regional Transportation Authority sales tax will have to wait.

MARICOPA — At an Aug. 18 meeting, the City Council took the next steps in several new developments including apartments and beautification projects by approving zoning and general plan amendments.

MARICOPA — Two people have been arrested in connection with an investigation of a possible vehicle chop shop in Maricopa.

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FLORENCE — Pinal County will receive a $2.6 million state grant for testing, case investigation and contact tracing related to COVID-19.

GILA BEND — U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a Phoenix man after finding a variety of drugs inside his vehicle’s spare tire outside of Gila Bend early Monday.

SACATON — The FBI and Gila River Police Department are offering a reward for information involving a double homicide on the Gila River Indian Community.

MARICOPA — On July 10, Gina LaPoint stood in her kitchen over a pot of food. She was cooking for her family, as she usually did, when a bit of grease spilled and started a small fire on the stove.

MARICOPA — On Saturday evening, Maricopa police received a 911 call from someone stating a man was intoxicated and had just fired a weapon inside a home on West Alexandra Court in the Rancho El Dorado community.