MARICOPA — Maricopa Fire/Medical Department Capt. Dan Ashton has retired after almost 30 years of service in a career that included being a volunteer.

MARICOPA — Patrick Melvin has told PinalCentral he will be running for Pinal County sheriff in the 2024 Democratic primary.

FLORENCE — Pinal County officials Thursday were alerting local residents to a thief posing as a county Treasurer's Office representative to collect tax payments.

FLORENCE — People who shop in Pinal County have been paying a half-cent sales tax to repair the roads for almost 40 years. Voters must agree to renew it every 20 years, and county officials are already making plans to put it on the ballot in the fall of 2024.

MARICOPA — A 2-year-old girl died after being pulled from a pool in Maricopa and transported to a hospital.

FLORENCE — Citizens clamoring for Pinal to get rid of its voting machines, count votes by hand, end early voting and make other changes are asking for things that simply can’t happen under the law, County Attorney Kent Volkmer told the Board of Supervisors Wednesday.

MARICOPA — The Maricopa Police Department is asking residents around North Toledo Avenue in eastern Maricopa to review their security cameras to help them find a home shooter.

MARICOPA — Maricopa Police Department’s new chief, Mark Goodman, received a standing ovation after being ceremonially sworn in at Tuesday’s City Council meeting.

MARICOPA — Artists are sought to join the city’s Traffic Signal Box Art Program and design art to beautify Maricopa.

FLORENCE — After a meltdown in the summer primary election and a hiccup in the fall general election, Pinal County was congratulated Tuesday for the way it confronted those problems and bounced back.

COOLIDGE — After Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology student Damon Patterson participated in a Consumercon budget exercise on Feb. 28, he said he was going to thank his parents that night.

MARICOPA — Arf-Anage Dog Rescue had a successful grand reopening event Saturday.

MARICOPA — Maricopa Police Department thanks community for their help locating the missing 70-year-old at-risk adult.

FLORENCE — The Pinal County Board of Supervisors discussed the local COVID vaccination rate and public education on the coronavirus Wednesday as it considered extending two contracts with the Arizona Department of Health Services.

CASA GRANDE — As the West Coast continues to experience unusual amounts of snowfall, Arizona has not been immune to strange February weather patterns.

MARICOPA — Arf-Anage Dog Rescue looks forward to seeing the community at its grand reopening on Saturday.

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MARICOPA — Maricopa Little League invites the community to support the teams and players for the spring season's opening day.

MARICOPA — Adults looking to connect with others through sports are finding an outlet in Maricopa through “Soccer Saturdays.”

MARICOPA — A car collided with an empty school bus on Monday afternoon in Maricopa, causing the car’s driver to be transported to Chandler Regional Medical Center.

TUCSON — Before Interstate 10 was built, the Tohono O’odham Nation was relatively removed from the rest of southern Arizona.

MARICOPA — Maricopa Fire and Medical Department, Chandler Fire and the Arizona Fire Authority responded to a house fire Thursday evening, ensuring the safety of the homeowner and his dogs.

MARICOPA — The Black Chamber of Commerce hopes to encourage Maricopa’s African American community to engage and learn about local business opportunities.

CASA GRANDE — With northern cities such as Sedona and Flagstaff greeted with heavy snowfall beginning Tuesday, Pinal County experienced gusty winds and some light rainfall.

MARICOPA — A heavy wind storm that started Tuesday night and went into Wednesday morning caused some damage in Maricopa, including to a commercial building that was under construction in the Walmart shopping center.

SAN TAN VALLEY — Someday Pinal County will attempt to pass another half-cent sales tax for major road construction, but first officials will do extensive outreach to learn what voters are willing to pay for.

MARICOPA — Art 4 the Heart, an effort in Maricopa to promote local artists for a good cause, felt the impact of the Super Bowl as fans prepared for the big game.

PHOENIX — Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb said on Saturday at the Arizona Second Amendment Rally in Phoenix that he is on the verge of running for Senate in 2024. And he’s not the only local politician to do so.

MARICOPA — Maricopa Fire and Medical contained a house fire on Friday evening and asks the community to call 9-1-1 to report a fire instead of showing up at the fire station.

MARICOPA — Maricopa Economic Development Alliance works with the city and Maricopa Chamber of Commerce to recruit businesses and companies to Maricopa.

MARICOPA — This weekend, State Route 238 and 347 will receive “needed attention” from the Arizona Department of Transportation.

MARICOPA — Higher interest rates might be slowing the massive rush of home buying that swept through Pinal County the past few years, but an economist is warning cities that construction needs to continue even faster than its peak rates, or a crisis might be afoot.

MARICOPA — A massive new development coming to land currently used for Copper Sky Regional Park will have consequences for many aspects of recreation in Maricopa.

PHOENIX — Pinal County cities and towns are uniting in opposition to a bill that is advancing through the Arizona Legislature that would severely limit their ability to make their own zoning decisions.

MARICOPA — City officials, project staff and the community gathered to witness the groundbreaking ceremony for the new police administration and emergency communications center.

MARICOPA — The Maricopa Police Department is asking for the community’s help to identify an individual reportedly involved in multiple burglaries.

MARICOPA — Thunderbird Fire District is inviting the community to its annual steak dinner fundraiser to support the local volunteer firefighters.

SACATON — Sen. Kyrsten Sinema has announced that the governor of the Gila River Indian Community will be her guest at Tuesday’s State of the Union address, saying he has shown strong leadership on solving the region’s water issues.