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MARICOPA — Students in Maricopa Unified School District schools will see a revamp of their science curriculum valued at $1.7 million in time for the 2021-22 school year. On Wednesday night, the board set aside the funding for a new curriculum for grades K-12.
MARICOPA — After a year of standing six-feet apart, the community of Maricopa and its members are getting ready for the opening of a new community center this summer, and the return of simple joys like sharing a good conversation over a cup of joe and some doughnuts.
FLORENCE — In a discussion of updated park fees, a couple of Pinal County supervisors advocated for none.
FLORENCE — Leo Lew received a 10% raise Wednesday following his appointment as Pinal County manager last month.
MARICOPA — Ten-year Maricopa resident Francesca Wikoff got quite the surprise as she exited her home in the Homestead South community on Thursday morning: a severed phalange lying on the concrete.
MARICOPA — A water main break that occurred overnight on Thursday left Maricopa Fire Station 571 off Porter Road without running water.
MARICOPA — A two-hour Planning and Zoning Commission meeting on Tuesday night gave more insight into a proposed development to the southeast of the Honeycutt and Hartman roads intersection.
FLORENCE — A 30-day comment period has begun for Pinal County’s 2021 Five-Year Transportation Improvement and Maintenance Program, which runs through May 17. The Pinal County Board of Supervisors will consider approval of it on May 26.
PHOENIX — A liberal watchdog group is accusing Oro Valley Republican legislator and secretary of state hopeful Mark Finchem of violating Arizona campaign finance law by asking supporters to donate to his personal PayPal and Venmo accounts to pay off an unofficial election integrity hearing.
FLORENCE — Pinal County has stopped providing the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine until further notice after federal and state health officials recommended a “pause” Tuesday.
COOLIDGE — The Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology, like all schools in the area, is currently transitioning out of the pandemic and back to full-time, in-person learning. But CAVIT is also planning for a broader adjustment to account for regional learning needs, including new cou…
MARICOPA — A man driving on Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway on Thursday witnessed an assault in progress and took matters into his own hands to help the alleged victim.
CHANDLER – A three-vehicle crash has slowed traffic on Interstate 10 at milepost 167.
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CASA GRANDE — Throughout April, which is Child Abuse Prevention Month and Sexual Assault Month, and Crime Victims’ Rights Week, April 18 to 24, advocates are working to raise awareness of issues that impact the lives of thousands of Pinal County residents.
FLORENCE — The Pinal County Board of Supervisors was asked to include $25,000 in its new fiscal year budget to pay rewards of up to $500 each for people who provide information leading to the successful prosecution of illegal dumpers.
FLORENCE — Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb has joined 275 sheriffs from 39 states in signing a letter to President Joe Biden this week asking the president to provide more security and stop a rush of migrants at the southern border of the United States.
FLORENCE — Being more than an hour away from either of Pinal County’s Family Advocacy Centers in Eloy and San Tan Valley, the city of Maricopa started its own a few years ago as a service to its most vulnerable crime victims.
FLORENCE — Pinal County has adequate supplies of COVID-19 vaccine and the demand for it appears to be waning.
MARICOPA — As dispensaries across the state open up for recreational marijuana sales, Maricopa residents grapple with policy decisions on the issue at both the city and state level.
MARICOPA – A California man is facing charges after he allegedly punched and kicked another man.
CASA GRANDE — Arizona Gives Day was Tuesday and agencies from throughout Pinal County collected thousands of dollars from donors and supporters.
PHOENIX — Over the past year and into 2021, police agencies in Arizona have received $6.8 million in military equipment through the Law Enforcement Support Office of the Department of Defense, documents show.
PHOENIX -- On March 29 a bill that would give individuals with past felonies the opportunity to receive a “second chance” was sent to Gov. Doug Ducey. The bill passed through the Senate on March 25.
CASA GRANDE — The results of a blood test for a Pinal County Superior Court judge who was pulled over on New Year’s Eve revealed that the level of alcohol in his blood was well below the legal limit and drugs were not present in his system.
MARICOPA – A Maricopa man is facing charges after allegedly firing off several rounds into the desert near several bystanders.
CASA GRANDE — A long-feared Colorado River water reduction for Pinal County farmers is close to becoming a reality.
MARICOPA — A weekend collision left a vehicle and business with about $5,000 in damages, according to Maricopa Police.
MARICOPA — Firefighters carry a medley of tools on their fire trucks when they head to the scene of an accident, and on Thursday morning, Maricopa Fire Department received another new gadget for use in the field.
PHOENIX — A Senate panel voted 6-4 along party lines Wednesday to bar companies from refusing to serve customers who are not vaccinated.
MARICOPA — A Maricopa man is facing charges after allegedly providing a false ID to a law enforcement officer when he was pulled over for drunken driving.
PHOENIX — One of the leading proponents of the claims of election fraud in Arizona now wants to be in charge of the system.
MARICOPA — Resident Sergio Ocampo was hit and killed last week on John Wayne Parkway and Honeycutt Road in Maricopa, according to Maricopa Police.
FLORENCE -- The Pinal County Health Department reports that more than 132,000 doses of the COVID vaccine have been administered so far.
WASHINGTON — Tribes in Arizona will get another $88 million in housing grants — the most of any state — from the $450 million in tribal housing assistance released Thursday by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
CASA GRANDE — A Maricopa man is facing charges after he allegedly tried to steal vehicles from two elderly women and hit a 75-year-old man at a local gas station.
FLORENCE — Pinal County should receive nearly $45 million in approximately two months, its first payment in the recent COVID-19 stimulus package known as the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
FLORENCE — Trusting that a pending state law will give them more time to draw new Pinal County supervisor districts, county staff plans to present new boundaries to the Board of Supervisors in June 2022.
MARICOPA — Maricopa parents are invited to sign their kids up for a Zoom reading session of “Ada Twist, Scientist” this week as part of a book-giving program during National Reading Month.
MARICOPA — The Maricopa Economic Development Alliance went through a makeover in 2020, dubbed MEDA 2.0, and as part of the ongoing upgrades, the board decided to hire long-time board member Adam Saks as new executive director.
PHOENIX — It's billed by its sponsor as simply an effort to ensure consistency in medical practice.
FLORENCE — The Pinal County Board of Supervisors approved sending a letter to President Joe Biden Wednesday expressing the board’s continued support of the Resolution Copper project and federal land exchange near Superior that makes it possible.
MARICOPA — On Tuesday night, Maricopa fire crews were dispatched to help local fire crews fight a house fire in Goodyear.
SIGNAL PEAK — The Central Arizona College Governing Board announced Tuesday a plan for reopening campuses to the public in May.
MARICOPA — A woman and her 1-year-old daughter were driving through the Glennwilde community in Maricopa on Sunday when they allegedly were accosted by a man who threatened them with a gun and demanded the driver take him to Mesa.
MARICOPA — A two-story home caught fire Monday morning on Windmill Drive in the Maricopa Meadows community.
MARICOPA — A Saturday afternoon crash on State Route 238 left two of the three individuals involved dead.
MARICOPA — An elderly Phoenix driver who just wanted a quick dinner from McDonald’s found herself in Maricopa Thursday night after making a few wrong turns.
MARICOPA — Lilyana McLaughlin is rare for a lot of reasons. The Maricopa seventh grader is a Leap Day baby — one of the less than 0.1% of people born on Feb. 29 — and her family says her loving nature and infectious laugh make her just as rare.
FLORENCE — Another man has been arrested by Pinal County Sheriff’s Office detectives on suspicion of luring a minor for sex.
MARICOPA – Looking to snap a four-game losing streak, Maricopa (4-7) hosted Tucson Rincon/University (3-6) Thursday, coming back from an early deficit for a 4-3 victory.
MARICOPA — The COVID-19 pandemic and the restrictions it caused took a lot out of the high school soccer season. In a sport that requires running long distances, athletes had to wear masks whi…
MARICOPA — In the past three years, Maricopa has sent 17 football players to college to continue their academic and athletic career. On Thursday, the program added two more.
MARICOPA — Last season the Rams weren’t able to receive a senior night due to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, over a year later, Maricopa (4-4) decided not to take any chance, and hel…
MARICOPA — It’s hard to believe that we’re not even a month into the beach volleyball season and the Rams have already hit the halfway mark.
MARICOPA — Playing college basketball wasn’t much of a thought for Maricopa’s Shakaiya Irving, but after a couple of talks with Rams head coach RaShawn Calvert, she decided to take her talent …
MARICOPA — Students in Maricopa Unified School District schools will see a revamp of their science curriculum valued at $1.7 million in time for the 2021-22 school year. On Wednesday night, th…
MARICOPA — Maricopa parents are invited to sign their kids up for a Zoom reading session of “Ada Twist, Scientist” this week as part of a book-giving program during National Reading Month.
SIGNAL PEAK — The Central Arizona College Governing Board announced Tuesday a plan for reopening campuses to the public in May.
FLORENCE — Cody Hooper, a student at Ellsworth Elementary School in the J.O. Combs School District, has won the 58th annual Pinal County Spelling Bee.
MARICOPA — A new faith-based private school is coming to Maricopa and is scheduled to be open for students by this fall, thanks to new headmaster and current Maricopa Unified resource teacher …
MARICOPA — There was a new face on the Maricopa Unified School District board at the meeting Wednesday night.
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