DUDLEYVILLE – A 67-year-old Dudleyville man is facing charges after he allegedly pulled a gun on his neighbors.
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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.
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CASA GRANDE — A Pinal County Superior Court judge who was pulled over on New Year’s Eve by a Casa Grande Police officer is seeking treatment for high blood pressure.
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PHOENIX (AP) — The 20-year-old son of Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb has been arrested after toxicology tests showed he was impaired at the time of a 2020 crash in which a bicyclist was severely injured, authorities said.
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SIGNAL PEAK — Evelyn Casuga and Jerry Walker were sworn in as the newest members of the Central Arizona College Governing Board on Tuesday. Casuga was immediately elected to become vice president and David Odiorne president, taking over from board member Dan Miller.
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TUCSON -- When Sirena Rana is out hiking the more than 800 miles of the Arizona National Scenic Trail, some of the portions that run through Pinal County are among her favorites.
FLORENCE — If the federal government makes any further CARES Act payments to local governments for expenses related to COVID-19, Pinal County is asking for fairness.
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FLORENCE — Just about everyone wants the new COVID-19 vaccine, or at least that’s how it looks in Pinal County. Public Health staff had received over 4,000 calls in the last couple of days, Director Tascha Spears said.
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FLORENCE — The Pinal County Board of Supervisors voted to send a letter to state health officials to ask for more COVID-19 vaccine in Pinal County.
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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.
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ELEVEN MILE CORNER — A Pinal County spring break tradition is again feeling the impact of COVID-19.
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FLORENCE — Health officials say that educators, public safety workers and those 75 and older should be able to get inoculated against COVID-19 at Pinal County pharmacies in a little more than a week.
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WASHINGTON — Arizona Rep. Tom O’Halleran has joined lawmakers from both parties in calling for President Donald Trump’s removal from office.
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FLORENCE — Pinal County Assessor Douglas Wolf has announced that qualified widows, widowers and those 100% disabled can now apply for a property tax exemption for 2021.
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FLORENCE — Kaye Persinger of Marion, Ohio, — who was known as Kaye Dickson when she ran for Pinal County Sheriff five years ago — said she’ll miss Reyes.
WASHINGTON— Arizona state Rep. Mark Finchem posted video of himself attending the Trump rally and protest outside the U.S. Capitol Wednesday.
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FLORENCE — Pinal County and its community partners are vaccinating people against COVID-19 as fast as they can, although shipments of vaccine are falling as sharply as infections are rising, the Board of Supervisors was told Wednesday.
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PHOENIX — The Arizona Supreme Court late Tuesday threw out the last remaining legal challenge in state courts to the choice of voters here of Joe Biden for president.
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COOLIDGE — Although Pinal County is feeling the loss of Canadian snowbirds this year — both residents and tourists — there is some room for optimism. While the pandemic suppressed the economy this year, could a snowbird “boom” be in order down the road?
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FLORENCE — Three outgoing supervisors were given a dignified sendoff, including a video tribute, during the final meeting of the current Pinal County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday.
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FLORENCE — A Pinal County judge is being urged to toss out the latest — and possibly the last — challenge to the results of the presidential race in Arizona and the awarding of the state’s 11 electoral college votes to Joe Biden.
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SIGNAL PEAK — Although they were not able to attend in person, Central Arizona College broadcast a virtual send-off for graduates on Friday, celebrating those who successfully finished their programs in May, August or December despite the year’s unique challenges.
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FLORENCE — A Pinal County woman has filed a lawsuit claiming that violations of state and federal election laws and the U.S. Constitution were committed during the 2020 election process in Arizona.
FLORENCE — Businesses that have previously received grants from Pinal County to help them weather the economic downturn can reapply for further aid.
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ORACLE — Step inside Biosphere 2’s tropical rainforest, which thrives beneath an enormous glass dome, and visitors are met by a wall of warm humidity and lush greenery. The sprawling complex in south Pinal County provides climate-change researchers unique opportunities to test theories in wa…
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FLORENCE — Pinal County health officials don't have a specific plan yet on how to distribute COVID-19 vaccines.
MAMMOTH – A Hayden man is facing burglary charges after allegedly being caught with a stolen guitar.
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MAMMOTH — A woman has been arrested for allegedly breaking into two homes in Mammoth.
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FLORENCE — Despite all the houses being built in Pinal County, there are a lot of people who are having a hard time finding a place to live.
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SAN TAN VALLEY — A partial investigation report obtained from the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office states that Cooper Lamb, son of Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb, may have been impaired by drugs or alcohol when he struck and injured a bicyclist with his car in July.
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DUDLEYVILLE — A Dudleyville man is facing charges after allegedly attacking a woman during an argument by throwing knives and a can of food at her.
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PHOENIX — Unable to get permission for a formal hearing, a group of “select’’ lawmakers are having their own off-campus event Monday to hear evidence from the Trump legal team on the just-completed election.
CASA GRANDE — The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office is now providing Narcan, a drug that can help reverse a narcotic overdose, available to the public for free.
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FLORENCE — Pinal County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested a man in connection with the armed robbery of an 84-year-old Oracle man.
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With three members of the Board of Supervisors leaving at year’s end, Pinal Partnership invited all five to speak at an online breakfast Friday morning. They shared memories, how they’d like to be remembered and future plans, among other topics.
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FLORENCE — A sexual assault trial was ended and the case dismissed in October by a Pinal County Superior Court judge after alleged misconduct by a deputy Pinal County attorney.
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ORACLE – The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help finding a possible suspect wanted in an armed robbery of an 84-year-old man that took place on Nov. 18 in Oracle.
FLORENCE – Pinal County’s Business Sustainability Program, which has provided almost $1.2 million in grants to help more than 100 businesses stay afloat, will take applications again next month.
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FLORENCE — Interim County Manager Leo Lew reported Wednesday that Pinal County has closed on a bond issue to pay its pension debt.
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FLORENCE — The Pinal County Board of Supervisors made the final results of the Nov. 3 general election official with the canvass on Wednesday.
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SIGNAL PEAK — After weathering a tough scenario this fall, Central Arizona College is poised to begin planning for a more normalized 2021.
FLORENCE — The Pinal County Board of Supervisors will discuss how the county can fight COVID-19 through improved ventilation at county buildings at a meeting in the near future.
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PHOENIX — Top officials of the 15 Republican county committees want a special session — and soon — to order an audit of the machinery used to count ballots.
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ORACLE — The University of Arizona’s Biosphere 2 has reopened to the public.
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FLORENCE — Each year, Pinal County holds a Veterans Day Tribute celebration.
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FLORENCE — Louis M. Andersen, Pinal County manager for a little more than a year, agreed to resign over the weekend and submitted his resignation with no comment Monday.
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COOLIDGE — Much of Pinal County will continue to have the same representative in the House, while its Board of Supervisors will have a much different look than expected.
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PHOENIX -- Arizona Senate President Karen Fann announced Monday she is appointing Pinal County Sen. Vince Leach to the position of President pro tempore, or 'pro tem'.
FLORENCE — Pinal County has paid $1,189,319 in grants to help businesses in the county’s unincorporated areas cover their losses in the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Board of Supervisors is considering making its Business Sustainability Program available for a th…
FLORENCE – Pinal County has an estimated 41,000 early ballots and 1,800 provisional ballots still to be counted, the Board of Supervisors was told Wednesday morning.
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MARICOPA — Republican Jeff McClure looks to be the next Pinal County supervisor in District 4, leading independent Marlene Pearce by more than 4,000 votes.