FLORENCE — San Tan Valley and Arizona City will have license plate recognition technology to aid law enforcement following an agreement approved Aug. 3 by the Pinal County Board of Supervisors.
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FLORENCE — As Tuesday’s primary election draws near, Pinal County Attorney Kent Volkmer told PinalCentral that the distribution of new supplemental municipal ballots has gone smoothly.
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FLORENCE — After forming a committee to study options, holding two special meetings and hearing public comments, the Florence Unified School District Governing Board voted to reject a sex education curriculum called “Love Notes” to be taught by the Pinal County Health Department in FUSD high…
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FLORENCE — The 65-year-old San Tan Valley man accused of shooting a neighbor last year likely will go to a jury trial, as no plea agreement has been offered.
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FLORENCE — A 31-year-old San Tan Valley man has been indicted for his alleged connection to several vehicle burglaries in the San Tan Valley area in June.
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FLORENCE — A new housing development near Maricopa, a new active-adult community in San Tan Valley and a concrete recycling plant near Apache Junction were approved Wednesday by the Pinal County Board of Supervisors.
CASA GRANDE — Ten teens from Pinal County have qualified to compete in the National High School Rodeo Finals.
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FLORENCE — A 35-year-old San Tan Valley man has been accused of assaulting a woman and a child back in April.
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SAN TAN VALLEY — A 53-year-old San Tan Valley man has been indicted for allegedly continuously harassing a woman.
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PHOENIX — Arizona Senate President Karen Fann and Mesa Republican Sen. Kelly Townsend were subpoenaed by the FBI for an on-going investigation into President Donald Trump’s alleged pressure campaign on state officials to overturn the 2020 presidential election results.
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PHOENIX — A planned mine at Oak Flat does not interfere with the ability of Native Americans to practice their religion, a federal appeals court has ruled.
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PHOENIX — After a dramatic end to the legislative session in recent days, two Pinal County lawmakers are pleased with what local communities got out of the state budget, while acknowledging key questions remain on the future of reproductive rights in Arizona.
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QUEEN CREEK — Queen Creek Mayor Gail Barney died Wednesday night at age 74 after battling a lung infection for several months.
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ELEVEN MILE CORNER — Even in the blazing heat of the summer, Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology veterinary science students and shelter volunteers are hard at work providing nutrition, socialization and general care to nearly 300 animals currently sheltered at Pinal County Animal…
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FLORENCE — Educational equity means eliminating unequal practices so that every child may achieve their full academic and social potential, according to the National Equity Project.
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FLORENCE — New goals and policies to help future housing development live in harmony with nearby military training sites were among three major updates presented to the Pinal County Board of Supervisors Wednesday.
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FLORENCE — An 18-year-old San Tan Valley man has been charged with stealing and then leaving a truck in an attempt to avoid arrest.
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COOLIDGE — Over the summer, while some students may be traveling, relaxing by the pool or hanging out with friends, some in the Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology cosmetology program are hard at work earning the required technical experience they will need to enter the field of h…
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FLORENCE — Rezonings and other approvals for two master-planned communities — 100 acres in San Tan Valley and 704 acres south of the city of Maricopa — were approved Wednesday by the Pinal County Board of Supervisors.
SIGNAL PEAK — Citizens who’ve paid the Pinal Regional Transportation Authority’s half-cent sales tax for the last few years aren’t likely to see refunds, state legislators said Friday morning at the monthly Pinal Partnership breakfast.
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FLORENCE — Pinal County has applied for a federal grant of $301 million to build State Route 24 from Ironwood Drive to U.S. 60 southeast of Apache Junction.
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FLORENCE — A tentative annual budget topping $1 billion was approved 4-1 Wednesday by the Pinal County Board of Supervisors.
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FLORENCE — A 41-year-old Phoenix man allegedly tried to assault a police officer on May 30 in San Tan Valley while being taken into custody for failing to change address as a sex offender and failure to register as a sex offender.
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FLORENCE — A 49-year-old San Tan Valley man is charged with aggravated assault domestic violence after he allegedly tried to stab a woman last week.
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SAN TAN VALLEY — Florence Unified School District has announced two new principals for the new school year, pending Governing Board approval.
SAN TAN VALLEY — About 50 area high school students will spend two days this week analyzing a mock crime scene and preparing for a mock trial.
SAN TAN VALLEY — Cafe Rio Mexican Grill, home of the original Sweet Pork Barbacoa, will open its new location in the Johnson Ranch community of San Tan Valley on Friday.
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PHOENIX — Banner Health has announced leadership changes at its hospitals in Pinal County.
SAN TAN VALLEY — A new sex education program now under consideration is age-appropriate for high school freshmen and teaches teens how to abstain from sex and how to protect themselves if they decide to have sex later, the Florence Unified School District board was told. It doesn’t teach stu…
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SAN TAN VALLEY — The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help locating a missing teenage girl who might be heading across the country.
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CASA GRANDE — Pinal County is at the epicenter of America’s population growth, according to the latest release of Census estimates.
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CASA GRANDE — Three Pinal County war veterans will be among those honored Monday, May 30, at a special Memorial Day celebration at Mountain View Cemetery.
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FLORENCE — A 58-year-old Queen Creek man has been indicted by a Pinal County grand jury after being accused of having sex with an underage girl over a period of two years in San Tan Valley.
COOLIDGE — Stacey Rich is only in her second year as career and technical education director and assistant principal at Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology. However, the enthusiasm she showed in her presentation at CAVIT’s May Membership Luncheon had the feeling of someone who has…
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SAN TAN VALLEY – The first time Jarred Sallus tried equestrian vaulting, he was with his girlfriend, Kadriya Musina, in her native Russia. Within eight hours of his arrival, he was upside down on a horse.
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FLORENCE — A familiar face on the Florence school board is returning to complete an unexpired term for calendar year 2022. James A. “Jim” Thomas, who served on the board on and off for 20 years, will fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Denise Guenther last month, Pinal County Scho…
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SAN TAN VALLEY — Deputies from the Pinal County Sheriff ‘s Office on Monday arrested three individuals after the driver of the vehicle fled from officers in San Tan Valley, striking one officer in the process.
FLORENCE — The 46-year old San Tan Valley man accused of recklessly causing a death by driving recklessly on Dec. 30 is considering entering a plea.
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FLORENCE — A contract to design a potential widening of the Hunt Highway and Attaway Road intersection was approved by the Town Council Monday.
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FLORENCE — A 21-year-old Florence man faces assault charges after being accused of strangling a woman in San Tan Valley
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FLORENCE — EPCOR is following through on its promise to replace its Section 11 wastewater plant in northern Pinal County with a newer and hopefully less smelly alternative.
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FLORENCE — A 35-year-old Queen Creek woman has been indicted by a grand jury after being accused of assaulting a police officer.
FLORENCE — District 2 Supervisor Mike Goodman called for a public work session to bring in experts to talk about the new LG car battery plant planned for Queen Creek, after a handful of residents from the area expressed safety concerns during Wednesday’s Pinal County Board of Supervisors meeting.
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SAN TAN VALLEY — Accomplishments in Pinal County in the past year and priorities in the months ahead were the major topics discussed Friday morning at Pinal Partnership’s “Supervisors Roundtable.”
CASA GRANDE — The Pinal County Attorney’s Office is observing National Crime Victims’ Rights Week with a series of special events.
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FLORENCE — The traffic light at Florence Hospital will be replaced with a new one a few hundred feet north at Hunt Highway and Franklin Road following action Monday by the Town Council. “The goal of the project is to get it done before school opens,” Public Works Director/Town Engineer Chris…
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FLORENCE — More than 120 guests heard updates on the local and state economy and housing development April 14 at a “State of the Town” breakfast, hosted by the Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce.
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PHOENIX — Attorneys for three elected officials told a judge Wednesday he has no legal authority to keep their names off the 2022 ballot.
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QUEEN CREEK — Pinal County’s announcement of a $1.4 billion electric car battery plant was quickly followed Wednesday by a reaction from San Tan Valley residents “reeling from the news” of a 250,000-square-foot project in a rural area surrounded by homes, schools and small businesses.
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FLORENCE — Following a string of residential and vehicle burglaries over the last several weeks, the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office on Monday made three arrests in relation to the alleged crimes.
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FLORENCE — The 18-year-old man charged with 12 felony counts after he allegedly crashed his vehicle in San Tan Valley and killed three young passengers in February 2021 is expected to go to trial in September.
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