MARICOPA — The city has once again teamed up with Casa Grande artist Mauriel Morejon, along with Global Water, to bring another mural to Maricopa’s landscape.
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CASA GRANDE — Representatives of a prospective copper mine on the outskirts of Casa Grande have assured city planners that they intend to care for a community of burrowing owls that are located at the site.
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CASA GRANDE — The city is developing a new budget emphasizing infrastructure in response to burgeoning housing development and business activity.
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MARICOPA — The city has once again teamed up with Casa Grande artist Mauriel Morejon, along with Global Water, to bring another mural to Maricopa’s landscape.
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COOLIDGE — The annual Wreaths Across America dinner will help raise funds for a good cause to support veterans.
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MESA — Pinal County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a home off Gantzel and Empire roads in San Tan Valley on March 29 around 1:10 a.m. after a woman reported 28-year-old Edward Figueroa broke in through a window and started shooting at her and her boyfriend.
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MARICOPA — Leona Carlyle-Kakar “was” the Ak-Chin Indian Community, Chairman Robert Miguel said.
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SIGNAL PEAK — The Central Arizona College baseball team clinched the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference title and the No. 1 seed in the upcoming Division I Region 1 playoffs in one of the most unusual ways possible.
SAN TAN VALLEY — The softball regular season ends on Monday and many teams are still fighting for every inch in hopes of either sneaking into the postseason or improving their rankings.
QUEEN CREEK — A battle between two of Pinal County’s best softball teams resulted in a slugfest, as both the American Leadership Academy-Ironwood Warriors and Coolidge Bears looked to improve their rankings before the postseason.
CASA GRANDE — Vista Grande celebrated six more of its senior athletes during a college signing ceremony on Wednesday morning.
FLORENCE — In baseball, all it takes is a spark to fire up a team to victory.
MARICOPA — It’s not enough that Maricopa has to play Surprise Shadow Ridge twice during the regular season since both programs are in the 6A West Valley, regardless of the sport it seems that the two teams always matchup in the postseason as well which has built up a little rivalry.
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FLORENCE — The sun has set on another weekend full of country music in the Florence desert. As Country Thunder 2024 came to a close, some attendees said that despite a more “low-key” lineup, they still had plenty of fun at the four-day festival.
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FLORENCE — Already having a big moment on the Main Stage at Country Thunder, Avery Anna had a surprise audience visit from a former teacher who traveled down to watch her perform at Country Thunder.
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FLORENCE — Country Thunder, with its blowing dust and lack of showers, doesn’t tend to be a place where people look better as the weekend goes along. But thanks to a barber-for-the-stars and a local salon owner, fans and musicians alike can stay looking sharp.
PHOENIX — Belén Santistevan lost her brother to suicide when she was just a freshman in high school. Santistevan points to a lack of Indigenous community identity and resources as contributing factors to what happened to her brother.
Arizona students still unsure of financial aid for fall as Gov. Katie Hobbs announces FAFSA campaign
PHOENIX — Students across the state are still in limbo as they wait to hear how much financial aid they can expect to receive for the upcoming school year.
PHOENIX — Attorney General Kris Mayes wants a judge to toss a bid by Mohave County Supervisor seeking a court order granting him immunity if he votes to scrap machine counting of ballots.
PHOENIX — Kari Lake is advancing a new legal theory why she doesn’t owe anything to Stephen Richer for the defamatory statements she made about his handling of elections: His 2024 bid for a new term as Maricopa County recorder is doing just fine financially despite all that.
A California congressman wants to know why the U.S. Department of Defense lobbied Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs to veto a bill aimed at spurring “starter home” construction.
PHOENIX — The Arizona House Republicans heading the Committee on Executive Oversight made some wild allegations against Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes during a Wednesday meeting.
MINNEAPOLIS — Defense has been far more of an afterthought than an asset over the checkered history of the Minnesota Timberwolves, who have the second-fewest wins in the NBA since their entry …
PHOENIX — NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman sat next to the former Arizona Coyotes owner in a downtown Phoenix hotel meeting room, trying to put a positive spin on the funeral for a franchise.
The rights of LGBTQ+ students will be protected by federal law and victims of campus sexual assault will gain new safeguards under rules finalized Friday by the Biden administration.
Arizona State and four former members of its football coaching staff have reached an agreement with the NCAA on penalties for impermissible in-person contact with recruits during the COVID-10 dead period. Two others are contesting portions of their respective cases via a written record hearing, according to a release by the NCAA. Under the penalties, Arizona State was hit with four years probation, a fine, an already-served self-imposed ban for the 2023 postseason and vacation of records for games in which ineligible student-athletes competed. The Sun Devils also will have a reduction in scholarships and recruiting restrictions.
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FLORENCE — The sun has set on another weekend full of country music in the Florence desert. As Country Thunder 2024 came to a close, some attendees said that despite a more “low-key” lineup, they still had plenty of fun at the four-day festival.
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FLORENCE — Already having a big moment on the Main Stage at Country Thunder, Avery Anna had a surprise audience visit from a former teacher who traveled down to watch her perform at Country Thunder.
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FLORENCE — Country Thunder, with its blowing dust and lack of showers, doesn’t tend to be a place where people look better as the weekend goes along. But thanks to a barber-for-the-stars and a local salon owner, fans and musicians alike can stay looking sharp.
WASHINGTON — The U.N. World Food Program has agreed to help deliver aid for the starving civilians of Gaza once the U.S. military completes a pier for transporting the humanitarian assistance by sea, U.S. officials said Friday.
It was a common scam that ended with an uncommon outcome, tragically in an Ohio driveway.
NEW YORK — Video cameras stationed outside the Manhattan courthouse where former President Donald Trump is on trial caught the gruesome scene Friday of a man who lit himself on fire and the aftermath as authorities tried to rescue him.
NEW YORK — The final jurors were seated Friday in Donald Trump’s hush money trial, and an appellate judge rejected the former president’s latest bid to halt the case as a hectic day in court set the stage for opening statements to begin Monday.
DENVER — The 12 students and one teacher killed in the Columbine High School shooting will be remembered Friday in a vigil on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the tragedy.
The rights of LGBTQ+ students will be protected by federal law and victims of campus sexual assault will gain new safeguards under rules finalized Friday by the Biden administration.
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MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s president is in a rush to finish the big legislative and building projects he promised before his term ends in September, and experts say officials are getting a bit sloppy amid all the haste.
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NEW YORK — Video cameras stationed outside the Manhattan courthouse where former President Donald Trump is on trial caught the gruesome scene Friday of a man who lit himself on fire and the aftermath as authorities tried to rescue him.
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WASHINGTON — Staring down a decision so consequential it could alter the course of history -- but also end his own career -- House Speaker Mike Johnson prayed for guidance.
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NEW YORK — A jury of 12 people and six alternates was seated on Friday in former President Donald Trump’s hush money criminal case.
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NEW DELHI — Millions of Indians began voting on Friday in a six-week election that's a referendum on Narendra Modi, the populist prime minister who has championed an assertive brand of Hindu nationalist politics and is seeking a rare third term as the country's leader.
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WASHINGTON — One woman miscarried in the lobby restroom of a Texas emergency room as front desk staff refused to admit her. Another woman learned that her fetus had no heartbeat at a Florida hospital, the day after a security guard turned her away from the facility. And in North Carolina, a …
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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Saturday it tested a “super-large” cruise missile warhead and a new anti-aircraft missile in a western coastal area as it expands military capabilities in…
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WASHINGTON — The U.N. World Food Program has agreed to help deliver aid for the starving civilians of Gaza once the U.S. military completes a pier for transporting the humanitarian assistance …
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MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s president is in a rush to finish the big legislative and building projects he promised before his term ends in September, and experts say officials are getting a bit slo…
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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and Iran on Friday both played down an apparent Israeli airstrike near a major air base and nuclear site in central Iran, signaling the two bitter enemies are ready to …
SYDNEY — A 16-year-old boy accused of stabbing two Christian clerics during a Sydney church service has been charged by police with terrorism offenses.
Once a fringe Indian ideology, Hindu nationalism is now mainstream, thanks to Modi's decade in power
AHMEDABAD, India — Hindu nationalism, once a fringe ideology in India, is now mainstream. Nobody has done more to advance this cause than Prime Minister Narendra Modi, one of India’s most beloved and polarizing political leaders.
CASA GRANDE — A historic downtown office building in Casa Grande has a new purpose.
CASA GRANDE, Art has been a significant part of Regis Sommers’s life for as long as she can remember.
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NEW YORK — The “miners” who chisel bitcoins out of complex mathematics are taking a 50% pay cut — effectively reducing new production of the world’s largest cryptocurrency, again.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The worst week for big technology stocks since the COVID crash in 2020 dragged Wall Street on Friday across the finish line of another losing week.
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WASHINGTON — A Bangkok -based plastics firm has agreed to pay $20 million to settle with the U.S. over 467 “egregious” violations of Iran sanctions, the U.S. Treasury announced on Friday.
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HONG KONG — Apple said it had removed Meta’s WhatsApp messaging app and its Threads social media app from the App Store in China to comply with orders from Chinese authorities.
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BILLINGS, Mont. — The Biden administration on Thursday finalized a new rule for public land management that's meant to put conservation on more equal footing with oil drilling, grazing and other extractive industries on vast government-owned properties.
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RIO DE JANEIRO — A U.S. congressional committee released confidential Brazilian court orders to suspend accounts on the social media platform X, offering a glimpse into decisions that have spurred complaints of alleged censorship from the company and its billionaire owner Elon Musk.
Now that we’ve reached 2024, you might be thinking about your goals and hopes for the new year. But in addition to whatever personal resolutions you might make — volunteering, going to the gym…
The Avocado Nursery's staff take their years of experience and share it with others wanting to create their own backyard paradise and garden as people drive up to the 10-acre plot along Overfi…
Trees and shrubs, especially those that naturally thrive in the desert, can add another layer of beauty to any landscape.
Recently Arizona has received its fair share of rain and, in some places, snow. And while the winter precipitation may be good for improving drought conditions, it can also bring some dangers …
A huge shout-out to Brianna González for submitting this adorable picture snapped at the Casa Grande Street Fair's Car Show in January.
Hoping to bring a canopy of green and longterm beauty to the community, several area groups are working to plant a sea of trees across Pinal County.
Every year, as winter slowly gives way to spring, the desert landscape in Pinal transforms from sand-colored browns and tans to blankets of purple, yellow, reds and other hues as wildflowers c…
With beautiful wildflowers blooming, an abundance of soft-hued color schemes and the warmer temperatures that come with the end of winter, spring is a great season for crafting and changing ho…
With gloves, trash bags and a go-getter attitude, volunteers every spring and fall blanket Pinal County to pick up the trash and debris that accumulates along the roadways.
While the first of the year is well behind us, the spring is sometimes the best time to really make the most out of our New Year's resolutions, mostly because the weather is great.
Spring is a time for growth, both literally and figuratively.
Pinal has plenty of natural beauty, encompassing everything from scenic mountainous horizons to landscapes dotted with the vibrant yellows and purples of wildflowers to vistas filled with the …
With scenic state routes and plenty of ground to cover, there's a lot of great reasons to road-trip in and around Pinal County. There are also a host of wonderful destinations to see. Here are…
CASA GRANDE — The city Fire Department's addition of ambulance service and a new station come as residential and industrial growth continue to boom in town.
Sometimes as adults, it can feel like meeting new people and making new friends is challenging — like trying to fly a kite in the middle of a thunderstorm while simultaneously trying to juggle…
Art is good for the soul — even if you consider yourself not to be much good at it.
Maricopa has many hidden gems and plenty of historical treasures. With a history that goes back to the late 1880s — including the establishment of previous sites Maricopa Wells and Maricopavil…
While there’s nothing inherently wrong with scrolling through Instagram from time to time or streaming a show or two on Disney+ or a similar streaming app, many parents find these activities t…
Whether you're looking to get involved and give back to the community or you'd just like to know more about local service organizations throughout Maricopa, here are four that should be on you…
Maricopa is always buzzing with activity during spring; the weather is just warm enough without being too warm, making daytime and evening events both practical and enjoyable. Here are just a …
Prepare your tastebuds for delicious dishes from all over Arizona brought to one location in the city of Maricopa, thanks to Food Truck Friday. Here are four menu items from four food trucks t…
Four is the magic number this year.
Whether you're looking to spend more time outdoors, get in shape or visit new places, there are many options within Maricopa.
With one of the largest populations in Pinal County, there's no doubt that Maricopa is a growing city.
In late 2023, we announced that we were developing a new section of our magazine called Community Corner. For our first Community Corner, we asked members of the community to help us recognize…
Maricopa might be considered a young city, but it has a lot to offer when it comes to exploring. Though some might find Maricopa to be a fast-moving urban community, it also has a rich rural h…
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- California sets long-awaited drinking water limit for 'Erin Brockovich' contaminant
- No link between Ozempic, Wegovy and suicide, EU drug regulators say
- One-fourth of people dropped from Medicaid still aren't insured, survey shows
- US measles cases are up in 2024. What's driving the increase?
- Company that made millions of defective sleep apnea machines ordered to overhaul manufacturing