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Trash fire extinguished after truck dumps burning load near Sorrento
A fire broke out in the contents of a residential trash truck this morning, prompting the vehicle’s operator to dump the burning load in an empty lot to prevent further […]
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April 22, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Desert Sunrise students notch first, bring home gold in state leadership conference
The Family, Career and Community Leaders of America chapter at Desert Sunrise High School returned from the State Leadership Conference with a historic achievement: its first-ever state officer and a ...
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April 22, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Apex to break ground on condos, clubhouse under new owner
Apex Motor Club is preparing to break ground on several new buildings that the city approved last year.   In the second phase of the private car club’s expansion, Apex […]
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April 22, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Maricopa has proposed a new sales tax to widen SR 347. Most people want this, says poll
The City of Maricopa today proposed a new half-cent sales tax to fund widening State Route 347. It won’t solve any problems overnight, but it’s a way to tell the […]
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February 14, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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Sequoia Pathway parent Edkey not paying bills again, faces new SEC complaint
Arizona charter school Edkey, which operates K-12 schools in Maricopa, has missed a scheduled interest payment due Feb. 1 to UMB Bank.  Previously the charter school system and the Kansas […]
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February 14, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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Maricopa boy, 16, was killed in Friday train crash

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Maricopa boy, 16, was killed in Friday train crash
Maricopa Police Department this morning confirmed the male who was killed in a train crash in the Heritage District on Friday was a 16-year-old boy from Maricopa. “Initially, the individual […]
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February 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Officer involved in Desert Passage shooting was a ‘veteran’ cop, says sheriff
More details are emerging after an officer-involved shooting sent a suicidal man to the hospital with multiple gunshot wounds Wednesday morning.
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January 31, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Build the wall: $850K project puts steel between autos, apartments
If you’ve driven the Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway this week, you’ve likely seen crews installing new corrugated metal fencing along the eastern side of the asphalt, between Plainview and Porter Roads....
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January 31, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Watch Maricopa tweens win top state awards in Future City competition
Maricopa middle school students for the last four months have been putting in extra hours with spray paint, hot glue and plywood. Yesterday, those hours paid off in more than one way.
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January 20, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Vice mayor to host MLK celebration
Vice Mayor Henry Wade will host a celebration in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. during Tuesday’s Maricopa City Council meeting. This will be the second year in a row […]
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January 20, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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'Sinulog sa Maricopa’: A Filipino tradition upheld across the world
Red-and-gold shimmering dresses twirled to the sound of pulsating music and rhythmic claps in celebration of the Santo Niño de Cebú, the Child Jesus of the Philippines, in Maricopa last […]
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January 20, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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Copa Farmers Market returns a success
The long-awaited return of a local farmers market proved a winner by both attendees and vendors at Central Arizona College this morning.
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January 6, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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Deaf dog stolen in Alabama found a year later in Maricopa

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Deaf dog stolen in Alabama found a year later in Maricopa
A deaf dog stolen from a home in Alabama was found safely in Maricopa Thursday.
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December 30, 2024 at 6:22 PM
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’24 in review: 7 insane reasons to threaten murder

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'24 in review: 7 insane reasons to threaten murder
A small dog’s bathroom habits led to a big meltdown on Halloween morning. Cory Kroeger, 46, didn’t take kindly to a neighbor's dog doing its business on his Rancho El Dorado lawn. So, he drove to the ...
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December 30, 2024 at 6:21 PM
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Minor cited for DUI, released after crashing into tree in Cobblestone Farms

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Minor cited for DUI, released after crashing into tree in Cobblestone Farms
Maricopa police believe a juvenile was drunk or high when they got behind a wheel and crashed into a tree in the Cobblestone Farms neighborhood early this morning. Reporters were […]
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December 30, 2024 at 6:17 PM
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The Maricopa Planning and Zoning Commission at its Dec. 23 meeting is expected to finalize its recommendation to rezone residential land for the city’s Industrial Triangle project, a departure from the quotidian public complaints that Maricopa is too housing-heavy

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Housing land rezoned for business? No, you're not dreaming
The Maricopa Planning and Zoning Commission at its Dec. 23 meeting is expected to finalize its recommendation to rezone residential land for the city’s Industrial Triangle project, a departure from […...
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December 21, 2024 at 7:22 PM
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Snow joke: Lakes man brings white Christmas to his front yard
Anyone who thinks it never snows in Maricopa should check out Andrew Coonts’ front yard for a real cool Yule.  The Lakes resident rented a snow machine to bring the […]
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December 17, 2024 at 9:46 PM
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Ramen birria and pudding pancakes? It's the Mexican brunchery officially replacing The Roost
Spicy ramen, s’mores French toast and tableside “trompito” for two. That’s but a tasting of the unique flair you’ll find at Chilaquiles Modern Kitchen, the metro brunch spot that confirmed […]
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December 17, 2024 at 9:46 PM
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Sacaton woman goes bottomless at Headquarters Bar, a — literal — sticky situation
Sacaton woman goes bottomless at Headquarters Bar, a — literal — sticky situation
A Sacaton woman was caught with her pants down, literally, earlier this week in front of Headquarters Restaurant and Bar just off John Wayne Parkway.   Maricopa Police Department dispatchers […]
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December 14, 2024 at 5:47 PM
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'Thirsty Thirdsday’ taps back into Province, brewing food bank support
Province residents are known for giving back in big ways and sometimes they like to mix in a little fun — and a little booze.
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December 12, 2024 at 9:30 PM
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Maricopa ranks No. 1 as state’s most affordable burb

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Maricopa ranks No. 1 as state’s most affordable burb
Maricopa is the most affordable suburb in Arizona.  That’s according to a recent ranking from the Athens, Ga.-based relocation data clearinghouse moveBuddha.  The firm analyzed more than 200,000 reloc...
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December 5, 2024 at 12:11 AM
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Boo, humbug! Kids meet Krampus

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Boo, humbug! Kids meet Krampus in the Meadows on Friday the 13th
If you celebrate Christmas, there’s a good chance you’ve sat on Santa Claus’s lap at one time or another. You may have even met the Grinch, who is known to live here in Maricopa.
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December 14, 2024 at 5:40 PM
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10 cars hit, 1 arrest when night-crawling thieves make comeback.

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10 cars hit, 1 arrest when night-crawling thieves make comeback, this time in Glennwilde
Car burglars are at it again in Maricopa, this time on Glennwilde’s Kendra Way. Preventative words of advice, people: Lock up your vehicles.
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December 14, 2024 at 5:40 PM
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'Thirsty Thirdsday’ taps back into Province, brewing food bank support
Province residents are known for giving back in big ways and sometimes they like to mix in a little fun — and a little booze.
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December 12, 2024 at 9:30 PM
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Bitter’s new authority moves Industrial Triangle forward
An action by the Maricopa City Council last night continued slow but steady progress on the forthcoming Industrial Triangle project.
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December 5, 2024 at 12:19 AM