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![First responders at the scene of a two-vehicle crash on State Route 347 and Casa Blanca Road on Nov. 3, 2026. Minor injuries were reported in the crash. [Karen Bartunek]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20261103-bartunek-347-casa-blanca-crash-e1793751109774-rvu1m4yosbrx395rgfjldq9l82m156zu82bph809dw.jpeg "20261103-bartunek-347-casa-blanca-crash")
- afternoon crawl
![Kevin Gusse, Gaby McVey, Montana Roberts and Mishell Terry stand outside the Province polling location on Nov. 3, 2026. [Karen Bartunek]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20261103-bartunek-election-day-3-scaled-rvtpeg0ju9va5vu6yde70on9ndswi9g0fsaztjy004.jpg "20261103-bartunek-election-day-3")
- Election Day, their way
![A vehicle is towed from the scene of a crash on John Wayne Parkway and Hathaway Avenue on Nov. 3, 2026. [Karen Bartunek]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Image-e1793741694407-rvtusb87f59aqk8hwo73s9gsdc992w303c7852huo4.jpeg "Image")
- Afternoon slowdown
![Two construction vehicles east of Walmart on June 6, 2026. [Ryan Tafoya]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20260602-Tafoya-Construction-Site-3-rodqcfxo2ok7vlr504n2mm6tqnqg27buy2lc3681hg.jpg "20260602-Tafoya-Construction-Site-3")
![A voter showed off her voting sticker outside Maricopa Community Center on July 21, 2026. [Karen Bartunek]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20260721-bartunek-election-day-5-rqr2kp98z5z7rapg676bliy26r4wb3ovej0ezw47lw.jpg "20260721-bartunek-election-day-5")
- Your city, your call
- MARICOPA DECIDES
- Monica D. Spencer, Associate Editor
UPDATE 8:31 p.m., Nov. 3, 2026: Five candidates are duking it out for two seats on the Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board. Incumbent Lisa Garcia and challenger Loraine Conley […]
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![An exterior view of Buffalo Wild Wings along Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway on Oct. 30, 2026. [Karen Bartunek]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20261030-bartunek-buffalo-wild-wings-3-scaled-rvmuighn5ea2t87qrg3qn2rb67nxancz28dwodhng8.jpg "20261030-bartunek-buffalo-wild-wings-3")
![Emmanuel Flores and Cristina Ruiz, owners of The Taco Spot on Smith-Enke Road. [Submitted, Ryan Tafoya]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20260812-taco-spot-antojitos-lindamar-rrt7r754ujh0cwf6mzlr9xxqbywdpstnmgtbd4c260.jpg "20260812-taco-spot-antojitos-lindamar")
![Carefree Covered RV Storage. [Mark Zemnick]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20261030-Mark-Zemnick-carefree-covered-rv-rvmr7dbra199vr735gyc8mlxrsmt35l8cswatc29rs.png "20261030-Mark Zemnick-carefree-covered-rv")
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![A voter showed off her voting sticker outside Maricopa Community Center on July 21, 2026. [Karen Bartunek]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20260721-bartunek-election-day-5-rqr2kp99l3dfkasbdnlwnkd8pf8pmzaqcfb02lctmg.jpg "20260721-bartunek-election-day-5")
Monica D. Spencer, Associate Editor
![Maricopa Police Chief Mark Goodman speaks to the city council on Oct. 20, 2026. [Jordan Gerard]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Maricopa-City-Council-and-police-chief-scaled-rv996igm3ddn3ycwicw2rwd614ezoka1fedilitszc.jpg "Maricopa City Council and police chief")
![Maricopa City Councilmembers speak during a meeting in city hall on Oct. 20, 2026. [Jordan Gerard]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Maricopa-City_AnnaMarie-Knorr-scaled-rv8oq7jwjdfokbvo034tlpai79k6417g71cx6ijv20.jpg "Maricopa City_AnnaMarie Knorr")
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Public Safety
![David Vasquez, arrested on suspicion of shoplifting and criminal trespassing. [Pinal County Sheriff's Office]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20261030-pcso-david-vasquez-arrest-rvo6u48byvqqg59gdfafe2v6mx3rbxorkqxc0i2vi0.jpg "20261030-pcso-david-vasquez-arrest")
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Education
![Leading Edge Academy students will host a mock trial at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 4, 2026. [InMaricopa file]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20261102-leading-edge-academy-mock-trial-rvs3q6ak6l08n3te4cksenw2dvkvayej93mekvou7s.jpg "20261102-leading-edge-academy-mock-trial")
![Joshua Johnson shares his drug abuse story with a class at Leading Edge Academy on Oct. 29, 2026. [Karen Bartunek]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20261029-bartunek-red-ribbon-week-5-scaled-rvl49qw396wydaz0xvydrifw5bue5pw4zqqpwbtc6w.jpg "20261029-bartunek-red-ribbon-week-5")
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Real Estate
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![Maricopa residents Euphemia and Sherman Weekes founded Crest Premier Properties in 2006 and manage about 150 homes, a quarter of which are in Maricopa. [submitted]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Weekes-portrait-scaled-rb3tz9bnumnwnep65j9p9s7t7ykb56ul6j50agj660.jpg "Weekes-portrait")
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![A sign reading "Road work starting 6/26" sits on the side of southbound State Route 347 on June 24, 2026. [Monica D. Spencer]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20260624-spencer-347-road-work-sign-rpfslwcu7k9h1y1nu0ie61f42r8aakghq3vus86pdk.jpg "20260624-spencer-347-road-work-sign")
![A view of construction on the new traffic lights at Desert Greens Drive and Smith-Enke Road on Oct. 12, 2026. [Monica D. Spencer]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20261012-spencer-desert-greens-drive-light-ruutqrkuvau2oss7wafffpqn1135u9kwg8vb014mwo.jpg "20261012-spencer-desert-greens-drive-light")
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![A sign advocating for Proposition 416 sits near Butterfield Elementary School on Oct. 12, 2026. [Monica D. Spencer]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20261012-spencer-yes-416-sign-rurf99z43gksant97rhvzxmpjswbmj7qjavml94e7s.jpg "20261012-spencer-yes-416-sign")
![A view of the cover of InMaricopa's November 2026 issue. [Monica D. Spencer]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20261030-inmaricopa-nov-26-rvlt12clwl29lua79nxon3a6rsne59d4jcx1j48xyw.jpg "20261030-inmaricopa-nov-26")
