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Members of the Budget and Finance Council Subcommittee got a sneak peek Wednesday afternoon of the city’s hefty 2024 operating budget. And unlike the state’s jaw dropping deficit that threatened to axe the Riggs Road overpass, Maricopa is doing a pretty good job at keeping a balanced budget. Subcommittee members overall...

PURPLE HEARTBREAK: Fake war hero scammed state — and many others along the way

Community Dec 4, 2023

To steal valor is to adorn oneself in borrowed...

Lowe’s to bring grocery store, restaurants

Business Jan 25, 2024

Editor's note: A previous version of this story stated...

Dead body found in Province lake

Public Safety Feb 21, 2024

Maricopa Police Department tonight confirmed a body was recovered...

Circle K looks to replace Dutch Bros

Business Feb 29, 2024

Dutch Bros backed out, but Maricopans may still get...

Dell’s calls it quits after 9 months

Business Feb 28, 2024

Dell’s Pizza & Wings Express today shuttered its Maricopa...

Students, staff in fatal crash expected to recover

Breaking News Dec 7, 2023

Nine student-athletes and two employees at Leading Edge Academy...

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Business

Inspectors rate grocer, taqueria ‘excellent’

Brian Petersheim Jr., Reporter - Apr 20, 2024

Looking to celebrate Taco Tuesday a few days early, or cook some healthier options at home? Don’t fret, health inspectors visited two local flavor merchants this week and doled out “excellent” ratings to a taqueria and a natural grocer. It's...

Elena Trails releases home renderings

Monica D. Spencer, Reporter - Apr 18, 2024

Affordable apartments planned near ‘Restaurant Row’

Monica D. Spencer, Reporter - Apr 17, 2024

Lowe’s to clear final planning hurdle

Jeff Chew, Reporter - Apr 15, 2024

5 years of health and wellness

Kristina Donnay, FNP-C - Apr 14, 2024

Community

Rams softball caps 23-5 campaign

Jeff Chew, Reporter - Apr 25, 2024

Despite a near-spotless record, the Maricopa High School softball girls dropped a win-or-go-home contest last night to finish 23rd in the Arizona Conference 6A...

MHS tennis star heads for state championship

Jeff Chew, Reporter - Apr 25, 2024

Maricopa High School tennis standout Cooper Krigbaum qualified for the AIA State Tennis Singles Championship tomorrow morning in Scottsdale. “As far as I know and...

MHS G.O.A.T. a ‘rookie sleeper’ in NFL draft

Elias Weiss, Managing Editor - Apr 25, 2024

Maricopa High School legend Jacob Cowing is a projected mid-round pick in the 2024 NFL draft kicking off tonight in Detroit. It's predicted he'll...

Desert Sunrise High loses principal

Jeff Chew, Reporter - Apr 24, 2024

Desert Sunrise High School Principal Marlene Armstrong has resigned, Maricopa Unified School District officials confirm. “Assistant Principal Phil Verdugo is the acting principal for the...

Maricopa’s ‘TikTok Rizz Party,’ explained

Monica D. Spencer, Reporter - Apr 24, 2024

Brightly colored flyers advertising a “TikTok Rizz Party” have cropped up on the doors of strip mall shops in Maricopa in recent weeks, promising...

OPINION: Seniors know how to shred it!

Ron Smith - Apr 23, 2024

Maybe it was the beautiful Saturday morning, the excellent media coverage or perhaps the post-tax deadline date, but whatever it was, it was a...

Public Safety

Murdered woman’s boyfriend named suspect

InMaricopa - Apr 25, 2024

It’s been nearly five months since 38-year-old Crystal Uptain’s body was found dumped in the desert near Butterfield Station Landfill in unincorporated Maricopa, on 99th Avenue near State Route 238. Uptain’s body was found in a state of “severe decomposing” with a possible bullet hole in her left arm, according...