CASA GRANDE — A group of enthusiastic eighth grade students at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School have successfully completed a colorful and inspiring mural on the school grounds.
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FLORENCE — Up to 50 firefighters from local and state agencies fought a brush fire off State Route 79 in the Cactus Forest community south of Florence that scorched 8 acres before it was fully contained late Wednesday.
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MARICOPA — Come the 2024-2025 school year, Legacy Traditional School’s Maricopa campus might look a little different.
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MARICOPA — The Maricopa City Council voted to reevaluate who can file ethical violations with the city at this week’s regular meeting after dismissing an ethics complaint filed by a Maricopa resident against Councilmember Vincent Manfredi.
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MARICOPA — A man is facing charges of driving under the influence after allegedly hitting a bicyclist with his vehicle on a major road in Maricopa.
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ELOY — As election season is underway, candidates in the Eloy city election will hope to earn the trust of the community in order to help shape the future.
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SIGNAL PEAK — Lin Laursen spent 34 years as the Central Arizona College women’s basketball coach, retiring after the 2007-08 season with what was then an NJCAA record total of 971 wins.
WEST MONROE, La. — Grace Kombetto of Central Arizona College took first place in the women’s 800 meters at the NJCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, and the Vaqueras finished seventh in the team standings.
MESA — Trace White is building quite the legacy at American Leadership Academy-Anthem South.
MARICOPA — Three more athletes were celebrated to close out the school year at Maricopa on Wednesday.
MESA — After three grueling seasons, everything came down to one final race for Poston Butte’s Julia Harris.
MESA — Call it a bit of beginner’s luck with a mixture of athletic prowess for Maricopa’s Jalen Hardy as he competed in the Arizona Interscholastic Association’s state championship track and field meet on Friday at Mesa Community College.
PHOENIX — Gov. Katie Hobbs said Thursday she has no solution to the problem of available housing being converted into vacation rentals.
Kari Lake appeared on the show of an Islamaphobic conspiracy theorist who has espoused white nationalist views and offered no pushback when the host claimed her combat veteran opponent in the U.S. Senate race wants his fellow veterans to kill themselves.
PHOENIX — Abe Hamadeh has no one to blame but his own legal team for a trial judge refusing to overturn his 2022 loss in the race for attorney general, a lawyer for Secretary of State Adrian Fontes is arguing.
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Within the heart of the Navajo Nation and in the shadow of the sandstone arch that is the namesake of the tribal capitol, a simple greeting and big smiles were shared over and over again Friday as tribal officials gathered: “Yá‘át’ééh abíní!”
SACRAMENTO — Arizona doctors can temporarily come to California to perform abortions for their patients under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
MINNEAPOLIS — Luka Doncic searched to find space as the clock ticked down, using a screen to draw Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert out to the top of the key and a crossover dribble to …
PHOENIX — Braxton Garrett outdueled Arizona ace Zac Gallen for his first career shutout, Otto Lopez hit a two-run single and the Miami Marlins beat the Diamondbacks 3-0 on Friday night.
NEW YORK — Barclay Goodrow scored at 14:01 of overtime and the New York Ranger beat the Florida Panthers 2-1 on Friday night in Game 2 to even the Eastern Conference final.
STILLWATER, Okla. — Lexi Kilfoyl pitched a complete game shutout, Karli Godwin, Claire Timm and Micaela Wark each hit a home run and No. 5 national seed Oklahoma State beat Arizona 8-0 in five…
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COOLIDGE — Coolidge Public Library is set to host its annual summer block party to encourage people of all ages to read and explore its programs.
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With Memorial Day weekend rounding out the end of the month, it’s no surprise that May is also known as National Barbecue Month, a time that encourages people to open up those grills and cook outside.
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COOLIDGE — Arizona Community Theatre is encouraging the community to sign up for youth summer camp.
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COOLIDGE — The Coolidge High School choir will perform its last concert for the year titled “Songs of the World.”
WASHINGTON — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is expected to meet with his Chinese counterpart, Admiral Dong Jun, at a major defense conference in Singapore next week, the Pentagon announced Friday.
SANTA FE, N.M. — A New Mexico judge has rejected a request by Alec Baldwin to dismiss the sole criminal charge against him in a fatal shooting on the set of the movie “Rust,” keeping the case on track for a trial this summer.
AUSTIN, Texas — Families in Uvalde took more legal action Friday on the second anniversary of the Robb Elementary School attack, suing Meta Platforms, which owns Instagram, and the maker of the video game “Call of Duty” over claims the companies bear responsibility for products used by the t…
DES MOINES, Iowa — Several tornadoes were reported in Iowa and Illinois as storms downed power lines and trees on Friday, just days after a deadly twister devastated one small town.
WILMINGTON, Del. — The judge overseeing Hunter Biden ’s federal firearms charges trial agreed Friday to block prosecutors from telling jurors about some other unflattering episodes from his personal life, but left the door open to allowing them in if the president’s son testifies.
WASHINGTON — Two Democratic senators are requesting a meeting with Chief Justice John Roberts after reports that two separate flags carried by rioters at the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol had flown outside of houses owned by Justice Samuel Alito.
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Prosecutors seek to bar Trump from statements endangering law enforcement in classified records case
WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors on Friday asked the judge overseeing the classified documents case against Donald Trump to bar the former president from public statements that “pose a significant, imminent, and foreseeable danger to law enforcement agents” participating in the prosecution.
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is expected to meet with his Chinese counterpart, Admiral Dong Jun, at a major defense conference in Singapore next week, the Pentagon announced Friday.
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GREENSBORO, N.C. — To a room full of Republicans from across North Carolina on Friday, former President Donald Trump railed against the Biden administration and vowed to win in the state for a third time — all over a speaker phone call after his son Eric Trump dialed him on stage.
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Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., accused Joe Biden and Donald Trump Friday of trampling on personal liberties in response to the pandemic that spanned their presidencies.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — The rare special session that Republican Gov. Mike DeWine has called to pass legislation ensuring President Joe Biden appears on Ohio’s fall ballot could take several days.
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WASHINGTON — A New Jersey electrician who repeatedly attacked police officers during the Jan. 6, 2021, siege at the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Friday to 12 years in prison by a judge who called him “a menace to our society.”
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is expected to meet with his Chinese counterpart, Admiral Dong Jun, at a major defense conference in Singapore next week, the Pentagon announce…
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GENEVA (AP) — A global treaty to fight pandemics like COVID is going to have to wait: After more than two years of negotiations, rich and poor countries have failed — for now — to come up with…
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MEXICO CITY — Warnings were issued well before a campaign event about high winds that caused a deadly Mexico stage collapse this week, raising questions about why those alerts went unheeded.
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The International Court of Justice on Friday ordered Israel to end its military offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah and to open the nearby border crossing for crucial humanitarian aid…
GENEVA — The U.N. human rights office warned Friday of “frightening and disturbing reports” about the impact of new violence in Myanmar's western state of Rakhine, pointing to new attacks on Rohingya civilians by the military and an ethnic armed group fighting it.
ROME — Pope Francis paved the way for the canonization of the first saint of the millennial generation on Thursday, attributing a second miracle to a 15-year-old Italian computer whiz who died of leukemia in 2006.
CASA GRANDE — Robert Miguel may be the chairman of the Ak-Chin Indian Community, but in his mind, he will always be “Bob,” the same approachable guy whom kids would get excited about seeing roll up to the local convenience store because they knew he would emerge from the store with a few ext…
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Prosecutors in New York have accused Harvey Weinstein's lead defense lawyer of making public statements intended to intimidate a potential witness ahead of the fallen movie mogul's retrial and asked a judge to take action.
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Bird flu has been detected in beef for the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Friday, but officials said the meat from a single sickened dairy cow was not allowed to enter the nation's food supply and beef remains safe to eat.
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AUSTIN, Texas — Families in Uvalde took more legal action Friday on the second anniversary of the Robb Elementary School attack, suing Meta Platforms, which owns Instagram, and the maker of the video game “Call of Duty” over claims the companies bear responsibility for products used by the t…
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Ask Google if cats have been on the moon and it used to spit out a ranked list of websites so you could discover the answer for yourself.
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FORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines has replaced the law firm that told a judge a 9-year-old girl was negligent in not noticing there was a camera phone taped to the seat in an airplane lavatory.
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Will the Justice Department’s lawsuit against Ticketmaster and Live Nation give concertgoers, sports fan and theater patrons some relief from surging ticket prices?
Spring is a time for growth, both literally and figuratively.
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.
Since it reopened last year, the Arizona City Community Library at 13254 S. Sunland Gin Road has become popular, especially with retirees and families with young children, Manager Jeff Prock s…
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.
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 …
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…
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.
Arizona is blessed with an abundance of natural resources, one of those being a rich reserve of copper ore. In this article, I’m going to focus on three very different mining projects, all loc…
The ancient practice of yoga offers a collection of mental, physical and emotional health benefits, such as stress reduction, improved confidence, greater focus and a greater sense of connecti…
Trees and shrubs, especially those that naturally thrive in the desert, can add another layer of beauty to any landscape.
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 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…
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 …
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.
Family, community and justice are important to Angel Raymond.
Whether he's installing an air-conditioning unit at a home or organizing a fundraiser for a charitable cause, Robert Felix said his strong sense of community is what drives him.
Issues like the one you are currently holding in your hands are among my favorite to put together.
For husband and wife Maria and Ivan Pour, visual and performing arts are a passion and, as teachers, they work to share their art with the next generation.
Chloe Armstrong’s days are like any other teenager's: wake up, go to school, participate in the occasional after-school activity, go home, do homework, go to bed and wake up the next day to do…
Wendy Webb still remembers driving to people's houses or meeting people in the Fry's parking lot to deliver food. The food bank moved into a trailer, then into its current home in the blue bar…
Although things are changing over at Maricopa City Hall, you may see some familiar faces.
In the eyes of Luis Ascencio, the owner of AZ Quality Plumbing, plumbing isn't just what he does for a living — it's a passion.
Amber Liermann joined the Maricopa City Council three years ago and, recently, began her journey as vice mayor.
Thirty years is a long time to spend with one employer.
In describing the Maricopa Fire/Medical Department, one word comes to mind for Chief Brad Pitassi. It is “passionate,” and it’s one thing he wishes more people knew about the department’s staff.
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