Maricopa News

About 120 employees and customers of a Wal-Mart in Maricopa were evacuated and eight workers examined for carbon monoxide poisoning after a gas leak was detected in the bakery, fire officials said.

A Super Wal-Mart in Maricopa was evacuated Thursday morning due to a gas leak. According to Maricopa Fire Department spokesman Brad Pitassi, 60 to 70 employees and at least 40 customers were forced to leave the store at Maricopa Road and Casa Grande Highway because of gas fumes.

Homes stretch across the horizon Tuesday in Johnson Ranch in Pinal County near Queen Creek.

Maricopa County Community College District students will soon be able to transfer to Arizona State University much more easily, thanks to a partnership between the district and ASU that defines course and degree paths.

The current recession has lasted far longer and has wreaked more havoc on the bottom line than most small-business owners in Arizona could have ever imagined.

Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas said tMaricopa County is in jeopardy of losing access to the Maricopa County Integrated Criminal Justice Information System, known as ICJIS.

A woman in her 40s is the state's first West Nile virus case in 2009. She's been treated at a hospital and is recovering.

A 38-year-old Maricopa woman has been arrested in the domestic stabbing of her boyfriend.

The 20-year-old man who shot and killed himself after killing his ex-girlfriend June 24 was suicidal in the past and was involved in a domestic violence incident in 2007 with similarities to the shooting.

The following is a press release from the Maricopa Police Department: 3TV / MPD On June 30, 2009, just before 1:00 am, Maricopa Police Officers responded to the 45000 block of west Lexington Ave.

Browse> Home / Maricopa Arizona / "Comfort Bear" toy drive to help children involved in tragedies "Comfort Bear" toy drive to help children involved in tragedies June 29, 2009 Published By Editor Maricopa County, AZ - Arizona Highway Patrol Association leads off their yearly "Comfort Bear" toy drive now through July 26th to help console kids ...

Maricopa arose out of the desert in Pinal County almost overnight, in time for the Arizona housing boom and the painful crash that followed.

Every day Deanne Snider hits the streets, she knows a dog bite call is almost a guarantee.

The U.S. Small Business Administration has rolled out a temporary emergency loan program designed to help businesses on the brink of closure.

At a time when budget cutbacks at various government levels have made life tougher for homebound seniors, Neighbors Who Care has worked to provide services necessary to help people get around.

Chandler officials say the number of unemployed residents in the city recently hit its highest level in 20 years.

The decision on which alignment Arizona 801 will take is years away, and for Avondale, that means its ability to plan development in the area is in limbo.

MARICOPA, AZ a ' Police have identified three adults and one juvenile believed to be connected to graffiti spotted throughout the city, according to a Wednesday report.

Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA' rating to the Regional Public Transportation Authority, AZ transportation excise tax revenue bonds , series 2009.

The Pinal County Attorney's Office filed manslaughter and extreme DUI charges in connection with a fatal car crash last May against a man.