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Good morning RJ,

Here’s a story to liven up your Monday: An Uber driver told police she thought she was going to be robbed by her two passengers in Maricopa last week after they allegedly tried to include her as an additional victim in an apparent credit card fraud scheme.

Plus, here’s what else is happening around Pinal: 

– The return of the spinning bucket. Last week, the Casa Grande Planning and Zoning approved plans to rebuild KFC on Florence Boulevard, which includes some iconic signage. 

– Happen to catch this photo last week? Selected as the Photo of the Week on Friday, the image was taken by staff photographer Oscar Perez at the scene of a multi-vehicle collision on Interstate 10 Wednesday.

– A heartfelt thank you to a good samaritan: We received a letter from a reader who was grieving the loss of her daughter and, while running an errand for her funeral, lost her purse in the CG Walmart parking lot. Luckily, someone found it. 

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Pandemic slows CG’s efforts to help homelessThe pandemic has slowed the city of Casa Grande’s efforts to help homeless people in the area.READ MOREKelly addresses pain of central Arizona farmers in hearing on droughtAt the start of a subcommittee hearing on drought he chaired, U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., recited the old Arizona saying, “Whiskey is for drinking, water is for fighting.”READ MORESports

Broncos crush Crusaders ahead of big matchup with ProspectorsAfter a tough loss to perhaps the best team in 4A, the Poston Butte Broncos flipped the script against struggling Phoenix Northwest Christian with a 35-0 shutout. But as Broncos head coach Dain Thompson will tell you, no win (let alone a shutout) against a 4A opponent is an easy one.READ MORE

Today’s Top VideoBack Story – Fiery rollover crash on I-10A traffic accident involving three semi-trucks and a number of passenger vehicles closed down Interstate 10 near Casa Grande and resulted in traffic backups into CG Wednesday. In light of the number of serious collisions that have occurred on that stretch of 1-10 over the years, the Arizona Department of Transportation plans to widen this part of the interstate starting in 2023.WATCH NOWArea NewsArizona’s ‘EV friendliness’ puts it in middle tier of statesDespite electric vehicle manufacturing taking off within Pinal County, Arizona ranks in the middle of the pack for “EV friendliness,” according to a recent study.READ MORE2 found dead inside Tempe home after massive fireTwo people have been found dead in a fire that tore through a Tempe home.READ MORE

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