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The Casa Grande Police Department says it’s looking into a fatal crash that resulted in one death early Saturday morning on the Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway. 

An Arizona author born in Casa Grande is hoping to right a few wrongs in his latest novel, which tells the story of how Arizona hung a man who may have been innocent of many of the crimes he was accused of. 

If you saw this headline a couple of weeks ago, you may be wondering: how is it schools may be facing budget cuts in the wake of movements like Red for Ed and a number of successful budget overrides? Our managing editor breaks down how this unusual situation came about in this editorial. 

Here’s what else is happening today: 

– The Town of Florence will sell $4.75 million in revenue bonds to fund improvements it otherwise could not because of its state spending limit.

– Two passengers in a vehicle driven by a teenager were killed in a wrong-way crash in Tempe that occurred late Monday night according to police. Several others were injured. 

– In national news, a dramatic moment was caught on camera when a Florida Highway Patrol trooper pulled over on a highway to save a choking child.

– Plus, Maricopa Reporter Kimlye Stager attended the Willy Wonka-themed State of the City address in Maricopa last week, where the Copper Sky Recreation Complex was transformed into Wonka’s famed chocolate factory. See the highlights from Mayor Christian Price’s address in this video.  

Local NewsCG firefighters’ annual haunted house bigger in new locationFrom the lurking characters to the creepy decor and haunting Halloween music, area firefighters hope deliver a few pre-Halloween chills and thrills with the return of their annual haunted house this year.Read More

Lucid hiring event draws many CG area hopefulsOn the same weekend Lucid Motors began delivering customer cars, the company hosted a hiring event in Casa Grande to help facilitate its rapid growth.READ MORE2 men arrested in Casa Grande drug investigationTwo men are sitting in the Maricopa County Jail after a drug investigation by Casa Grande Police.READ MORESports

PinalCentral power rankings: Teams vie for playoff position in season’s final weeksWe’re at the home stretch of the high school football season, with 1A schools already in the middle of their playoffs, 2A and 3A schools entering their final week and 4A and 5A schools with two or three games left.READ MORE

Today’s Top VideoBack Story — Superior Burro RunAaron Dorman attended the Apache Leap Mining Festival and the Superior Burro Run, held this weekend. In this Back Story, he discusses what it was like to witness the Burro Run and gives a little background on this one-of-a-kind event. Want more Back Story? Follow us on Instagram. WATCH NOWArea News‘Budget roadshow’ to begin tour in Casa Grande on ThursdayA group of legislators are touring the region to better explain the impact of the past year’s budget and legislative session.READ MORENo inferior donkeys at Superior Burro RunIt may not be as supercharged as the running of the bulls, but a popular racing spectacle returned this year to Pinal County with the Superior Burro Run on Saturday.READ MORE

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