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A 32-year-old Casa Grande woman has died after the mini-dirt bike she was riding was struck by a utility truck. The accident occurred Friday in Casa Grande.
The Early Childhood Learning Center preschool is temporarily closed this week due to a COVID-19 outbreak in which several confirmed cases of COVID were contracted by students and staff. The preschool’s closure marks the first school closure of 2022 in Casa Grande.
Since 2017, the Eagle’s Landing office of Honoring, Hiring Helping Our Heroes of Pinal County has been a part of downtown Casa Grande’s landscape. The veterans-centered organization is now looking for a new homefollowing the sale of the building that currently houses the Landing veterans center on Florence Street.
Parts of Pinal County can expect winds to reach up to 25 mph this morning according to the National Weather Service. See the full forecast here.
And this terrifying discovery in the floodwaters inundating downtown Maryborough in Australia has attracted international attention. After a valve within the levee protecting the central business district of the city was damaged during Tropical Cyclone Seth, a bull shark was filmed swimming through the waters at one of the city’s parks.
Local NewsFounders’ Centennial event celebrates Apache Junction’s treasured pastMight there be gold in the hills beyond the East Valley? Against the backdrop of the Superstition Mountains, several thousand people gathered Saturday at Prospector Park in Apache Junction to celebrate the area’s history, beginning with the legend of the Lost Dutchman Gold Mine.Read More
Governor promises to ‘finish the job’ of widening I-10Gov. Doug Ducey announced plans Monday to accelerate a project to reduce congestion and traffic accidents on a 25-mile stretch of Arizona’s busiest roadways: Interstate 10 between Phoenix and Casa Grande.READ MORE
Man seriously injured in CG collisionAn elderly man was seriously injured in a collision Monday in Casa Grande.READ MORESports
Bears dominate depleted Florence for first rivalry win since 2016It had been a long time since the Coolidge Bears could say they beat their rivals from Florence in the regular season — since the Obama administration, in fact.
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Today’s Top VideoBack Story — AJ Centennial CelebrationApache Junction turns 100 this year. The city hosted a centennial celebration on Saturday at Prospector Park to commemorate the 100 years since its founding. Aaron Dorman attended the event, which featured fun characters, activities, music and much more. He gives the full details on the festival in this Back Story.
WATCH NOWArea NewsPhoenix man arrested after high-speed chase on I-10 topping 125 mphA Phoenix man is facing charges after he allegedly fled from deputies at a speed exceeding 125 miles per hour on Interstate 10.READ MORECAVIT receives $400,000 for COVID-related costsCentral Arizona Valley Institute of Technology will receive a little more than $400,000 through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Plan over the next three years to help pay for COVID-19-related issues.READ MORE
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