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The Pinal County Superior Court will apply for grant funding to hire four part-time court commissioners to address a backlog of cases. What’s behind this backlog? COVID-19, according to court administrators.

A local committee will be tasked with making some major changes to the Casa Grande city charter, last updated in 2007. Those adjustments could include changing the term for mayor and eliminating term limits.

Former President Donald Trump will be speaking at a rally in Florence on Jan. 15, but he’s not the only one. MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell says he will also be speaking at the Jan. 15 rally, where he anticipates 60,000 people will show up. See more stories about Trump’s upcoming Pinal County rally below.

And an inmate at the Arizona State Prison in Florence has died. State correction officials said his death appears to be a suicide. Read on.

Who is Ashton Clark? What wild food-related crime led to an arrest? What was the nickname given to a man who allegedly robbed 23 banks including two in Casa Grande? Know the answers? Test your memory of some of the most memorable headlines of 2021 in this quiz.