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Want to show off your artistic side while supporting a good cause? If so, check out the Art 4 Heart event coming to Maricopa next month. The festival will celebrate it’s 5th year, and all proceeds will go to the American heart Association.

Also, in Maricopa, some advanced technology helped the Maricopa Police Department identify a motorist that fled from officers. Flock Safety, an automated license plate reader system, identified the plate of a Chevrolet Malibu and tracked down the vehicle’s location, where officers arrested the driver.

And in Casa Grande, check out our photo gallery from the Casa Grande Unity March yesterday. Elementary school students marched from Len Colla Recreation Center to city hall as a way to celebrate and honor the birthday of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

Local NewsShope to propose state pay for rest of I-10 expansion costsArizona taxpayers could end up having to shell out another $360 million if they want to smooth car and truck traffic between Tucson and Phoenix.Read More

Prosecutor calls murder in Aldosary trial a ‘whodunit’ caseIn his opening statement to the jury Wednesday morning, the prosecutor in the case against a 56-year-old Coolidge man accused of premeditated first-degree murder called the trial a “whodunit” case.READ MORE

Stop to Pinal groundwater-only permits warning for rest of stateTom Buschatzke says it wouldn’t be wrong to see the freeze on new development in an area in and around Buckeye due to a shortage of groundwater there as the canary in the coal mine.READ MORESports

Combs unable to overcome ALA-GIlbert North’s sharp shootingIn his first year as the head coach for the Combs Coyotes, Hosea Graham said that he wants his team to “stop participating, and start competing.”READ MORE

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Sports Editor Maria Vasquez and Sports Reporter David Church preview our game of the week, Casa Grande Union girls basketball vs. Campo Verde.WATCH HEREArea NewsNavy vet Arredondo joins Coolidge school board, has plans for improving letter gradesLast November, decorated U.S. Naval Reserve veteran and retired Master Chief Petty Officer George Arredondo was elected to serve on the Coolidge Unified School District Governing Board.READ MOREWhere to enjoy art and culture throughout Pinal CountyWhether it’s a concert featuring the songs and sounds of Motown, an audience-interactive murder mystery or looking at the works of area artists, entertainment options in and around Casa Grande offer something for everyone.READ MORE

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