Congratulations to all of the new Casa Grande Union High School graduates! Our photographer caught all the action at last night’s graduation ceremony. See if we got a picture of your graduate in one of the four photo galleries on our website.
In more good news, the Pinal County Board of Supervisors is considering cutting local property taxes again. This time they’re eyeing a possible 13-cent cut, which according to county financial experts would still leave the county with a reserve equal to about 20% of the county’s current expenses.
The Casa Grande Police Department brought in a large haul of fentanyl pills with the aid of K9 Deutz. After two Phoenix women were stopped for speeding along Interstate 10, Deutz alerted his handler to possible drugs in the vehicle. Officers uncovered around 500,000 fentanyl pillshidden in supplement bottles in the vehicle.
Smith has just retired after 42 years as a juvenile detention officer. He said his core message to kids in trouble is, “We’ve all been kids before and we all make mistakes, but you’ve got to learn from your mistakes. Nobody’s perfect.”
A Pinal County Sheriff’s deputy on Monday fatally shot a 30-year-old man who the department said was threatening to take his own life with a knife he was holding.
First-year school therapist Melonie Call is pioneering a new therapeutic photography group to help students dealing with difficult emotions brought on by the pandemic at Heartland Ranch Elementary.
After former coach Rishard Davis departed Santa Cruz following a 2020 state title victory, James Fitzgerald was brought in to keep the winning tradition alive. However, after only one year, Fitzgerald has decided to leave the program.
Maricopa reporter Kimlye Stager has the Back Story on celebrating local firefighters, emergency medical professionals and police officers during EMS Week.
Monday evening, Councilmember Benjamin Navarro announced he will be stepping down in order to take his new position as the city’s public works director.