Elias Weiss

Danville, Fayetteville, Phoenix

Award-winning journalist. Managing editor @InMaricopa | Past lives: @phoenixnewtimes, @thedailybeast, @nwademgaz, @StarTribNews | PROUD @UArkansas alum🐗 #WPS4L

Articles

Alterra house fire investigation reveals some answers, begs new questions

5 days ago | inmaricopa.com | Elias Weiss

A national law firm representing a microwave manufacturer is probing a house fire in Alterra that displaced a family last month, according to newly obtained city records. Attorney Dean Grgas of Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker — a New York-based firm with Phoenix offices — requested all official documentation of the April 8 fire from the City of Maricopa.
Wanted man tracked to wife's Cobblestone home, where 'copa cops serve $75K warrant

1 week ago | inmaricopa.com | Elias Weiss

A wanted man with a decades-long criminal history was arrested Saturday after a multi-agency effort led the authorities to a home in Maricopa’s Cobblestone Farms neighborhood, where he was believed to be staying with his wife. George Martinez was found by Maricopa Police Department officers just before noon Saturday in a back bedroom of a house on Pioneer Road.
Crash outside hotel sends car into ditch

1 week ago | inmaricopa.com | Elias Weiss

A two-vehicle crash outside La Quinta Inn sent emergency crews to the scene early this afternoon. The collision occurred at 12:30 p.m. at the intersection of John Wayne Parkway and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, according to Phoenix Regional Dispatch. A silver Jeep Grand Cherokee and a black Ford Fusion had crashed there, said to a hotel guest who witnessed the crash while turning into the property.
EDITOR's LETTER: Calling the ‘toon’

1 week ago | inmaricopa.com | Elias Weiss

Last month, we posed this question to our readers on our website: If you could change one thing about Maricopa, what would it be? We received hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of responses. Then, we asked our friend ChatGPT to analyze the responses. Quickly, we realized most people were saying the same thing. Fix State Route 347. Transforming one of the most dangerous and overcrowded highways in the state to, you know, something kind of bearable, has been a drawn-out process.
Acacia Crossings mom demands millions in apparent extortion threat to school district

1 week ago | inmaricopa.com | Elias Weiss

An Acacia Crossings parent seemingly tried to extort millions of dollars from the Maricopa Unified School District in an email to school board members midday Tuesday.
Sunrise Ranch would bring dense, 500-home buildout to Smith-Enke's west end

1 week ago | inmaricopa.com | Elias Weiss

Plans for a new 150-acre housing project called Sunrise Ranch are moving forward, according to documents filed with the city that were released to InMaricopa yesterday. The development just west of Green Road along State Route 238 would transform a long-vacant industrial site into a residential neighborhood featuring more than 500 homes. The subdivision is proposed immediately to the west of Moonlight Ridge, another new neighborhood that sold its first home during a grand opening event April 12.
Medics evaluate kids after apparent T-bone in front of Butterfield Elementary

3 weeks ago | inmaricopa.com | Elias Weiss

Emergency crews responded to a two-vehicle crash this afternoon that shut down traffic near Butterfield Elementary School. Phoenix Regional Dispatch reported the collision at 2:38 p.m. at Butterfield Parkway and Duncan Drive. A white Chevrolet Trax SUV, which was traveling eastbound on Butterfield Parkway, sustained heavy front-end damage, with airbags deployed.
More Maricopans are being evicted than ever before. Who are they?

1 month ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Elias Weiss

Katrina Sandoval moved to Maricopa in 2010. She rented a home on Cahill Drive in The Lakes at Rancho El Dorado. Her rent payment was $1,800 per month. No one disputes whether the mom of 10 was rightfully evicted Feb. 17 — she was. Her husband, the breadwinner, lost his job in the finance sector and couldn’t pay the rent. It’s hard for a family of 12 to save money. Fair enough.
More Maricopans are being evicted than ever before. Who are they?

1 month ago | inmaricopa.com | Elias Weiss

Katrina Sandoval moved to Maricopa in 2010. She rented a home on Cahill Drive in The Lakes at Rancho El Dorado. Her rent payment was $1,800 per month. No one disputes whether the mom of 10 was rightfully evicted Feb. 17 — she was. Her husband, the breadwinner, lost his job in the finance sector and couldn’t pay the rent. It’s hard for a family of 12 to save money. Fair enough.
Longtime city staffer from The Villages named new Casa Grande city clerk

1 month ago | inmaricopa.com | Elias Weiss

Adriana Carpio-Solis, the longtime deputy city clerk for Maricopa who lives in The Villages at Rancho El Dorado, began her new role yesterday as city clerk for Casa Grande. Carpio-Solis, who received the City of Maricopa’s mid-management Award of Excellence in 2017, trained alongside outgoing Casa Grande City Clerk Gloria Lejia since March 28. Lejia officially retired yesterday. The city clerk plays a vital role in ensuring transparency and efficiency in city governance.