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1 week ago | inmaricopa.com | Elias Weiss

Burrito Express, a fast-casual Mexican chain known for its handmade burritos, proposes opening a new location at the Circle K near Honeycutt and Porter Roads. The gas station ranks among the busiest in Arizona. A site plan, project narrative and building permits were filed with the City of Maricopa last week. The plans call for the restaurant to share space with the existing Circle K at 41433 W. Honeycutt Road.

1 week ago | inmaricopa.com | Elias Weiss

A pickup truck caught fire, burning briefly and brightly in 112-degree heat in the parking lot of the Cobblestone Fiesta late this afternoon. The fire prompted a swift response from emergency crews and the evacuation of a nearby business. Phoenix Regional Dispatch reported the vehicle fire at the intersection of Smith-Enke Road and John Wayne Parkway at 4:24 p.m. Reporters arrived on scene two minutes later to find Maricopa Fire Ladder Tender 571 already working to contain the blaze.

2 weeks ago | inmaricopa.com | Monica Spencer

The National Weather Service today issued the region’s first extreme heat warning of the summer for this weekend, meaning your Father’s Day is going to be extra toasty. Maricopan residents should expect “dangerously hot conditions.” Afternoon temperatures will climb as high as 114 degrees, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services. The region will expect to see its first 110-degree day tomorrow, which is roughly six degrees above normal temperatures, according to NWS.

2 weeks ago | inmaricopa.com | Elias Weiss

A U.S. Border Patrol agent escaped injury this afternoon after their vehicle was sideswiped in a hit‑and‑run crash on Maricopa‑Casa Grande Highway near Anderson Road, the authorities said. The crash happened at approximately 1:40 p.m., confirmed Maricopa Police Department spokesperson Monica Williams. “The agent’s car was sideswiped … with the offending vehicle failing to stop at the scene,” Williams said.

2 weeks ago | inmaricopa.com | Elias Weiss

Maricopa Police Department has uncovered possible investigative failures in more than three dozen criminal cases dating back over a decade, prompting a sweeping internal review and an independent investigation by state authorities, Chief of Police Mark Goodman announced this afternoon. The revelations came during a department-wide audit of so-called “legacy” cases, older incidents that include property theft and serious offenses, including sexual assaults.