In Wednesday's regular session, the Board of Supervisors adopted a tentative budget of $406,072,603 for fiscal year 2017-2018. This total is $3.6 million less than last year's budget.

Former Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu and former Pinal county attorney Lando Voyles are both being investigated for misuse of RICO funds.

A wildfire burning near the City of Globe has grown to more than 2,800 acres, crews said on Sunday.

The Pinal County Juvenile Court Community Advisory Board (CAB) hosted the Annual Character Counts Essay Contest Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, May 9th at the Pinal County Superior Courthouse in Florence.

Since it's opening in 1999, not much has changed in Pinal County's Emergency Operations Center (EOC). The white boards still on the walls, the large tables and chairs that have served its purpose for 18 years are making way for a 21st century makeover.

While the snowbirds head home, the mosquitoes are moving in.  The same mosquitoes associated with human diseases such as West Nile Virus and Zika Virus, that may possibly be breeding in your own backyard. Now's the time to chip in to help our community have a safe healthy summer by preventing mosquito breeding on your property.

Open Burning restrictions begin May 1st, 2017 at which time Pinal County will suspend issuing any new burn permits in conjunction with Arizona law.

The families of the students who were accidentally sickened by tear gas in a drill at Arizona State Prison Complex in Florence in February are suing the state. Attorney Don Cartier is representing five of the children and their families in the lawsuit and is seeking $100,000 for each student.

Salt River Project today announced a 20-year power purchase agreement for a grid-scale, integrated solar and battery project that will be located in Pinal County. SRP will purchase all of the energy produced at the Pinal Central Energy Center, located near Coolidge, which will be constructed and owned by a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources.

The Apache Junction Justice Court will hold its second Warrant Resolution Day on Saturday, April 29, 2017, from 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM. The Apache Junction Justice Court is located at 575 North Idaho Road, Suite 200 Apache Junction, AZ 85119.

Beginning today and through May 15th, the Draft 2017 Five-Year Transportation Improvement and Maintenance Program for Budget Years 2016-2017 through 2020-2021 is available for public review and comment by visiting the county's website. 

Pinal County Public Works is the preparation stages for repairing Attaway Bridge, located on Attaway Road south of Hunt Highway. "We are currently in the bidding process right now," said Public Works Director Louis Andersen. "We are going to rehabilitate the approach slabs for the bridge to provide a smoother road for motorists."

Central Arizona Governments (CAG) along with Pinal County announces two additional community open houses to seek input on the proposed transportation plan and tax for the Pinal Regional Transportation Authority (RTA).

In Dec. 1969, over 47 years ago, Sears Roebuck held a promotion to help generate customer traffic to their stores over the Christmas shopping season. Separate drawings were held in 12 different locations across the state of Arizona. The 1st place prize for each drawing was a 1970 Ford Torino GT.

UPDATED: ADOT reopened eastbound U.S. 60 at Florence Junction just after 8:30 a.m. A report of domestic violence spawned a chase through Pinal County that ended in a wrong-way crash that not only put the suspect in the hospital but also killed an innocent woman and injured another man.

An important warning for parents and children in Pinal County and across the state. The FBI Portland Division arrested Larry Lewis Hudson, 44, who’s accused of luring girls from multiple states to engage in sexual activity online.

Horseback riders in Apache Junction claim they were targeted by an aggressive driver Tuesday, and the same person may be putting other horse owners in danger. “I have never been so afraid in my entire life,” says Dana Boyer.

One of the largest bomb squad exercises is happening right now in Arizona. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is partnering with the U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance experts as part of the weeklong Raven’s Challenge at Pinal Air Park.

The Arizona Department of Transportation will begin work on March 27 to install a new bridge next to a century-old bridge spanning the Gila River in Pinal County.

The Town of Superior and the Superior Chamber of Commerce have recently been informed that the popular navigation app - MAPS on Apple iPhones continue to report that US 60 is closed from Happy Camp/Hewitt Station Road near the Boyce Thompson Arboretum. The app navigates users to travel through the Kearny/Kelvin Highway in order to get to Superior or the other communities in this region. Those planning trips to Globe from the Phoenix area are being re-routed through the Beeline Highway.