Apache Junction, Arizona

• The Salines Work Hard To Grow Sweet Corn Worthy Of The Name
  

  The Leroy Saline family began growing Taylor sweet corn in 1960 after moving here from the Gila Valley.

• $5,000 reward for info in baby bighorn's killing
  

  State authorities are offering a $5,000 reward for help in finding whoever is responsible for the illegal killing of a baby bighorn sheep near the Phoenix suburb of Apache Junction.

• Weatherization Assistance
  

  Apache Junction, Arizona.......................................................August 30, 2010 Governor Jan Brewer announced that the Arizona's Weatherization Assistance Program will receive $28.5 million, the final phase of funding from the U.S. Department of Energy as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

• Dust storm warning issued for Phoenix
  

  The National Weather Service on Saturday issued a dust storm warning that will be in effect until 5 p.m. Blowing dust is expected to move across I-10. The warning was for the northwest and north central regions of Pinal County.

• DPS' No. 2 man takes police job in El Mirage
  

  The deputy director of the state Department of Public Safety will become the assistant police chief in El Mirage next month.

• Photos of dogs at Maricopa County's west side shelter need homes/rescue as of 27 August 2010
  

  MCACC photos Consider fostering or adopting an animal. Photos of dogs at Maricopa County Animal Care and Control's west side facility in Phoenix who are in need of homes and rescue are here: MCACC Photos .

• 2 men face construction fraud charges
  

  Two men accused of ripping off senior citizens have been charged with fraud-related offenses in connection with a construction business they operated without a license.

• DUI suspect tries to kill self with seat belt, police say
  

  An Apache Junction man tried to kill himself in the back of a police cruiser by wrapping a seat belt around his neck after he was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving Thursday night, Mesa police said.

• AJ Issues Street Maintenance Alert - Idaho to Goldfield On Old West Highway
  

  The City of Apache Junction will be conducting street maintenance operations on the Old West Highway from Idaho Rd.

• Police Respond To Serious Crash In Far East Valley
  

  Crews responded to a serious rollover crash in Apache Junction. Police officials said it happened when a driver was speeding down an alley near Broadway.

• Apache Junction crash seriously injures 4
  

  Four people were sent to hospitals with serious injuries after a police chase ended in a wreck in Apache Junction on Wednesday night.

• 4 ejected from rental car during high speed chase in Apache Junction
  

  APACHE JUNCTION, Ariz. Police say they were following a speeding rental car in Apache Junction when it ran a stop sign and went off the road, into the desert and crashed after trying to cross a wash.

• Republican Farnsworth takes comfortable lead in District 22
  

  Former lawmaker Eddie Farnsworth, who served four terms in the state House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008, is poised to make a return to the Legislature as he leads the District 22 Republican primary by a comfortable margin.

• Suspect in Mesa senior center vandalism caught; 1 on the loose
  

  A suspect in the burglary and vandalism of a Mesa senior center was apprehended Monday afternoon.

• Phoenix program targets domestic violence
  

  Phoenix police patrol officers will begin carrying pocket-size report cards to document the controlling, manipulative behavior that factors into many of Arizona's domestic-violence homicides.

• AJ Citizen Leadership Institute
  

  The City of Apache Junctiona TMs award winning Citizen Leadership Institute still has openings for the 2010a '2011 sessions.

• Report: Fewer in county graduating ready for college
  

  The concept of high-school graduates being ready for college has had many meanings over the years.

• MCSO investigating fatal Apache Junction motorcycle accident
  

  The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office is investigating a fatal traffic collision involving a motorcycle and two riders.

• AJ Seeks Volunteers for Boards and Commissions
  

  The City of Apache Junction has announced it is actively seeking citizens in the community to volunteer as members of various important City Boards and Commissions.

City Description

Apache Junction is a city in Maricopa and Pinal counties in the U.S. state of Arizona. According to 2008 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city was 32,776, most of whom lived in Pinal County. Apache Junction is named for the junction of the Apache Trail and U.S. Highway 60. Superstition Mountain, the westernmost peak of the Superstition Mountains, is nearby. Apache Junction is at 33°24′54″N 111°32′46″W / 33.415035°N 111.546025°W / 33.415035; -111.546025. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 34.2 square miles (88.7 km²), all land. The town is bounded by the Superstition Mountains (a federal wilderness area and home of the Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine) on the east, the Goldfield Mountains with the Bulldog Recreation Area on the north and the city of Mesa, Arizona on the west. As of the census of 2000, there were 31,814 people, 13,775 households, and 9,008 families residing in the city. The population density was 929.3 people per square mile (358.9/km²). There were 22,771 housing units at an average density of 665.1/sq mi (256.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.66% White, 0.61% Black or African American, 0.99% Native American,

City Contained By:

• Pinal County
• Arizona
• Maricopa County
• United States of America

Timezones:

• Mountain Time Zone

Size:

• 88.5775933735 km squared

City Featured in Films:

• The Ballad of Cable Hogue
• Charro!
• Haunted
• Raising Arizona

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