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- Meet the New 'Biggest Loser' Contestants
Eleven teams will be competing in the new season of "The Biggest Loser," and their combined weight is more than 3.5 tons! This year, the theme is on "Couples," but not just husbands and wives.
- Maricopa Cty. deputies scouring area for shooting suspect
Maricopa County sheriff's deputies are searching for the suspect in the shooting of a woman near 60th Street and Lone Mountain Road.
- The "Death of Democracy" and a Gavel-Pass at the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
MCSA's rally following the short BOS meeting today... Aside from the tragicomic funeral for the "Death of Democracy" that was held outside by members of ACORN and Maricopa Citizens for Safety and ...
- New Tools Aid Arid-Land Water
MARICOPA, Ariz., - New tools developed by Agricultural Research Service scientists are improving water management in arid regions.
- ' Smile You're Under Arrest' Airs Second Set of Stings
Home / Arts & Entertainment / ' Smile You're Under Arrest' Airs Second Set of Stings Smile You're Under Arrest is back for episode two and this time the felons are being tricked into being movie extras.
- 2 still in hospital after corn-dust explosion
Two of the three men who were seriously burned Monday after corn dust caused two explosions in Maricopa were still hospitalized Tuesday, according to Maricopa Medical Center.
- Videos And Contestant Info From Biggest Loser 7
While NBC might be on its seventh season of The Biggest Loser , the upcoming installment has a few 'firsts' for the series.
- 3 men burned in corn dust explosion
Three men were severely burned Monday morning when corn dust ignited in a pit in Maricopa, causing an explosion.
- High-end outlets part of Pavilions plan
The new owners of the Scottsdale Pavilions have poured $7 million so far into upgrading the shopping center, and next year plan to aggressively recruit high-end outlet-mall tenants to help fill its vacant ...
- Arpaio, activist group standing their ground
The battle of wills between MCSO and MCSA remains largely where it began six months ago.
- Maricopa County health system gets accreditation
Maricopa County's public health system has regained accreditation from a national agency that inspects medical facilities, fixing record-keeping and other problems that could have threatened its federal ...
- Mobile faces police, fire cuts
The beefed-up police presence that has made Mobile safer since Goodyear annexed the community is slated for cutbacks.
- Judges toss 2 school unification measures
A technicality has led two Arizona judges to toss out school district unification in Maricopa and Pima Counties.
- MCSA Leader Raquel Teran Served with Bogus Summons by Sheriff's Deputies
MCSA lead organizer Raquel Teran: Maricopa County's version of the KGB paid her a little visit today .
- Goodyear has $130 million stimulus-funds wish list
Goodyear is hoping for a piece of the pie from an infrastructure-stimulus plan outlined by President-elect Barack Obama.
- Legal action eyed in supervisors meeting arrests
The four activists who were arrested at a Maricopa County Board of Supervisors meeting Wednesday are checking with attorneys to determine whether they can bring legal action against county authorities.
- The Biggest Loser: Couples Teams Announced
NBC announced today the 11 new teams of two who will be competing in The Biggest Loser : Couples, premiering Tuesday, January 6 . Alison Sweeney hosts the popular series, and trainers Bob Harper and Jillian ...
- 4 arrested outside supervisors' meeting
Hoping to pressure the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors into meeting with them, four demonstrators were arrested outside a county complex meeting room in downtown Phoenix.
- Celebrated principal fired from charter school
A nationally recognized charter-school principal who raised academic achievement at a small Phoenix high school and crusaded to help her immigrant students pay for college has lost her job.
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City DescriptionMaricopa is a city in Pinal County, Arizona, United States, thirty miles south of Phoenix in the Gila River Valley. As of 2007, its population is estimated to be 37,863, an increase of 36,823 over the 2000 census figure of 1,040. This makes it the second-largest city in the county and Arizona's nineteenth-largest city. Maricopa's annexation plans during the next decade are likely to result in major growth in both population and area .
The city was officially incorporated on October 15, 2003, becoming the 88th incorporated city in Arizona. The city's first special census was completed Saturday, March 13, 2004, and showed a population of 4,998.
Maricopa was the subject of a major article in the New York Times on April 6, 2008 and the town was featured on ABC's Nightline on May 7, 2008, during its "Realty Check" segment. The story dealt with the drastic effect of the subprime mortgage crisis and housing market correction on the city. In the story, Maricopa was referred to as the "poster child of the housing crisis".
Maricopa is located at 33°3′24″N 112°2′48″W / 33.05667, -112.04667 (33.056702, -112.046656).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of ... Read MoreCity Contained By:Timezones:Size:
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