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![Esteban Valenzuela's face and a candle from the National Gun Violence Memorial website over a photograph of the 16-year-old's Nov. 25 memorial vigil on Dancer Lane in the Maricopa Meadows. [Monica D. Spencer]](https://arizonanews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Illuminating-Hope-Valenzuela-Commemorates-Victims-at-National-Gun-Violence-Memorial-1000x600.jpeg)
![Esteban Valenzuela's face and a candle from the National Gun Violence Memorial website over a photograph of the 16-year-old's Nov. 25 memorial vigil on Dancer Lane in the Maricopa Meadows. [Monica D. Spencer]](https://arizonanews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Illuminating-Hope-Valenzuela-Commemorates-Victims-at-National-Gun-Violence-Memorial-400x240.jpeg)
![Esteban Valenzuela's face and a candle from the National Gun Violence Memorial website over a photograph of the 16-year-old's Nov. 25 memorial vigil on Dancer Lane in the Maricopa Meadows. [Monica D. Spencer]](https://arizonanews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Illuminating-Hope-Valenzuela-Commemorates-Victims-at-National-Gun-Violence-Memorial-80x80.jpeg)
A recent murder case from Maricopa has gained national attention through the National Gun Violence Memorial website. The memorial site has dedicated a space to honor...
Newly uncovered police reports reveal that 16-year-old Esteban Valenzuela, fatally shot in Maricopa Meadows on November 22, was previously identified as a suspect in a violent...
1. Maricopa’s New Courthouse: Justice Served on a Budget Maricopa recently celebrated the grand opening of its first stand-alone municipal courthouse, a significant milestone for the...
In a surprising turn of events, two men were arrested within minutes of each other on Sunday morning in Maricopa, despite being on opposite sides of...
![A taser bring deployed. [Klynne Pearl Serrano]](https://arizonanews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Creepy-Midnight-Encounter-in-Rancho-Fugitive-Gets-Shocked-970x600.jpg)
![A taser bring deployed. [Klynne Pearl Serrano]](https://arizonanews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Creepy-Midnight-Encounter-in-Rancho-Fugitive-Gets-Shocked-400x240.jpg)
![A taser bring deployed. [Klynne Pearl Serrano]](https://arizonanews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Creepy-Midnight-Encounter-in-Rancho-Fugitive-Gets-Shocked-80x80.jpg)
A man from Rancho El Dorado, Jeremy Leinen, was arrested after multiple 911 calls reported suspicious activity late Friday night. Neighbors described Leinen peering into their...
A Maricopa man, Gaston K. Gordon, 33, was arrested for the second time this year on charges related to breaking into his wife’s home, according to...
Maricopa police and fire departments responded to a crash involving a Mazda sedan late Monday night at Maricopa Casa Grande Highway and Plainview Street. The incident...
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![Newly installed stoplights wait to be turned on as drivers navigate the John Wayne Parkway and Smith-Enke Road intersection on Jan. 14, 2025. [Brian Petersheim Jr.]](https://arizonanews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Smith-Enke-Lanes-Set-to-Close-Late-Tonight-Dont-Miss-Out-400x240.jpg)
![Newly installed stoplights wait to be turned on as drivers navigate the John Wayne Parkway and Smith-Enke Road intersection on Jan. 14, 2025. [Brian Petersheim Jr.]](https://arizonanews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Smith-Enke-Lanes-Set-to-Close-Late-Tonight-Dont-Miss-Out-80x80.jpg)
