The concrete mixer is my friend. The concrete mixer is my protector. I am one with the concrete mixer.

The Pinal County Board of Supervisors is seeking applicants for superintendent of public instruction following the resignation of Jack Harmon, effective at the end of June. His term was to expire at the end of 2008.

The governor is soliciting applications from aspiring judges in Pinal County. Judgeships are available at the newly created Division IX of the Pinal County Superior Court.

The death of a man found last month near the Johnson Ranch community has been ruled an accidental drowning, the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office said Friday.

The death of a man found last month near the Johnson Ranch community has been ruled an accidental drowning, the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office said Friday.

Late-night parties, amplified band practices, less-thansober karaoke and trucking companies operating out of neighborhoods — all different types of noise inspired East Valley residents to support a noise ordinance in Pinal County.

Late-night parties, amplified band practices, less-thansober karaoke and trucking companies operating out of neighborhoods — all different types of noise inspired East Valley residents to support a noise ordinance in Pinal County.

Pinal County will welcome nearly 1 million new people in the next two decades with the latest home styles, fresh desert air — and, unless things change soon, two-lane roads clogged with traffic.

March 6, 2005

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A major dust storm warning is in affect for the south East Valley until 4 p.m. on Monday, pushed in by thunderstorms rolling through northwest and northern Pinal County, according to the National Weather Service in Phoenix.

A dog named Target that lived through explosions in war-torn Afghanistan couldn't survive a brief stay at an Arizona animal shelter.

The Pinal County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday adopted a final budget of $429,878,000 for the 2010-11 fiscal year.

The Pinal County Sheriff's Office is investigating the discovery of two bodies found in a desert area south of Maricopa. Both men had been shot.

Pinal County will observe National Crime Victims’ Rights Week beginning on Monday.

The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch for Maricopa and Pinal counties.

A Pinal County employee commission has tentatively rehired a sheriff's deputy fired in 2007 for illegally using a police database and amid allegations of domestic violence.

Pinal County Democrats held commanding leads Tuesday over their Republican rivals for general government offices in early election results.

Pinal County is issuing open burning permits again in portions of the county, according to officials.

There haven't been any human cases of West Nile virus in Pinal County, and environmental health specialists are fogging for mosquitoes to try to keep it that way.