permits
Out of a total of 139 building permits listed in Apache Junction for August 2024, there were a total of 63 issued as of Sept. 10.
Examples of building permits filed, according to a website off …
Things to do
Halloween is coming up and the Apache Junction Parks and Recreation Department wants to make your night spook-tacular!
The annual Halloween Festival is 4-8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, at …
Sponsored Content
Pinal County, AZ (6/1/2024) - Effective June 10, 2024, the operating hours for the Apache Junction Satellite Office, located at 575 N. Idaho Road, Suite 109, will be adjusted to Mondays, Wednesdays, …
Things to do
Superstition Mountain Museum, along with TGAPtv and the Arizona Paranormal Investigation and Research Society are hosting a paranormal weekend — “Spookypalooza” — Oct. 18-20.
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Evacuations
Evacuations were ordered late Thursday morning for a handful of residents after the Siphon Wildfire was threatening homes near the Superstition Wilderness Area.
About 15 residents were told to …
Wildfire
A section of Apache Junction is at the "set - be alert" status for evacuation due to the Siphon wildfire in in the Superstition Wilderness, Pinal County stated on Facebook @pinalcountybos.
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Business
The Gold Canyon Community Center is celebrating its first year of operation.
The center, 6021 S. Kings Ranch Road, operated by Gold Canyon Community Inc., has hosted nearly 2,000 visitors during …
Things to do
In time for the fall festivities for Halloween, Fear Frontier LLC announces new ghost tours for private groups of five or more persons.
The tours are bookable any day of the week, based on tour …
Auditions
Can you sing? Play? Dance? Joke? Make things disappear?
Whatever your special entertainment skill — Gold Canyon’s Got Talent Show is waiting for you, according to a release.
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Roads
The Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers to plan for U.S Highway 60 Superstition Freeway ramp closures and lane restrictions for work on the US60 I-10 to Loop 202 pavement …
Dolores - dedicated wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend - passed away in her home in Gold Canyon, Arizona on Thursday, August 29, 2024. Dee was born in Oak Park, Illinois on …
9/11
In commemoration of the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, a Central Arizona College student group is hosting a special ceremony at the Signal Peak campus in Coolidge.
The Young Americans …
First responders
Apache Junction resident Chester Lee Rugel, 51, has been charged with premeditated first-degree murder in the death of Gilbert Tellez, 64, also of Apache Junction, police said.
“Our hearts …
Fire
The Siphon Fire has burned 60 to 80 acres in remote terrain in the Superstition Wilderness northeast of Apache Junction, with zero percent containment, officials said.
“The cause of the …
First responders
The Apache Junction Police Department took the following reports of thefts and burglaries Aug. 29-Sept. 4:
Theft, reported at 2:39 a.m. Aug. 31 in the 9800 block of South Saguaro Drive.
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First responders
The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office took the following reports of a theft and a disorderly conduct incident in Gold Canyon Aug. 29-Sept. 4:
Disorderly conduct — suspicious …
Neighbors
The Friends of Lost Dutchman State Park recently donated a Kubota RTV520 to the park.
Such vehicles are used by park rangers and volunteers to manage and maintain the 292-acre park and …
Crime
A former Central Arizona College women’s basketball coach has been sentenced to four months in prison for defrauding her players, their families and the school out of thousands of dollars.
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