Bob Carrico has seen the best and the worst humankind has to offer. Sent by the U.S. military to Vietnam in 1970, the 57-year-old Apache Junction resident says he witnessed atrocities no God he can conceive of would have allowed.

Massive amounts of State Land Department holdings in Pinal County will dictate much about the county’s future growth and development, officials say.

Ironwood Drive is where too many cars drive on too small a road patrolled by too few police cars. Too bad for residents of the far south East Valley.

Ironwood Drive is where too many cars drive on too small a road patrolled by too few police cars. Too bad for residents of the far south East Valley.

The San Tan Area Chamber of Commerce has invited all candidates running for Pinal County office to attend a forum from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday.

Orlenda Roberts had to hunt up a knife to cut down her blue-and-white campaign sign that was strapped to a chain-link fence at Florence's Heritage Park this weekend.

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

Pinal County Public Works Department will close Montgomery Road from Cornman Road to Selma Highway, July 16 until July 20, for repairs.

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.

Senate and House candidates in District 23, which takes in the fastest-growing areas of Pinal County including Maricopa, Johnson Ranch and Florence, have identified its growing pains as the largest issues.

A Pinal County constable might have crossed the line performing his duties, going from an aggressive enforcer of the law to a man facing multiple criminal charges.

Senate and House candidates in District 23, which takes in the fastest-growing areas of Pinal County including Maricopa, Johnson Ranch and Florence, have identified its growing pains as the largest issues.

A Pinal County constable might have crossed the line performing his duties, going from an aggressive enforcer of the law to a man facing multiple criminal charges.

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.

In 2030, Pinal County will have as many people as the East Valley does today.

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.