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Home-Based Business Code Update: Public Comments Close August 11

Pinal County is rewriting Chapter 2.150.260, the rules for running a business from home in unincorporated areas. Read the official drafts, see what would change, weigh in before the deadline, then join your neighbors in the Pinal Code Watchers group to talk it over.

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Three people walking on a sidewalk at night beside a parked pickup truck, in surveillance video released by police after a Casa Grande shooting.

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Aerial view of wind turbines spread across open grassland beneath distant hills

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Aerial map of the Red Rock area showing the proposed 660-acre solar and battery site in yellow east of Interstate 10, labeled as a plan amendment under review; the APS Red Rock Solar Plant, 40 megawatts on 400 acres since 2016; the APS Saguaro gas plant, operating since 1954 with a proposed expansion from about 185 to about 905 megawatts; and the Sunridge gas plant site in blue southwest of Red Rock, granted a county industrial use permit in June 2026 for up to 1,360 megawatts.

Red Rock energy hub could grow: 660-acre solar and battery site proposed on state trust land

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Map of Pinal County showing the service areas of Electrical Districts 2, 3 and 4 and Trico Electric Cooperative, the four local utilities NextEra says will receive power from Eloy Valley Energy Center III, marked with a star south of Eloy

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Building drawings for the Banyan Apartments Apache Junction project compare updated exteriors in muted tans and browns with the older, brighter orange and yellow scheme.

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* WHAT…Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall will be possible. * WHERE…A portion of south central Arizona, including all of Maricopa County, Northern and Western Pinal County, and Southern Gila County. * WHEN…Through this evening. * IMPACTS…Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, normally dry washes, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS… – The combination of abundant moisture and a weather system moving into the region will support rounds of showers and thunderstorms today through this evening. Moderate to heavy rainfall with rainfall rates in excess of 1-2 inches per hour is expected with most storms. Some areas will see training of storms leading to high rainfall accumulations. – http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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