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- Pedestrian seriously hurt after crash in Peoria — AZ Family
- What campaign signs say about the Peoria mayoral candidates — azcentral.com and The Arizona Republic
- Police identify Peoria bicyclist who died after being hit by vehicle — 12News
- Peoria Centennial vs. Chandler: Where to watch Arizona high school football showdown live Friday night — OregonLive.com
- Peoria Unified faces $650K claim over alleged sexual misconduct by Mr. ORNG — KTAR News 92.3 FM
Peoria (/piˈɔːriə/ pee-OR-ee-ə) is a city in Maricopa and Yavapai counties in the U.S. state of Arizona. Most of the city is located in Maricopa County, while a portion of it in the north is in Yavapai County. It is a major suburb of Phoenix. As of the 2020 census, the population of Peoria was 190,985,[3] up from 154,065 in 2010. It is the sixth-largest city in Arizona in land area and the ninth-largest in population. It was named after Peoria, Illinois. The word peoria is a corruption of the Miami-Illinois word for “prairie fire”.[4][5] It is the spring training home of the San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners, who share Peoria Sports Complex.