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PHOENIX — Senate President Karen Fann said Friday that Maricopa County officials may be balking at cooperating with an audit of the 2020 elect… Read more
WHITE MOUNTAINS—The Independent has been covering a number of high interest criminal cases and below provides an update on some of them. Read more
WHITE MOUNTAINS—The Independent has been following a number of criminal cases that have generated much interest and below is an update about t… Read more
CONCHO — Details have emerged about the Nov. 20, 2020 arrest of Dean S. Terrell, 51, of Concho who has been charged with two counts of aggrava… Read more
ST. JOHNS — The highly emotional sentencing hearing for now-17 year old Joshua Cade Richardson went long on Tuesday afternoon and was rife wit… Read more
NAVAJO AND COCONINO COUNTIES — Details have emerged about the legal jeopardy that on-leave Navajo County Public Health Director Jeffrey P. Lee… Read more
HOLBROOK — Residents in Navajo and Apache counties dealing with an emergency now have the option of sending a text message to 911 operators no… Read more
SHOW LOW—The Independent has been following a number of criminal cases which have generated a lot of public interest and provides an update be… Read more
PAYSON—The manslaughter case against local contractor Daniel Rawlings and charges against his wife Lacey will be been set to trial next month. Read more
CONCHO—A cranky neighbor found herself in serious trouble with the law when she took things a little too far during a Sept. 19 incident in Apa… Read more
PHOENIX—Arizona voters approved Proposition 208, the short title for which is the Invest in Education, 51.75% supporting and 48.25% opposed ac… Read more
Gila, Apache, Coconino and Navajo counties have all surged back into the danger zone with COVID-19 caseloads well above the state and national… Read more
ST. JOHNS — Jay Patrick Jaiken, 34, has been charged by the Apache County Attorney’s Office with second degree murder and tampering with evide… Read more
SHOW LOW — The Arizona State Set Aside Committee acting as the local board of the Emergency Food and Shelter Program in Apache and Navajo coun… Read more
Bringing the live theatre experience directly to your favorite digital device, Northland Pioneer College’s Performing Arts Department is proud… Read more
ST. JOHNS — As of Thursday morning, some early voters in southern Apache County had yet to receive early voting ballots from the Apache County… Read more
WHITERIVER—A man has been charged with two murders on the White Mountain Apache Tribe reservation, one was of Crystala Manzo whose body was di… Read more
WHITERIVER—Details are sketchy about a homicide on August 14 on the White Mountain Apache Tribe land but according to a relative of the deceas… Read more
HOLBROOK — It would be fair guess to say that a lot of local residents who read The Independent know the name Zolton, who is a K-9 deputy with… Read more
KAYENTA — A Navajo County Sheriff’s Office deputy making a routine speeding stop near milepost marker 375 on U.S. Highway 160 west of Kayenta … Read more
PINETOP-LAKESIDE – According to a former key member of the Save Our Digester group who is unable to come forward at this time, rumor on the st… Read more
WHITE MOUNTAINS — Frontier Communications Corporation filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case in the bankruptcy court for the Southern District of … Read more
APACHE COUNTY—The ongoing feud between Eagar Mayor Bryce M. Hamblin who practices law in the county, and Round Valley Justice of the Peace Mar… Read more
GLENDALE, OREGON — The Honorable David Widmaier of Pinetop-Lakeside, Arizona, was recently elected as President for the National Judges’ Assoc… Read more
PINETOP-LAKESIDE – Depending on your age, you may remember the popular song, “How much is that Doggie in the Window?” Read more
In a July 21 article regarding a referendum on the PTLS rezoning of 25.5 acres a quote was attributed to property owner Brett Cote, BC2 LLC by… Read more
PINETOP-LAKESIDE – Following the June 18 approval for the rezoning of 25.5 acres on Vallery Lane from Open Space (OS) to Recreational Vehicle … Read more
WAGON WHEEL — A 48-year-old resident, who threatened a grandmother with a firearm, is in jail on a $5,000 bond after a Navajo County Sheriff’s… Read more
PHOENIX — Motorists who use US 60 between Superior and Top-of-the-World should expect continued daytime delays for paving work scheduled which… Read more
HOLBROOK — Navajo County Public Health Director Jeffery Lee figured prominently in the Arizona Auditor General’s audit of Navajo County for th… Read more
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TAYLOR — It sounded great, a master plan for Taylor airport, sometimes called the Taylor Business Park. In October 2002, the Taylor Town Counc… Read more
WHITE MOUNTAINS — The Independent has been following a number of high-interest criminal cases, some for more than one year now. The pandemic h… Read more
PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Transportation has extended higher weight limits for commercial trucks hauling critical supplies and goods… Read more
PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Transportation has received a $36.2 million grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Feder… Read more
ST. JOHNS — The Independent has been following a number of high-interest criminal cases, some for over one year now. The pandemic has resulted… Read more
Tempe – Crisis Response Network announces that a select group of Arizona organizations, including Valley of the Sun United Way, Arizona Public… Read more
Traveling to the Chief Alchesay Activity Center on Thursday, Feb. 27, the procession escorting Office David Kellywood's hearse passed innumera… Read more
Covering the entire parking lot to the left of the Chief Alchesay Activity Center on Thursday, Feb. 27 were law enforcement vehicles and motor… Read more
Remembering Officer David Kellywood, schools, churches and businesses lined Chief Avenue in Whiteriver with banners of tribute for his journey home. Read more
SPRINGERVILLE — The Alpine Ranger District on the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests is planning pile burns through March 15, as weather condi… Read more
HOLBROOK — Accused murderer James Mellen Sr. pleaded guilty to manslaughter a Class 2 Felony, in the Navajo County Superior Court last Monday.… Read more
SHOW LOW—The City of Show Low’s zoning case against pioneer matriarch Joy Owens is on pause in the Show Low Municipal Court while the parties … Read more
PINETOP-LAKESIDE — The town council passed two resolutions at their Nov. 21 meeting. The first was an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with t… Read more
HOLBROOK — A flat fee for recording documents in the state of Arizona has gone into effect as of July 1, pursuant to Arizona Revised Statures … Read more
NAVAJO AND APACHE COUNTIES – The Boards of Supervisors for Navajo and Apache counties have hired lawyers to sue various drug manufacturers, di… Read more
Firing operations continued today on the northeast perimeter of the fire along Forest Road 449 to secure the fireline. Infrared imaging with a… Read more
To date, no structures have been reported lost from the Woodbury Fire. Efforts to secure these values with structure protection and firing ope… Read more
Today, easterly winds pushed the fire west towards Reavis Trailhead south of Apache Lake. To protect values along the State Highway 88 corrido… Read more
The west side of the fire northeast of Apache Junction continues to show no growth and lines are holding. Crews along the northern edge of the… Read more
Firing operations were conducted last night along the Highway 188 corridor from Roosevelt to Spring Creek to limit fire spread should it progr… Read more
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