The Northern Arizona Council of Governments has extended the deadline for a survey that allows White Mountain residents to submit their personal input in new transportation and planning projects. Read more
HOLBROOK — The Navajo County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Interdiction Unit conducted a traffic stop on Interstate 40 near Holbrook for civil tra… Read more
Want to build a 200-megawatt solar energy power plant? No problem. Read more
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Navajo County got a one-year extension on the deadline for spending its federal grant money for COVID testing. Read more
HOLBROOK — The 91st annual Navajo County Fair and Rodeo is already underway, but there are still loads to see and plenty of fun to be had befo… Read more
HEBER-OVERGAARD — As president of an innovative company called Sigma CUTS, accused fraudster Willie “Blu” Mitchell claimed that he was develop… Read more
HOLBROOK — A Navajo County jury last month unanimously returned its guilty verdict against Shawn Eckard for the felony murder of New Mexico fa… Read more
HOLBROOK — The Navajo County Criminal Interdiction Unit conducted a traffic stop on Interstate 40 at milepost 252 near the Winslow area Wednes… Read more
Thrills, fun and smiles aplenty are to be seen at the 95th annual White Mountain Apache Tribe Fair and Rodeo. Read more
Cody Joseph Reidhead has signed a plea agreement mere weeks after being charged on July 4 in a new domestic violence case in which the Show Lo… Read more
SANDERS — One student died and six others were injured, including three critically, when a school bus traveling from Holbrook Indian School ea… Read more
Accused murderer Shawn Chock is charged with a number of serious felonies after allegedly driving his truck into a crowd of bicycle riders dur… Read more
On Aug. 12, Brendan Anderson, 39, and Eilene Dukes, 41, both of Snowflake, were arrested and booked into Navajo County Jail for criminal tresp… Read more
Charming, personable, persuasive and utterly corrupt. Those characteristics seem to be the hallmark of scammers who represent themselves as co… Read more
The Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers to plan for the following travel restriction on State Route 73 between Black Canyon a… Read more
Due to the town of Pinetop-Lakeside’s acknowledgment that there may have been a conflict of interest regarding the June 23 unanimous vote for … Read more
NAVAJO COUNTY—The Independent has been following a number of criminal cases pending in Navajo County and provides an update on some of them, b… Read more
School’s starting and vaccination rates are falling for a host of preventable diseases, warn health officials. Read more
“It wasn’t a breach, it was the natural flow of storm water. This was just the natural flow of water through the engineered constructed weir t… Read more
PINETOP-LAKESIDE – The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) encourages people to make their yards a haven for local birds, butterflies and other… Read more
PINETOP – Native Women Scholars (NWS), a small but dedicated group of local volunteers who provide opportunities for young Native American wom… Read more
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HEBER — Monsoon storms continue to produce heavy rain across northeastern Arizona, and Navajo County Emergency Management is providing sandbag… Read more
New strains of COVID continue to cause a surge of new cases in Gila, Navajo and Apache counties – including many people who have either been v… Read more
NAVAJO COUNTY – Thirty-five years ago, a very young Toni Garver decided to embark on a career in law enforcement, and on July 19, after 29 yea… Read more
The Lotus Garden Chinese Restaurant and Mountain Treasures were burglarized and vandalized on June 20, and four days later the Pinetop-Lakesid… Read more
Rep. Tom O’Halleran last week asked the Arizona Attorney General to open an investigation into the repeated outages that have afflicted broadb… Read more
HEBER-OVERGAARD — Willie “Blu” Mitchell was once hailed as a benevolent visionary who, as president of an innovative company called Sigma CUTS… Read more
SHOW LOW—The two candidates for Show Low Justice of the Peace appeared at a forum at the city of Show Low Council chambers on Wednesday. Read more
Three candidates for Snowflake Justice of the Peace appeared on Monday night in the city of Show Low Council Chambers to respond to questions … Read more
ST. JOHNS--The Arizona Department of Transportation has issued a press release regarding intermittent lane restrictions on US 191 near St. Jo… Read more
Choosing a judge to rule on cases and issue judgments should be an informed decision. To help with that decision, each election cycle the Nava… Read more
HOLBROOK — Brandon Toney, now 23, shot and killed his mother at a residence in Sun Valley on Oct. 22, 2020, and shot a male family member who … Read more
WHITERIVER — A White Mountain Apache police officer was shot and killed during a traffic stop Thursday evening in Whiteriver, and following a … Read more
LAKESIDE — A man and a woman both from Lakeside were found guilty of multiple charges related to sexual conduct with a minor on May 27 in an i… Read more
PINETOP-LAKESIDE – The third annual Summit for Arizona Trails was held in Cottonwood on May 6-7 for the purpose of bringing Arizona’s trail co… Read more
The White Mountain Audubon Society is awarding the 2022 $1,000 Bob and Loretta Pena Memorial Scholarship to Aiden Mark Camisa of Snowflake. Read more
PINETOP-LAKESIDE – Unity of the White Mountains is hosting a free event, Sacred Earth/Common Ground, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Read more
he Northland Pioneer College 2022 Student Art Show came to a close on May 6 with a reception at NPC’s Talon Gallery on the White Mountain Show… Read more
The Pinetop-Lakeside Town Council held a public hearing on Thursday at the monthly council meeting for a proposed amendment from Planning and … Read more
HOLBROOK--Navajo County Sheriff's Office sent out a press release on May 17 regarding the arrest of a suspected car-jacker, which follows. Any… Read more
HOLBROOK--On May 12, 2022, the Major Crimes Apprehension Team (MCAT) as part of “Operation Clean Communities – Show Low," arrested four person… Read more
May is National Mental Health Awareness Month and the theme for 2022 is Back to Basics. Read more
HOLBROOK — Angelica Estrada was named the 2022 Victim Advocate of the Year by the Arizona Prosecuting Attorneys’ Advisory Council. This award … Read more
SNOWFLAKE — Since October 2020, a total of four grand jury indictments have been filed against Snowflake chiropractor Wesley Bowman, 74, but t… Read more
SHOW LOW – The White Mountain Symphony Orchestra (WMSO) will present its Season Finale concert on Saturday, June 4 featuring The Flying Theme … Read more
NAVAJO, APACHE COUNTIES — The Independent has been following a number of criminal cases and provides an update on three of them. Anyone accuse… Read more
PINETOP-LAKESIDE – This week the Mountain Nature Center (WMNC) will be getting a new resident, Simon, a baby Eurasian eagle owl. Read more
WHITERIVER — The White Mountain Apache Tribe offices were closed Wednesday and administrative leave was granted to tribal employees so they co… Read more
In cooperation with the White Mountain Fire Coordinating Group, Pinetop-Lakeside Chief of Police Dan Barnes issued a press release on Wednesda… Read more
SHOW LOW – The Show Low Elks Lodge announced the Roy and Charlotte Glover Scholarship opportunity on March 24 for current White Mountain-regio… Read more
HOLBROOK—The Independent has been following a number of child sex crime cases and below is an update on two of them. Read more
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