SHOW LOW — A local man was arrested Jan. 11 and Jan. 15 for being naked in public and disorderly conduct. Read more
ST. JOHNS — Accused child molester and former daycare worker Marc Wheeler, 34, has been formally charged with two counts of sexual conduct wit… Read more
SHOW LOW — Officer Joe Kohler, a 24 and a half year law enforcement veteran, recently retired from the Show Low Police Department. Read more
APACHE COUNTY — On Jan. 6, 2020, Apache County resident Denise Blackwood, 45, was charged in the St. Johns Justice Court with 10 felonies alle… Read more
HOLBROOK — Ryland Hunter Haynes, 20, pleaded not guilty in the Navajo County Superior Court last month to two counts of unlawfully killing liv… Read more
HOLBROOK — Deputies assisted Snowflake-Taylor PD with a traffic stop on Thursday, Jan. 9, where they recovered half a gram of heroin and two h… Read more
EAGAR — David Louis Slade, 58, of Eagar, was arrested Jan. 2 for alleged sexual assaults committed in 2003 just outside Flagstaff and in 2004 … Read more
ST JOHNS — The Apache County Attorney’s Office has decided to withdraw from the plea deal in the Joshua Richardson murder case. On Jan. 2, lea… Read more
SHOW LOW — Police had to arrest the same man twice in one night for violations related to alleged drunk driving. Read more
SHOW LOW — Police arrested Russell D. Mercer, 23, Thursday, Jan. 2 around 3:30 p.m. for allegedly stealing more than $5,500 in construction to… Read more
HOLBROOK — A search warrant served Jan. 3 led to two arrests in Woodruff. Tabitha Jackson, 35, was arrested for narcotics possession for sale … Read more
HOLBROOK — Navajo County Sheriff’s Office deputies attempted to conduct a traffic stop around 7:26 p.m. Dec. 30, in Heber/Overgaard, for a spe… Read more
HOLBROOK — Show Low resident Cory Spencer, 26, has been indicted by a Navajo County grand jury on eight felony charges arising from his Nov. 2… Read more
SHOW LOW — Police arrested a man Friday, Dec. 20, at a local gas station who reportedly urinated in the parking lot in full view of officers a… Read more
ST. JOHNS — Marc Wheeler, 34, described as a former daycare worker, has been charged with four felonies for allegedly victimizing a seven year… 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
WHITE MOUNTAIN LAKE — Deputies arrested Brandi Young, 43, of White Mountain Lake, Tuesday, Dec. 17, for child abuse, aggravated assault on a j… Read more
SNOWFLAKE — A driver who authorities suspect of failing to stop at a stop sign may have caused a two-vehicle serious collision Wednesday on Co… Read more
HOLBROOK — He’s a legend in the Navajo County Sheriff’s Office. Read more
PHOENIX—Alpine property owner Kevin Scott Wynn was found guilty on all counts by a federal jury Dec. 6, in the U.S. District Court of Arizona.… Read more
HOLBROOK — Deputies along with K-9 Zolton conducted a traffic stop Dec. 7, on I-40. During the traffic stop, Zolton alerted on the vehicle, a … Read more
SPRINGERVILLE — The Annual Christmas Light Festival at the Springerville park on Mohave street, which was scheduled to begin Friday, Dec. 6, h… Read more
NAVAJO COUNTY — Unlicensed contractors selling their services to area customers remains a continuing concern. In the last year or so, some loc… Read more
Identity thieves continue to look for ways to victimize taxpayers including phishing schemes, card-skimming devices, unsecure Wi-Fi networks, … Read more
SNOWFLAKE — Local resident Walker Clayton, 41, the man suspected in the Friday, Nov. 29, shooting of one of his roommates at their residence w… Read more
PINETOP — The Arizona Game and Fish Department is investigating the poaching of a female black bear that was killed between Nov. 1-6 north of … Read more
HOLBROOK — Impaired or distracted drivers, along with speeders, are forewarned that deputies with the Navajo County Sheriff’s Office will be o… Read more
HOLBROOK—The Independent has reviewed the latest entries in certain criminal cases at the Navajo Court Superior Court, cases that the readers … Read more
NAVAJO COUNTY — Navajo County’s going into the used car business. Big Time. Read more
ST JOHNS — The St. Johns Police Department has been awarded four grants totaling $24,926 from Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS). Read more
PHOENIX—Accused murderer and escapee Blane Barksdale, 56, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Phoenix on two counts of kidnapping and… Read more
ST JOHNS — The plea deal in the Joshua Richardson case has started to wobble with a last-minute snag, last-minute changes, and very angry vict… Read more
APACHE COUNTY — Accused voyeur, Eagar chiropractor Kevin Eagar, has asked the Apache County Superior Court to release him from jail him while … Read more
HOLBROOK – Navajo County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested one Cory Steven Spencer, 36, on charges of taking inappropriate photographs of min… Read more
ST JOHNS—Accused murderer Dave Allen LaPorte, 54, appeared in the Apache County Superior Court last Wednesday for a probable cause hearing in … Read more
SHOW LOW – Show Low Police Public Information Officer Sgt. Shawn Roby said in a press release that officers were called to Walmart in Show Low… Read more
PHOENIX—Alpine property owner Kevin Scott Wynn’s tax evasion trial is set to start Dec. 3 in the U.S. District Court in Phoenix. In December o… Read more
WINSLOW – Police arrested three people found in a vehicle associated with a kidnapping in New Mexico. Read more
ST JOHNS — Sixteen year-old Joshua Richardson pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the Apache County Superior Court on Nov. 4. He was originally … Read more
APACHE COUNTY — Apache County has a brand new prosecutor. Read more
HEBER/OVERGAARD — A man and a woman from Casa Grande, along with a man from San Tan Valley, are facing multiple criminal charges, including pa… Read more
WHITE MOUNTAINS — According to unofficial election results, voters in the Blue Ridge Unified School District No. 32 in Pinetop-Lakeside have n… Read more
WHITE MOUNTAINS — Bad news: Wildfire smoke contributes to 15,000 premature deaths every year, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Read more
WHITE MOUNTAINS — Lots of people in the White Mountains know the name Buck Biddle. Read more
NAVAJO COUNTY — A two-vehicle fatality collision on Bourdon Ranch Road in White Mountain Lake Saturday afternoon, Nov. 2, took the life of a 3… Read more
APACHE COUNTY — Show Low resident Greg Foster, 60, was found dead near a Forest Service road near Big Lake Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 6. He had… Read more
CONCHO — A 16-year-old Queen Creek boy is waiting in a Missouri juvenile facility to see what will happen to him for alleged attempted robbery… Read more
LAKESIDE — Pinetop-Lakeside Police are investigating an accident in which a vehicle struck a pedestrian. The accident occurred early evening… Read more
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ST JOHNS — On Nov. 2, the St. Johns Police Department arrested 54-year old Dave Allen LaPorte for first degree murder in connection to the dea… Read more
CONCHO — In a phone conversation with the Independent last week, Sergeant Dayson Merrill of the Apache County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that … Read more
APACHE AND NAVAJO COUNTIES. The Independent has been reporting on various criminal cases pending in local courts. In the court system cases of… Read more
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