ST JOHNS—Accused murderer Dave Allen LaPorte, 54, appeared in the Apache County Superior Court last Wednesday for a probable cause hearing in front of Judge C. Allan Perkins. LaPorte was arrested on Nov. 2 on three charges including first degree murder, a Class 1 felony, concealing a dead bo… 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
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
ST JOHNS — The St. Johns Police Department responded to an attempted robbery at approximately 12:11 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, in the area 60 E. 1s… Read more
NAVAJO COUNTY — The Navajo County Sheriff’s Office continues to plan for the next major disaster – perhaps a wildfire like the Rodeo-Chediski. Read more
HEBER/OVERGAARD—Mogollon High School science teacher Melinda Porter, 36, of Heber/Overgaard was arrested Monday on five charges arising from a… Read more
At the October town council meeting, Springerville Police Chief Mike Nuttall (right) introduced the council to the city’s newest recruit, Offi… Read more
SHOW LOW — Approval to purchase 14 new vehicles for the Show Low Police Department (SLPD) was given in January by the city council. After prop… Read more
ST. JOHNS — Sixteen year-old accused murderer Joshua Richardson of Concho will plead guilty on November 4 in the Apache County Superior Court.… Read more
ST JOHNS—Floy Frick, 39 of Witch Wells, was sentenced Tuesday in the Apache County Superior Court in an emotional hearing. Read more
WHITERIVER – The White Mountain Apache community has a new police chief in 52-year-old Theodore Shaw. Read more
UPDATE: As of Wednesday, Oct. 16, the St. Johns Police Department is no longer seeking Alyssa McReynolds and Jacqueline Chavez in connection t… Read more
FOREST LAKES – Firefighters responded to two separate fatality roll-over accidents on State Route 260 early Sunday morning Sept. 6. Read more
WOODRUFF — Anthony Marc Mayfield, 64, of Woodruff, has been charged with two counts of endangerment and one count of disorderly conduct with a… Read more
LAKESIDE — The Navajo County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to help find a man who was involved in a home invasion Monday, Sept. 30. Read more
PINEDALE – Two domestic horses were found dead off of Capps Ranch Road near Pinedale, a small community west of Show Low. Read more
PINETOP — The Arizona Game and Fish Department is investigating the poaching of a bull elk that was killed in late August north of Heber in Ga… Read more
HOLBROOK—Judy Marie Fabok, a former teacher’s aide in the Show Low School District was sentenced on Sept. 26 pursuant to a plea agreement call… Read more
ST. JOHNS — Saturday morning, residents on the 5th North block and 15th Place West — the neighborhood across from North Country Healthcare Cli… Read more
APACHE & NAVAJO COUNTIES — It’s the most common violent crime. It’s the most dangerous call for police. And it has baffled the court system. Read more
HOLBROOK—Local authorities interdicted another drug selling operation involving methamphetamine brought from the Valley and sold in Navajo and… Read more
ST JOHNS — The St. Johns Police Department, Apache County Special Crimes Enforcement Team and Apache County Probation Services assisted the Un… Read more
SNOWFLAKE — On Sept. 10 at about 4:51 p.m., Snowflake-Taylor Police Department received a call through 911 regarding a person coming into the … Read more
GLENDALE — Robert Collins, a 23 year-old man who escaped four bail bondsmen at the midtown Circle K in Heber 10 days ago, was captured in Glen… Read more
SANDERS — Interstate 40 was the scene of another significant drug bust by Apache County Sheriff’s deputies. Read more
NAVAJO COUNTY — In the course of searching for escaped fugitives Blane and Susan Barksdale, Navajo County Sheriff’s Office detectives, in part… Read more
SHOW LOW — Javier Guadalupe Najera Jr., a 22-year-old local man, is in jail on suspicion of arson after he allegedly torched his family’s home… Read more
HEBER — On the evening of Wednesday, Sept. 11, Robert Collins, age 23, escaped during transport by bail bondsman. He was being extradited from… Read more
ARIZONA — The U.S. Marshals Service is offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of escaped murder suspects Blane and Su… Read more
ST. JOHNS—Accused juvenile murder suspect Joshua Richardson appeared last Wednesday in the Apache County Superior Court for a settlement confe… Read more
NAVAJO COUNTY — A routine commercial vehicle inspections by state highway patrol led to very significant busts of illegal drugs early last month. Read more
SHOW LOW — A situation with a child left in a hot car ended with the child being rescued. Read more
SHOW LOW — A local man was arrested after he allegedly assaulted his girlfriend by covering her mouth and nose so she couldn’t breath and thro… Read more
HOLBROOK—The criminal cases against Globe residents Margaret “Peggy” Rogers and her husband, Russell Rogers, is set for a jury trial on Septem… Read more
HEBER-OVERGAARD — The body of a missing Phoenix man was found in the forest outside town off of Forest Service Road 95 Sunday, August 25, acco… Read more
APACHE COUNTY — The Apache County Sheriff’s Office is working with the US Marshall’s Office and the FBI to catch two dangerous fugitives. Read more
ST JOHNS — Jocelyn Baca of Eagar has demanded $10.5 million from Apache County stemming from the premature birth of a child she had while she … Read more
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