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UPDATE: Unofficial results for Peoria’s mayoral …

11/14/2022
Updated unofficial results for Peoria’s mayoral election show final results near.

North Valley residents rank high in national go …

10/31/2022
Two Arcadia residents competed in the first Race Rotax United States Trophy Final in New Castle, Ind. on Oct. 7 and Oct. 9 at the New Castle Motorsports Park.

Turf Paradise to open gates in November

10/20/2022
The horses are back as Turf Paradise gets ready to start its 67th season Friday November 4th and Saturday November 5th with live local horse racing and the simulcast of the $28 million dollar Breeders’ Cup Championships. 

Q&A: Candidates for Scottsdale Unified discuss …

10/13/2022
Scottsdale Unified School District has faced criticisms and concerns from parents in the past school years regarding rumors of critical race theory being included as part of the districtwide curriculum.

Candidate record requests cost Peoria Unified $300,000

10/13/2022
During the past two years, a slate of Peoria Unified School District candidates and their supporters have led a campaign of submitting hundreds of public record requests targeting district employees and programs related to diversity, inclusion, equity, sex education, transgender and LGBTQ+ issues, to name a few.

Q&A: Litchfield school board candidates address …

9/28/2022
School districts across the country are dealing with learning loss after more than two years of pandemic-related disruptions. How do you plan to do to address learning loss in LESD schools at the …

Scottsdale native finishes 57-mile swim around …

8/15/2022
Erica Esterly, the 20-year-old philosophy major from Scottsdale and third-year cadet at the United States Military Academy at West Point, completed her 57-mile swim during the 40 Bridges Race around Manhattan in New York City.

Peoria school board to consider Bloom 365 agreement

8/10/2022
A group of parents has waged a battle against a nonprofit contracted with Peoria Unified School District — Bloom 365, an organization whose mission is to prevent teen violence before it happens.

Get to know the Peoria Unified governing board …

8/1/2022
Now that the candidates for the Peoria Unified School District Governing Board have been firmly established, it’s time to get to know them better.

East Valley, Paradise Valley legislators spar over …

5/30/2022
PHOENIX — There’s little doubt but that the shooting earlier this month by a white teen at a Buffalo supermarket was racially motivated.

Candidate Q&A: Get to know the people running for …

4/25/2022
The Independent has sent out a candidate questionnaire as part of our coverage of the ongoing election for three seats on the Goodyear City Council. These are preliminary questions, meant to help …

Scottsdale drift driver takes Haugen Racing to Japan

4/13/2022
After living in Scottsdale since he was eight years old, Matt Haugen will be moving to Japan to continue his career as a professional drift driver and compete in the 2022 Formula Drift Japan World …