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Top 10 Cave Creek Independent stories of 2025

The Cave Creek Town Council in May voted against going through an application process to designate the town “a DarkSky International” community such as Arizona spots like Flagstaff, Sedona and nearby Fountain Hills. (Independent Newsmedia/Brent Ruffner)

The map seen here shows the parcel of land that SC Fullerton Properties, LLC, plans to develop into a retail and restaurant commercial center located north of the Carefree Highway between 50th and 51st Streets. (Courtesy of the Town of Cave Creek)

Jan Downey poses with her gourd sculptures during the Hidden in the Hills Artist Studio Tour. A Peoria resident, Downey is one of 164 artists participating in the free, self-guided tour, which took place over the last two weekends of November.

(Photo courtesy of Jan Downey)

This map shows the Harquahala Valley where Cave Creek will be purchasing a lot with groundwater rights to use in the Town of Cave Creek. (Courtesy of the Town of Cave Creek)

Nikki Wasilishin, left, and her mother, Stephanie (Stacy) Wasilishin, on her 32nd birthday.

Submitted/Nikki Wasilishin

Platinum recording artist Rodney Atkins, known for hits “Watching You” and “Caught Up In Country,” performed at Harold’s Cave Creek Corral in October.

(Photo provided by Caren West PR)

We've reached the end of the 2025 calendar year, and it's time to take a look at the top stories Cave Creek residents were reading over the past year (listed by the most views):

SUV Hits, kills woman crossing Cave Creek Road

Detectives investigated a fatal collision in September when a woman was struck and killed by an SUV during the early morning hours in north Phoenix, police said. Police identified the victim as 59-year-old Sylvia Phillips.

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Top 10 Cave Creek Independent stories of 2025

SUV Hits, kills woman crossing Cave Creek Road

Paradise Valley volunteer police officer Howard Hecker remembered for decades of service

U.S. vs. Mexico: ‘War’ that ends at final whistle in Glendale

Carly Rae Jepsen bringing 2027 tour to Phoenix

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East Valley council deadlocked on airport runway extension

Arizona secretary of state debate rehashes old allegations, delves into new ones

Nonprofit Ripple 2 Wave aims for wide-reaching community impact in its second year

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Top 10 Cave Creek Independent stories of 2025

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