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Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs provided a glimpse into her State of the State speech Wednesday night in Phoenix.
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Hobbs vows school ‘voucher’ reform when Democrats control Arizona Legislature
A professor holds a silicon wafer as students from Rio Salado College participate in a chip making lab at the Arizona State University NanoFab, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Community colleges rush to expand semiconductor training as labor shortage looms US chip industry
From left, Gov. Katie Hobbs, Secretary of State Adrian Fontes and Attorney General Kris Mayes, all Democrats, won reelection in Arizona in the 2026 election.
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Arizona Democrats, Republicans reflect on power shift after ‘blue wave’
In early results, incumbent Jake Hoffman is leading Democrat Jayme Accalia in the Legislative District 15 senate race.
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Update: Hoffman keeps lead in LD 15 senate race
The 'yes' Proposition 411 vote is leading in early results in San Tan Valley. The proposition will decide whether the new town will raise the budget ceiling.
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Update: Prop. 411 'yes' votes maintain lead in San Tan Valley
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Latest election results for Arizona state, national races

Independent Newsmedia has you covered for statewide elections, congressional contests and ballot propositions. This year, the Daily Independent at YourValley.net will host live results for those …
Principal Leslie Willis champions inclusion and belonging at Mabel Padgett Elementary.

Inside Litchfield Elementary School District: Meet Principal Leslie Willis

Principal Leslie Willis champions inclusion and belonging at Mabel Padgett Elementary.
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Gardner Minshew II celebrates an ovetime win against the Dallas Cowboys after an NFL football game in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026.

Gardner Minshew now 'the best guy in the room' for Cardinals as he moves into starting QB role

Gardner Minshew, known for his laid-back persona, has been named the starting quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals. On Sunday, he led a 14-point comeback to beat the Dallas Cowboys 33-30 in …
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ADOT asks for suggestions on I-10 improvements through central Phoenix

The Arizona Department of Transportation is conducting public meetings Nov. 5 and 9 to discuss options to address safety, traffic operations and regional travel growth along Interstate 10 between the …
The Gilbert Police Department released details on two shootings from this year.

Gilbert releases details of two fatal police shootings

Gilbert police release findings and video briefings on two fatal officer-involved shootings in August and September, with investigations continuing.
House Minority Leader Oscar De Los Santos, left, chats Monday with Speaker Steve Montenegro over budget plans during a recent legislative session. De Los Santos likely will be House majority leader when the next session begins as Democrats captured enough votes in the 2026 election to take over both chambers.

Arizona Democrats eye needs, wants as they prepare for legislative majority

PHOENIX — After years in the minority, Democratic lawmakers see the Tuesday election results as a mandate to push forward with all the proposals they could never get heard in the …
Phoenix band Sweet Cherry Syrup performs Nov. 2 during the third round of Alice Cooper’s Proof Is in the Pudding music competition at The Stillery in Goodyear.

Young musicians take the stage in Goodyear for Alice Cooper competition

Music poured out of The Stillery in Goodyear Nov. 2 as young musicians competed in the third round of Alice Cooper’s 2026 Proof Is in the Pudding music competition.
Both questions SUSD put on the ballot were passing Wednesday afternoon.

Scottsdale Unified capital bond passing

Scottsdale Unified School District’s five-year, $375 million capital improvement bond was passing Wednesday afternoon. Votes will continue to be counted in the coming days and no results are …
Michelle Ugenti-Rita was in the early lead Nov. 4 for one of two Scottsdale City Council seats opening up next year.

Conservative candidates take early lead in Scottsdale City Council race

Early results show Michelle Ugenti-Rita and Barry Graham at the front of a close three-person race for two seats opening up on the Scottsdale City Council next year. Votes will continue to be …
Dr. Jennifer Johnson (right) was leading a three-person race Wednesday morning for two seats opening up on the Scottsdale Unified School District Governing Board next year. Amy Carney was in second place and Jeanne Beasley was in third.

Johnson leading three-way race for two Scottsdale Unified governing board seats

Early election results show Dr. Jennifer Johnson leading a three-person race for two seats opening up on the Scottsdale Unified School District Governing Board next year. Votes will continue to …
William E. McGinty, 43, was booked into the Maricopa County Jail on a charge of second degree murder after allegedly shooting someone following of a road rage incident, according to Scottsdale Police.

Man shot in Scottsdale after road rage incident dies

Scottsdale Police officers arrested 43-year-old William E. McGinty in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred 2 p.m. on Nov. 3, near 87th Street and Cactus Road. The shooting occurred …
Surprise Mayor Kevin Sartor and council members met at City Hall on Nov. 2 to discuss Wittmann incorporation and annexation pursuits during a work session.

Surprise council tackles potential Wittmann annexation in meeting

Pursuing efforts to become incorporated, a group of Wittmann residents now seek Surprise annexation as part of the process, despite maintaining resistance of the notion in the past.
Arizona Department of Transportation crews are working to get State Route 89A reopen after flooding caused major damage along the road to Sedona.

Highway to Sedona still closed follow massive flooding

State Route 89A remains closed as crews from the Arizona Department of Transportation work to repair the route following massive flooding in central and northern Arizona earlier this week. The …
Early results are coming in for the general elections in Arizona's 8th Legislative District.

Democrats continue to lead races for Arizona's 8th Legislative District

Democrats continue to lead as results come in for Arizona's 8th Legislative District in the 2026 midterm elections, which encompasses parts of Phoenix, Tempe, Scottsdale, Mesa a nd the entirety of …
Arizona voters approved a proposition that would require school athletes to play in sports based on their assigned sex at birth.

Arizona voters split on most ballot propositions

PHOENIX — Arizona voters picked and chose their way through eight ballot measures, approving most of those put on the ballot by Republican lawmakers even as they wrested control of the House and …
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Incumbent Jennifer Crawford will retain her seat for the Acacia District in Peoria.
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Crawford will retain her seat in Peoria's Acacia District

Incumbent Jennifer Crawford will retain her seat for the Acacia District, which covers the southern part of the city, according to unofficial results.
Clara Pratte, left, and Jonathon Hill are leading the votes for the two seats on the Arizona Corporation Commission.
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Democrats lead in race for Arizona Corporation Commission seats

Two Democrats are leading in the race for two seats on the Arizona Corporation Commission, the state organization that among other things sets utility rates. Clara Pratte and Jonathon Hill hold …
Residents vote Tuesday, Nov. 3, at the Deer Valley Unified School District main office in Phoenix.
ELECTION 2026

Incumbent moves into 2nd as Deer Valley school board race remains tight

The Deer Valley Unified School District governing board election race remains close with fewer than 900 votes making up the difference — for now — between candidates seeking the second of two seats opening on the five-member board next month.
Dr. Amelia Gallitano is leading incumbent Shawnna Bolick int he race for Senate in Arizona's 2nd Legislative District.
ELECTION 2026

Gallitano, Simicek, Wilmeth continue to hold leads in LD2 elections

Democratic candidate Amelia Gallitano continues to hold a lead over incumbent Shawnna Bolick in the race for Senate in Arizona’s 2nd Legislative District in the latest updated numbers released early Wednesday morning.
A teacher confers with students at Patterson Elementary School, which has been ranked No. 40 in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings for best elementary schools.Voters in early results were rejecting a proposition to require district to have 60% of spending on classroom expenses.
Election 2026

Proposition 320 on required classroom funding failing in updated election results

Maricopa County voters appear to reject  Proposition 320 , a measure that would require certain Arizona school districts to spend at least 60% of their operating budgets on classroom …
Democratic Congressswoman Yassamin Ansari leads in the race for Arizona's 3rd Congressional District.
ELECTION 2026

Ansari wins reelection to CD3

Democratic Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari won reelection to Arizona’s 3rd Congressional District on Tuesday night.
President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order barring transgender female athletes from competing in women’s or girls’ sporting events, in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Washington. Arizona voters are backing a proposition that would restrict who could play athletics at the school level.(Associated Press/ Evan Vucci)
Election 2026

Proposition 318 to restrict student athletics passing

Arizona voters were favoring Proposition 318, a measure that would expand restrictions on transgender athletes participating in girls' and women's sports, according to early election results Tuesday …
Elections officials process mail-in ballots prior to first day of tabulation in Maricopa County, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, at the Maricopa County Recorder's Office in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Election 2026

Arizona ballot measure to change elections trailing

A measure that could alter the way Arizona elections are run was failing amid early votes on Tuesday. Proposition 144, pushed by Arizona Republican legislators, has several items that could …
In early results, incumbent Wendy Rogers is leading the LD 7 senate race.
Election 2026

Update: Republicans still lead in LD 7 races

The most recent election results show Republican candidates continuing to lead in the Legislative District 7 senate and representative races. In the senate race, Republican incumbent Wendy …
Concert goers can hear multiple genres of music — such as traditional and contemporary jazz, swing and R&B — During Ravenscroft’s spring 2027 concert season.
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Scottsdale’s Ravenscroft unveils 2027 spring concert season

The Ravenscroft music venue, 8445 E. Hartford Drive, in Scottsdale, has announced the artists performing in its spring 2027 concert season. Running from January through June, the venue will host …
Three propositions are on most Peoria ballots this election.
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Voters supporting Peoria Unified override in 2026 General Election

Proposition 428, which asks Peoria Unified School District voters to approve a 13% maintenance and operations budget override, has jumped out to an early lead in the 2026 General Election, according to unofficial results.
Peoria Unified School District Administrative Offices
Election 2026

Ewing, Rooks get closer to retaining seats in race for Peoria Unified governing board

Peoria Unified School District governing board candidates Melissa Ewing and Heather Rooks have the lead in the 2026 General Election, according to unofficial results.
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs, right, is leading Republican Andy Biggs in early election returns.
Election 2026

Hobbs claims win against Biggs in Arizona gubernatorial race

Preliminary results show Katie Hobbs at nearly 20 percentage points ahead of Andy Biggs as Arizona decides on leadership of the state for the next four years. Hobbs has earned over 935,000 …
The first results are starting to come in for the Arizona Secretary of State race in the 2026 midterms.
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Fontes takes victory in Arizona's Secretary of State race

Incumbent Democrat Adrian Fontes appears to have won reelection against Republican challenger Alexander Kolodin in the race for the next Arizona secretary of state, one of the most significant races …
Democrat incumbent Kris Mayes and Republican Warren Petersen debate Sept. 23 in the race for attorney general. Early results after polls closed Nov. 3 showed Mayes with the lead.
ELECTIONS 2026

Mayes claims reelection in Arizona attorney general results

The first batch of returns in the Nov. 3 election for Arizona Attorney General doesn't show a clear leader.  The first batch of returns in the Nov. 3 election for Arizona Attorney General …
Republican Kimberly Yee, left, and Democrat Terry Leyba Ruiz are competing to become Arizona’s next superintendent of public instruction in the Nov. 3 general election.
Election 2026

Ruiz takes early lead against Yee in Arizona superintendent race

Democrat Teresa Leyba Ruiz held an early lead Tuesday night in Arizona's race for superintendent of public instruction, potentially bringing a longtime classroom educator and community college …
DUSD Governing Board Candidates Lisa Everett and William Coniam on Election Day.
Election 2026

Dysart Schools bond passes, Everett and Coniam lead for board seats

As of 5:30 p.m. Nov. 4, Lisa Everett and William Coniam remain in the lead to be named on the Dysart Unified School District governing board. 

Republican Paul Gosar wins reelection to U.S. House in Arizona's 9th Congressional District

Republican Paul Gosar wins reelection to U.S. House in Arizona's 9th Congressional District.
The Surprise City Hall location was among many voting sites people cast their ballots all day and night, Nov. 3.
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Legislative District 23 incumbent leads in early results

A Democrat is leading the race for Legislative District 23.

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Arizona files to join Nevada's lawsuit against federal government over Colorado River water rights

A view of the Hoover Dam at Lake Mead, along the Colorado River.

The Arizona Department of Water Resources on Friday announced it is filing a motion to intervene in Nevada's lawsuit against the federal government over rights to the Colorado River. The Lower …

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Getting more spam calls lately? You’re not alone. Spam calls remain a frustration for Arizona residents, and new federal data show complaints are climbing again after several years of decline. …
Arizona ranks near the bottom nationally in per-student education spending, while just over half of school districts’ operating budgets go directly toward classroom instruction.

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East Valley city council OKs plan for long-vacant corner

This diagram shows where landscaping would be planted around most of the planned smaller buildings in the Sun Village Fair shopping center at Alma School and Warner roads. A development plan that allows additional retail-pad buildings in the redeveloped shopping center was approved by the Chandler City Council at its Oct. 15 meeting.

When a hearing was held in September on a complicated commercial redevelopment proposal, one Chandler Planning and Zoning commissioner asked what happened to including housing in a mixed-use plan. …

Scottsdale-based construction company launches new outreach, giving program

A.R. Mays employees are seen at a recent Child Crisis Arizona Lunch for Love event. A.R. Mays Cares launched with a $200,000 commitment to Child Crisis Arizona over the next five years.

Scottsdale-based A.R. Mays Construction announced the launch of a new outreach and charitable giving program on Tuesday in a release.

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Tempe’s Prop. 424 unpopular in preliminary election results

Tempe City Hall in downtown Tempe.

Tempe’s sales tax proposition in the Nov. 3 election, known to voters as Prop. 424, is unpopular with early voters as “no” votes lead by over 10 percentage points after months of campaigning by …

Nick Mansour leads Treasurer race in early results

Residents wait in line to vote at a polling station in Sun City

Preliminary results for the Arizona’s Treasurers' race are in. According to unofficial results from Maricopa County, Nick Mansour is leading at 8:13 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3 with 561,639 votes. …

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Phoenix Symphony could resume performances ‘this month’

On Nov. 2, the Phoenix Symphony’s musicians and its board and staff released a joint statement that indicates that talks to possibly resume the organization’s cancelled season continue.

Less than two weeks ago the Phoenix Symphony’s season came to a sudden halt. Now, ongoing talks indicate possible signs for the music to return to the stage.

Black Theatre Troupe brings ‘Black Nativity’ to Phoenix stage

Black Theatre Troupe will celebrate the holiday season with Langston Hughes’ “Black Nativity,” running Nov. 27-Dec. 6 at the Helen K. Mason Performing Arts Center in downtown Phoenix.

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Obituaries & Memorials: Remembering your loved ones
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Luciano Buzzin

Luciano Buzzin, architect and former AJ Counselman, passed away 10/28/26. Services will be held at St George, date tbd.

Janet Louise (Pfander) Barker

Janet Barker, age 91, passed on October 11, 2026, in Mesa, Arizona. Memorial service in Thornton, CO. on November 21st.
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Mimi Michelle Ohms

Mimi Michelle Ohms passed away on May 4, 2026, following a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born September 15, 1949, in Palo Alto, California. She attended Woodside High School and …
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Phillip Felker

Phillip Felker, 87, a beloved husband, father, and grandfather, peacefully transitioned from this life to the next October 2025 after bravely facing a lengthy illness. Born in Logansport, Indiana, …
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Barry Stephen Kirschner

Our lives are quieter now, but richer for having known Barry Kirschner, who died in his sleep at the age of 71, on August 19th, 2026. He was born March 19th, 1955 at Turner AFB in Albany, Georgia. …

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