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Peoria's Hometown Heroes Awards debut in February

2/22/2022
The local staff at Independent Newsmedia --- publishers of the Peoria Independent --- are hosting this coming February the 2022 Peoria Hometown Heroes Awards at the Rio Vista Recreation Center.The …

VIDEO: In the business of hitting home runs

1/27/2022
Mountain Ridge High School Senior Troy Borman has loved and played baseball since he was knee high to a baseball bat. But when the pandemic hit and many things shut down — including his high school baseball season  — he was disheartened.

VIDEO: God has a plan for Peoria-based Deep Within

1/3/2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has left its mark on everybody, but 2020 is a year Cindy Humes will never forget.

Peoria's Hometown Heroes Awards debut in February

12/8/2021
The local staff at Independent Newsmedia --- publishers of the Peoria Independent --- are hosting this coming February the 2022 Peoria Hometown Heroes Awards at the Rio Vista Recreation Center.The …

Video: Paving the path for a bright future

12/3/2021
Centennial High School Senior Crystal Bond has a bright future ahead of her.

Video: Coach Babb continues legacy of heritage at …

12/2/2021
The heritage of Peoria High School runs deep. Layers and layers of past legacies have made it what it is today and William Babb is a prime example of that.

Video: Zuri’s Circle spreads its wings in Peoria

12/2/2021
For Peoria resident Kimberly Muhammad, volunteerism and lifting her community up is a way of life.

Peoria teacher introduces students to science

12/2/2021
It was around the sixth grade when Diego Cardenas Rivera started to take an interest in STEM disciplines. At that time he became involved with the MESA program at Peoria High School. He learned about …

VIDEO: To the moon and back - Peoria teacher brings …

11/22/2021
For Peoria Unified School District teacher Jennifer Cheesman, science and space really are the final frontiers.

Forrest Anderson surprises Peoria veteran with free …

11/12/2021
Forrest Anderson Plumbing and Air Conditioning, a family-owned business in the Phoenix area since 1961, announced the winner of the 6th Annual Military Hero A/C Giveaway.

Recovering from the explosion, coming out on top

10/24/2021
As a fire fighter for the Peoria Fire-Medical Department, Capt. Hunter Clare was badly injured in an explosion at an APS battery facility in Surprise in April of 2019, and has yet to return to full duty work.

Video: Paving the path for a bright future

10/5/2021
Centennial High School Senior Crystal Bond has a bright future ahead of her.