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Phoenix Fire makes online testing, virtual interviews …

5/7/2024
The Phoenix Fire Department is adding more fire stations to serve the growing city, but the number of recruits has dropped drastically during the past decade. Resulting staffing shortages have caused …

New apartments usher in residents in downtown Mesa

5/7/2024
Downtown Mesa is getting more housing, with an apartment complex local leaders say is a continuation of efforts to redevelopment the city’s central core. While residents have been moving …

Phoenix Fantasy 5 ticket worth $695K

5/7/2024
A Bashas’ Food City in Phoenix sold a Fantasy 5 ticket for the May 6 drawing that is worth $695,000, Arizona Lottery officials said Tuesday. The ticket was sold at the store located at …

Arizona schools chief forms task force on dangers of …

5/7/2024
PHOENIX — State schools chief Tom Horne announced the formation of a task force Tuesday designed to warn teens of the dangers of fentanyl. But this one is designed to be different than the …

Pinal County Elections Department offices returning to …

5/7/2024
After many years in Coolidge, the Pinal County Elections Department is returning to Florence in June. The new 53,000-square-foot facility at 320 W. Adamsville Road will be shared by the county …

Surprise mayoral candidate investigated for removing …

5/7/2024
It turns out Aly Cline is battling more than one opponent in this year’s Surprise mayoral election.

DPS identifies Mesa man shot, killed by trooper on …

5/7/2024
A 44-year-old Mesa man has been identified as the person shot and killed by an Arizona trooper early Sunday along Loop 101 in Tempe, authorities said. Lemonte Anthony Knobelock died after …

Chandler Council could decide on teen safety …

5/7/2024
Months of work by Chandler council members and city staff will be put on display in a pair of ordinances scheduled for discussion and a potential vote on Thursday evening. The 6 p.m. regular …

Smyth: Civility over bedlam

5/7/2024
Another reader expresses her concern about the Independent’s civility checklist for opinions, arguing that it can constrain free speech. I respectfully disagree.  There are plenty of …

Six to vie for three open seats on Arizona Corporation …

5/7/2024
Candidates for the Arizona Corporation Commission won’t have to worry about a primary election for the three seats up for grabs in November. Three Republicans and three Democrats are …

Peoria’s proposed fiscal year 2025 budget just under …

5/7/2024
Peoria City Council at its public meeting May 7 will consider their proposed fiscal year 2025 $995 million tentative budget, which is a 4.7% increase from last year. Officials say the increase is …

ADOT dedicates I-10 Deck Park Tunnel to project …

5/7/2024
The Interstate 10 Deck Park Tunnel has been dedicated to the civil engineer who managed its development along with the final segments of the Papago Freeway north of downtown Phoenix. The …