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Experts hope to avoid topping record heat deaths in …

8/22/2024
More than 110 Arizonans have succumbed to heat-related deaths in 2024 and experts say the elderly are among the most vulnerable. Also among the most vulnerable are those living in manufactured …

Arizona 6th in worst fraud states

8/17/2024
A new study has announced the areas hit the hardest by fraud in the period between April 2023 and March 2024. Residents in Arizona reported 1,215 cases per 100,000 people, which is a 22% increase …

ONeill: Another resident who wants to add shed

8/14/2024
Please add my voice to the call for an amendment to allow sheds. As a Sun City resident, I would really like to add a shed to contain my outdoor tools, such as rakes and shovels. Thank you. …

Von Cott: Agrees with letter from Slade

8/8/2024
Tom Slade’s opinion in the August 7 edition of the Independent hit the nail right on the head. Sun City West does not need a strategic plan. RCSCW only needs to sustain the activities …

Webster: Kudos for R.H. Johnson Library

8/2/2024
I read about the visit from the Overdrive Library vehicle in the July 31 edition. I was reminded of the school that I attended in Boston up until early fifth grade in 1962. It was old and had no …

Ramirez: We are in coyotes' territory

8/2/2024
I was a bit taken aback by the article, “Coyote kills Sun City dogs.” Though it is always sad to hear that someone’s fur baby has passed, especially in this way, I don’t …

Early numbers show Hamadeh leading packed primary on …

7/30/2024
Early numbers show Abe Hamadeh leading the primary election on the Republican side for the highly competitive Congressional District 8.

Bringing transit to the Northwest Valley

7/25/2024
In a land that gave in to urban sprawl many years ago, where most everybody seems to own their own automobile, it is easy to take for granted getting from here to there.

AT&T Wireless service down throughout portions of West …

7/18/2024
Many Independent Newsmedia readers have reported that wireless service from AT&T has gone down throughout portions of Phoenix and West Valley.

Sun City Safeway may be sold

7/16/2024
The Sun City Safeway, 10926 W. Bell Road, and the Sun City West Safeway, 13503 W. Camino Del Sol, are both listed among the more than 100 stores Albertsons, which owns the chain, may be selling in …

Sun City food bank raising money for AC

7/2/2024
Valley View Community Food Bank is in “urgent” need for support to replace multiple failing air conditioners at its El Mirage location. Founder Jesse Ramirez said the total …

Man charged with killing wife, mother-in-law in Sun …

6/27/2024
Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office deputies have arrested Robert McGrath, 60, for killing his wife, Marcia McGrath, 53, and mother-in-law, Thea Merlino, 77, at their Sun City home early June 25. …