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5 students named finalists in National Scholastic …

11/19/2020
Four words are featured on the cover of the 2020 Cactus Canyon Junior High yearbook. What will they think? The rest of the cover, in smaller faded type, features a series of questions. Among …

Household hazardous waste collection event Saturday in …

11/18/2020
The city of Apache Junction will hold a collection event for household hazardous waste, white goods, electronic recycling and document shredding on Saturday, Nov. 21. The event will be held 8 a.m. …

Houses built on auctioned land could have property tax …

11/18/2020
Property taxes could be required for owners of homes built on state land recently sold at auction as part of community facilities districts to pay for roads, sewer and water systems without burdening …

Vehicle thefts, burglaries reported Nov. 8-14 in …

11/18/2020
The Apache Junction Police Department took the following reports on vehicle thefts and burglaries Nov. 8-14: Theft of a vehicle, reported at 2:20 p.m. Nov. 9 in the 2100 block of West Apache …

1,665 COVID-19 cases in Apache Junction, Gold Canyon, …

11/18/2020
The Arizona Department of Health Services on Nov. 18 reported the number of COVID-19 cases in Apache Junction, east Mesa, Gold Canyon and Queen Valley is 1,665 in ZIP codes 85118, 85119 and …

Apache Junction to host football playoff game Friday

11/18/2020
The Apache Junction High School varsity football team did something unusual Monday morning: It practiced. After multiple positive COVID-19 tests within the program forced cancellation of the final …

Ask the Editor: When police meet during early hours, …

11/16/2020
One of the many reporting initiatives at Independent Newsmedia of particular note is the hyperlocal effort coined, “Ask the Editor,” whereby readers are able to write in and ask questions …

An Independent examination of the Arizona tourism …

10/22/2020
The local migration pattern of the Arizona snowbird is changing in the time of the novel coronavirus — and local tourism and economic development officials are taking notice. Billions of …

East Valley housing: An Independent examination of …

8/16/2020
While the world was turned upside down and economic engines came to a grinding halt as the COVID-19 outbreak unfolded, the Phoenix metropolitan housing market has remained steady.

Lost Dutchman Fire 60% contained; firefighters …

5/8/2020
In Apache Junction, the Lost Dutchman Fire is 60% contained and, at the Southern Fire, firefighters are continuing to mop-up and extinguish any remaining heat today, May 8, officials said. Lost …

AJ News ceases operations

5/7/2020
The Apache Junction and Gold Canyon News, in operation for more than 23 years as a weekly newspaper delivered to homes and that recently changed to online-only, has ceased operations. “On …

Lutes: Arizona Winter Visitors Association ceases …

5/6/2020
It’s a sad day for the Arizona Winter Visitors Association. After 28 years we have shut it down because of the virus. We can’t operate with no income; as of Jan. 1 we have not received …