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Arizona Corporation Commission votes to keep APS rate …

7/12/2019
By Howard Fischer Capitol Media Services PHOENIX — State utility regulators late Wednesday rejected a last-ditch plea by an Arizona Public Service customer to undo the rate hike they approved …

July is tops for heat-related deaths in Arizona, …

7/11/2019
It's not news — summer has arrived. Also no surprise, county officials issued excessive heat warnings to start July as well as other reports, which signal …

Hate crimes on the rise; Report ranks Arizona 14th …

7/9/2019
In the early hours of last Thursday, a juvenile lost his life — reportedly because another man objected to his taste in music. After leaving his job at a …

Where is home for police? Most officers live outside …

7/6/2019
When the Daily Independent obtained residential ZIP code data for sworn officers of the Gilbert Police Department, there had to be more to the fact that …

Which ticket do you want? Driving mishaps in Arizona …

7/5/2019
The Independence Day holiday is expected to see nearly 49 million travelers, a 4.1% increase over the past year, according to AAA. And with the Fourth …

Peoria woman on a mission to spread gratitude, thank …

7/4/2019
Natalie June Reilly has been all over the country it seems, handing out gratitude one note at a time. The Peoria resident started Nothing But Love …

APS worker killed in explosion in underground …

7/1/2019
A utility employee is dead and another sustained burns after a reported explosion in an underground electrical vault in downtown Phoenix. The Phoenix Fire Department responded to the area of 1st …

Independent rebrands several West Valley newspapers

6/30/2019
Independent Newsmedia, publisher of the Daily News-Sun and 10 community newspapers throughout the Valley, will rename several of its local publications to better identify all its products as …

Commercial real estate booms; Big ‘live-work-play’ …

6/27/2019
The Phoenix area — the fastest growing metro in the country according to recent U.S. Census Bureau reports — is unsurprisingly also …

Older adults have died in Arizona residential fires in …

6/27/2019
Eight people have died in residential fires in Arizona in the first six months of 2019, and some of the victims share a few characteristics. As of June …

Top dogs: Chihuahua among most popular breeds in …

6/23/2019
By Philip Haldiman Independent Newsmedia Maricopa County loves its Chihuahuas. Independent Newsmedia conducted a public records request for the number of licensed dogs by breed in Maricopa …

Study: Arizona not worst for women; Data ranks state …

6/23/2019
By Matt Roy, Independent Newsmedia In a state often cited at the bottom of national rankings in areas such as education and health care spending, some Arizonans may find relief in one study, which …