education
Peoria Unified School District welcomed Dr. K.C. Somers as a full-time member of the Peoria Unified family on April 1.
Calendar
The Daily Independent at YourValley.net invites readers to submit photographs of desert landscapes, wildlife and prominent landmarks to be used in the 2025 Scenic Arizona calendar. These should be …
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian soldiers rescued a woman who was abducted by extremists a decade ago while she was a schoolgirl in the village of Chibok, the army said Thursday. Her three children …
Valley & State
STRATEGIC PLAN
State transportation officials are looking for the public’s help in updating Arizona’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan and creating the state’s first Active Transportation Safety …
A southern Arizona jury will hear closing argumentsin the case against a rancher accused of fatally shooting a migrant on his property near the U.S.-Mexico border. George Alan Kelly was charged with …
ON TOUR
Fuerza Regida has announced a new Phoenix date for its upcoming summer tour.
Democrats in the Arizona Senate cleared a path to bring a proposed repeal of the state’s near-total ban on abortions to a vote after the state’s highest court concluded the law can be enforced …
VETERANS
Tucked into a gathering room in a corner of Terminal 4 at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport are a bunch of men and women wearing gold shirts.
Health care
PHOENIX – Andrew Archer has been recovering from COVID-19 for almost four years.
“My life is so different (now), and I’m slowly starting to accept that,” Archer said. …
Government
Gilbert has four points moving forward to address teen violence in the community and will hand over further planning on the matter to the town’s Community Engagement Task Force.
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Election 2024
The race for the U.S. Senate seat in Arizona will be one of the most highly watched matches of the 2024 election cycle nationwide.
Looking to replace outgoing independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, …
DEVELOPMENT
An action item expected to draw a large crowd will be on the agenda for Thursday’s Chandler City Council meeting.
Council will be asked to approve a development plan and rezoning for …
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