In the spirit of calling itself a bicycle-friendly city, Chandler is about to embark on one of the larger recent shared-use ...

In her letter, Kudos to Rep. Hamadeh for supporting stop insider trading act, Nikki Colletti praises Rep. Abe Hamadeh for ...

Arizonans will not get to vote this year if they want to make major changes in the 14-year-old Empowerment Scholarship program. In a new ruling Tuesday, the Arizona Supreme Court ...

Temperatures could reach 114 degrees through Friday in Maricopa and Pinal counties, triggering a National Weather Service extreme heat warning for the region. The NWS advises: Lim ...

Valley Metro and the city of Phoenix invite the community to attend one of several upcoming open houses to learn more about the proposed West Phoenix Light Rail Extension and provide feedback that ...

In response to Epson Brewer’s letter about Congressional District 8 as seen in the Independent, I say, “game on!” I am a military veteran and a former snowbird who is itching to get out on the ...

The evaporative cooler was an essential invention perfected in the U.S. before central air conditioning became mainstream. In 1908, Oscar Palmer refined what’s been nicknamed the swamp cooler, an ...

In response to cases involving the misuse of automated license plate reader cameras, some police and government agencies in Arizona are ending their use of the technology amid concerns about employee ...

Royal Cothrun was hot, sweaty and ready to head home when something along his e-bike ride made him stop. An elderly woman carrying heavy bags was stumbling near South Valley Junior High. She ...

Most people visiting Arizona are coming from somewhere else in the United States. Domestic travelers accounted for 88% of the state’s visitors in 2025, while international travelers made up the ...

Year two of the Arch Manning era at Texas carries a lot with it, from the residue of last season's failures of not making the College Football Playoff to the burning new question of “if not now, ...

Arizona families using Empowerment Scholarship Accounts now have a new way to pay for approved educational expenses without waiting for reimbursement or covering the costs upfront.