4/25/2025
When Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed House Bill 2484 into law on April 14, requiring schools to create a policy addressing student phone and internet use on campus, many districts were ahead of the …
4/25/2025
Poor Miss Minnie! She has been forced to become the reluctant manager of her old father’s melodrama theater, The Melodramodean, since he has suddenly and mysteriously taken ill (he thinks …
4/25/2025
Zoe Jagodzinski splits her school day between Fountain Hills High School and the East Valley Institute of Technology, where she’s on track to become a certified nursing assistant—all …
4/25/2025
Here’s your chance to catch an Arizona Rattlers game against a heated rival — and support local community journalism.
The Daily Independent at YourValley.net is partnering with the …
4/25/2025
On the morning of May 12, 1992, United States federal agents raided the Fort McDowell Gaming Center, seizing 349 slot machines.
In response, tribal and community members took a stand, blocking …
4/25/2025
The Fountain Hills Unified School District superintendent is hoping to keep momentum on several fronts the staff and students have made over the past three years.
He’ll be able to keep …
4/24/2025
Graduation is right around the corner, and The Fountain Hills Times Independent wants to help this year’s seniors celebrate.
Send senior photos to rwinslett@iniusa.org for possible …
4/24/2025
It’s been one year since Fountain Hills welcomed The Hills Smoke Shop at the northwest corner of Palisades and La Montana, and 23-year-old shop owner Hunter Steffens says he’s just now …
4/24/2025
Mayor Friedel had a chance to bring our community together at a recent council meeting. The council majority voted to clean their own slates. Any and all ethics violations have been erased from their …
4/24/2025
Arizona has one of the highest pedestrian death rates in the country. Cities across the Valley are investing in innovative technologies like HAWK signals to make crosswalks safer, but we need to …