10+ hour, 54+ min ago   (775+ words) OPINION — The U-boat skipper peered through his periscope and smiled. It looked like such an easy target. And indeed, it was. Yet going after it sealed his doom while also setting in motion a series of events that made another…...

11+ hour ago   (280+ words) Callers to the Goodyear Police Department reported juveniles and young adults leaving the party and hearing multiple gunshots, police said. “Officers arrived to a chaotic scene and located an adult male near Indian School Road and Loop 303 suffering from life-threatening…...

11+ hour, 54+ min ago   (297+ words) In an effort to create a stronger sense of community, the Daily Independent is asking residents to share a little about themselves with some standard questions. Here are Randy Bailin’s answers. Where I live: Scottsdale near Scottsdale Quarter and the…...

12+ hour, 34+ min ago   (291+ words) Arsenal has made an explosive start to the English soccer season, scoring inside 25 seconds in the Community Shield against Manchester City. Riccardo Calafiori was the scorer at the Principality Stadium on Sunday in the annual season curtain-raiser between last year's…...

11+ hour, 54+ min ago   (118+ words) Where I live: Scottsdale near Scottsdale Quarter and the Kierland, which is wild given when I was born, our family lived on Orange Tree Golf Course and then on 64th Street and Greenway, so it seems I like to stay close…...

12+ hour, 4+ min ago   (284+ words) “We’re beyond excited to finally share that a new location is coming soon to Mill Ave. in Tempe,” it states. “We’re bringing the Level 1 experience to Tempe with classic arcade games, pinball machines, a full kitchen with delicious food, 20 draft beers,…...

11+ hour, 54+ min ago   (181+ words) Queen Creek’s Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary earns special certification yourvalley.net Queen Creek’s Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary earns special certification By embodying its motto of “everyone has genius, and everyone can be a leader,” Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary has earned…...

15+ hour, 39+ min ago   (740+ words) Millennium High School’s growing marching band does not have enough usable baritones for its students, prompting the president of its booster club to ask Agua Fria Union High School District officials for assistance. Ryan Murphy, president of the Millennium High…...

14+ hour, 11+ min ago   (278+ words) Firefighters responded about 7:20 p.m. Aug. 15 to black smoke coming from a building at the facility. They found a fire and upgraded the incident to a first-alarm hazardous materials response, according to a Scottsdale Fire Department release. A department spokesman said a…...

21+ hour, 59+ min ago   (242+ words) Omaha Steaks opened Aug. 12 in Laguna Village, 5965 W. Ray Road, Unit 28 in west Chandler. The master butcher shop stores distribute a variety of USDA-approved, grass-fed, grain-finished beef, along with seafood, pork, poultry, slow cooker and skillet meals, side dishes, appetizers and…...