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The White Mountain Independent reports on happenings and news in Arizona's White Mountains, catering to the communities in both Apache and Navajo Counties.

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Between dragons and funny names, little is 'hidden' about 'world'

3 days ago | wmicentral.com | Andy McKinney

Sixteen-year-old Hiccup Horrendous Haddock wants to be a real Viking and help protect his village from ravening dragons. But he is young, skinny and weak. He compensates by inventing clever weapons as he labors as an apprentice to the local blacksmith, Goober the Belch. He succeeds in making a cannon that shoots a bola, the Argentine rope-and-balls tangle device. It works, entangling a Night Fury dragon. But he loses track of the dragon, and no one believes him.
Genetic study proves link between Chaco and modern pueblo people

3 days ago | wmicentral.com | Peter Aleshire

A groundbreaking genetic analysis published in the journal Nature in April confirmed the genetic links between the modern-day Picuris Pueblo tribe and the people of Chaco, who presided over an empire of trade and shared belief 1,000 years ago. The Chaco built enormous cities of mysterious intent, laid out arrow-straight roads for hundreds of miles, charted the complex movements of the sun and moon and aligned their buildings with the stars. kAm!6@A=6 =:G65 :?
State Route 260 widening project saved at the last minute

4 days ago | wmicentral.com | Peter Aleshire

The long-delayed plan to fix a five-mile bottleneck on State Route 260 moved forward on June 20 when the Arizona State Transportation Board voted unanimously to keep the $110 million Lion Springs project in its five-year plan. Advocates implored the board to reject a proposal to again postpone the project to make room in the budget for a $134 million widening of State Route 347, which connects the town of Maricopa to Interstate 10 south of Phoenix. kAm$A62<6CD[ :?4=F5:?8 !2JD@?
Show Low Police Department log, May 26-June 7

1 week ago | wmicentral.com | Suzanne Adams-Ockrassa

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Hitachi Vantara Recognized as a Leader and Fast Mover in GigaOm Radar for High-Performance Storage Optimized for AI Workloads

1 week ago | wmicentral.com | Hitachi Vantara

Recognition underscores the power of Hitachi iQ combined with VSP One to support AI at enterprise scale, /PRNewswire/ -- Hitachi Vantara, the data storage, infrastructure and hybrid cloud management subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), today announced it has been named a Leader and Fast Mover in the 2025 GigaOm Radar for High-Performance Storage Optimized for AI Workloads.
Kelly blasts forced sale of public lands

1 week ago | wmicentral.com | Peter Aleshire

Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly blasted a proposal on June 17 to sell off millions of acres of federal lands for housing near existing communities. The draft of legislation before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee has proposed the sale of between 2.2 million and 3.3 million acres of Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management holdings in 11 Western states, including Arizona. kAm%96 5C27E @7 E96 =68:D=2E:@? :D A2CE @7 E96 #6AF3=:42?
Navajo County Sheriff's Office log, June 1-7

1 week ago | wmicentral.com | Suzanne Adams-Ockrassa

The alleged offenders are listed in the order they appear on the log. A Navajo County Sheriff's Office deputy stopped the vehicle David A. Aldana, 65, of McNary, was driving at 8:34 p.m. on June 4 at State Route 260 and Penrod Road in Pinetop. Aldana was cited and released for having an open container of alcohol in his vehicle. kAmkDEC@?8mpD92?C2J $] q62EEJk^DEC@?8m[ a_[ @7 (9:E6C:G6C[ H2D 2CC6DE65 @? 2 H2CC2?E 27E6C 2 56AFEJ DE@AA65 E96:C G69:4=6 2E `_i_` 2]>] @?
Round Valley Police Department log, May 23-June 6

1 week ago | wmicentral.com | Suzanne Adams-Ockrassa

An officer checked on an abandoned vehicle near mile marker 387.5 on U.S. 60 in Springerville. The vehicle was unoccupied. kAmkDEC@?8m~77:46CD C6DA@?565 E@ $AC:?86CG:==6k^DEC@?8m 7@C 2 C6A@CE @7 2 CF?2H2J ;FG6?:=6] %96 ;FG6?:=6 2CC:G65 2E E96 =@42E:@? H9:=6 @77:46CD H6C6 @?\D46?6]k^AmkAmkDEC@?8mp? @77:46C C6DA@?565 E@ E96 b__ 3=@4< @7 $@FE9 w2C=6DD $EC66Ek^DEC@?8m :? t282C 7@C 2 C6A@CE @7 DFDA:4:@FD 24E:G:EJ] p HC:EE6? C6A@CE H2D E2<6?]k^AmkAmkDEC@?8m~77:46CD C6DA@?565 E@ E96 a__ 3=@4< @7 |2:?
Violence dances across the screen in 'Ballerina'

1 week ago | wmicentral.com | Andy McKinney

The publicity release bills this movie as "Ballerina: From the World of John Wick." The delightful Anna de Alma, a Cuban-born beauty that I first saw in the 2016 "War Dogs," stars in the title role. In this John Wick spin-off, we expect the protagonist to shoot a lot of bad guys. We are not disappointed. And de Alma does some of her killing while wearing a sequined mini-dress.
Snowflake-Taylor Police Department log, June 4-9

1 week ago | wmicentral.com | Suzanne Adams-Ockrassa

An employee at Taylor Elementary School, South 300 Street East, called the Snowflake-Taylor Police Department at 3:12 p.m. to report that a group of teenagers had come into a classroom the day before and taken snacks. The incident was caught on surveillance cameras. A report was taken. kAmkDEC@?8mpE ciab A]>] 2? 6>A=@J66 2E E96 |4s@?2=5VDk^DEC@?8m @? $@FE9 |2:? $EC66E 42==65 E@ C6A@CE D66:?8 2 8C@FA @7 ;FG6?:=6D AFE H92E =@@<65 =:<6 2=4@9@= :? E96:C 5C:?<D H9:=6 E96J H6C6 D:EE:?8 :? 2 42C] p?