Mesa editor never lived down Santa’s ‘killing’
Friday, Dec.19, 1932 dawned bright and sunny, but before it concluded, it turned out to be a very bad day for John Charman McPhee, the 26-year-old editor of the Mesa Journal Tribune. The young McPhee was the energetic newspaper editor in his second year at the Mesa Journal Tribune, the...
The world’s first Atari Hotel will be built in downtown Phoenix
The world’s first Atari Hotel will be built in downtown Phoenix, Atari Hotels and Intersection Development announced earlier this month. Described by developers as the “first truly playable hotel,” the nearly 90,000-square-foot building near Central and Roosevelt Street will include concert and esports venues and a...
$120M Manufacturing Campus Brings 200 Jobs to Casa Grande
KPPC Advanced Chemicals Inc., a member of the Kanto Group, broke ground on its new U.S. Arizona Plant, a next-generation ultrapure chemical manufacturing campus located at the Sonoran Valley Industrial Park in Casa Grande, Arizona. This investment marks a major step forward in strengthening the United States...
Verbal altercation between 2 men on Valley Metro bus leads to stabbing, police say
PHOENIX — A suspect is at-large after a verbal altercation on a Valley Metro bus in Phoenix led to a stabbing on Christmas morning, according to the city's police department. At 9:05 a.m., police said they responded to a stabbing near 13th Avenue and Van Buren Street. Police said...
SAFE Alert canceled after missing 66-year-old Phoenix man found safe
PHOENIX — Authorities canceled a SAFE Alert on Tuesday morning for a 66-year-old man from Phoenix who had been been missing since November. Ricardo Gibson was found safely at a local hospital, according to the Phoenix Police Department. When the alert was first issued, Gibson was last seen on...
3-car crash sends man to the hospital: Phoenix PD
PHOENIX - Phoenix Police officials said a crash involving multiple vehicles sent a man to the hospital during the overnight hours on Dec. 25. Per a statement, officers responded at around 12:35 a.m. to the area of 107th Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road. "When officers arrived, they located two vehicles...
People Drive From All Over Arizona For The Fish Tacos At This Mom-And-Pop Restaurant
Tucked away in the shadow of Piestewa Peak, where the desert meets culinary paradise, sits a Phoenix treasure that has locals and travelers alike mapping routes just for a taste of seafood perfection. Aunt Chilada’s might not be oceanside, but their fish tacos have created such a devoted following that...
2 people taken to hospital after Avondale car crash
AVONDALE, Ariz. — A West Valley car crash on Christmas Day resulted in two people being taken to a hospital, according to officials. The two-vehicle collision was reported in Avondale at about 11:30 a.m. near Littlefield and Indian School roads. Photos taken by 12News show that both involved vehicles...
First person charged in Maricopa County with new fentanyl law pleads guilty to manslaughter
MESA, Ariz. — The first person in Maricopa County believed to be charged under a new Arizona law involving the sale of fentanyl has entered into a plea agreement. Cruzita Leon, 35, was arrested by Mesa police in March 2025 for allegedly selling fentanyl to a 49-year-old man who died from an overdose on Dec. 1, 2024....
Cortez man dies in suspected DWI crash on U.S. 491
An Arizona man was arrested Monday in connection with a fatal drunken-driving crash that killed a Cortez man on U.S. Highway 491 outside Shiprock. Casey Wade Russell, 49, of Gilbert, Arizona, was booked into the San Juan County Detention Center and charged with second-degree felony homicide by vehicle while driving...
