Día de los Muertos festivals canceled due to ICE concerns
MESA, Ariz. (CRONKITE NEWS, KYMA) - Several U.S. Día de los Muertos events have been canceled due to safety concerns related to recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity, including the festivals in Decatur, Alabama, and Long Beach, California. Music, sugar skulls and masks. These are a few...
Mesa lures Hadrian’s ‘factory of the future’ with job creation incentives
Hadrian’s new factory in Mesa is projected to create hundreds of jobs. The city and state may pay the weapons manufacturer to fill them with locals. Mesa City Council voted Oct. 20 to sign a development agreement with the company to reimburse $750 for the first 100 employees it hires that live in town, after the...
Mesa Public Schools to open 2 new high schools next fall
PHOENIX — Mesa Public Schools, Arizona’s largest school district, will be opening two new high schools next school year, focusing on smaller learning environments and personalized education. The new locations will be added onto existing junior high schools, adding one grade at a time until they become full...
3 hospitalized, driver arrested after off-road vehicle crashes in Mesa neighborhood
MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — Three people were hospitalized after a crash that police believe was the product of impairment on Saturday morning. At about 12:30 a.m., first responders were dispatched to a neighborhood near Signal Butte Road and Guadalupe Road for reports of a crash, according to the Mesa Police Department.
City may soon approve a new traffic study for reverse lanes
PHOENIX — For decades, the “reverse lanes” on 7th Avenue and 7th Street have been one of the more controversial features of Phoenix’s road network. “I’ve lived in Phoenix since 1960, I’ve lived in this house for 50 years,” said Dwayne Witten, who lives off 7th Avenue.
Phoenix couple ties the knot on Halloween night
One can call this a rather 'spooky' love story, as a couple in Phoenix decorated their home for Halloween, and a wedding! Fox 10's Taylor Wirtz has more.
‘None of us are OK with that’: Video shows security guards beating young man...
PHOENIX — A violent incident caught on camera at a downtown Phoenix concert has sparked outrage online after video surfaced showing several security guards repeatedly punching a young man before carrying him out of the venue. The altercation happened Saturday night during One Big Party, a Halloween-themed music...
Phoenix Neighbors Transform Halloween into Food Drive Amid SNAP Cuts, Rally Community Support
As Halloween approaches and the specter of SNAP benefit cuts looms over thousands of Arizonans, Phoenix neighbors are stepping up to transform trick-or-treat night into a community-driven food drive. In a display of solidarity, residents near 19th Avenue and Thomas Road will be distributing canned goods and other...
11 Hidden Italian Restaurants In Arizona That Only Locals Know About
When you think scorching heat and saguaro cacti, you probably don’t envision a tiny, dimly lit trattoria serving the best carbonara outside of Naples. But look closer! The Arizona desert holds culinary secrets the tourists rarely find. These 11 hidden spots prove that true Italian passion can flourish anywhere,...
Area shut down after body found in south Phoenix
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A major road is closed after a body was found in south Phoenix on Saturday morning. Just after 9:04 am, first responders were dispatched to the area of 23rd Avenue and Baseline Road regarding a dead body, according to the Phoenix Police Department. Authorities say they...











