Chandler AZ

Throughout January, rumors persisted that metro Phoenix would become the next target of sweeping immigration enforcement a la Minneapolis. But the actions taken against Zipps Sports Grill locations do not fit that pattern. Metro Phoenix may still yet experience thousands of federal agents searching the streets for...

Mesa police say two students were arrested after a protest Friday afternoon. Officials say the students from Poston Junior High were witnessed throwing items at officers.

The Progress has obtained a copy of the “non-disciplinary suspension” letter delivered to R. Lamar Whitmer, Mayor Lisa Borowsky’s chief of staff. In a case dubbed “Whitmergate,” the letter adds to the mystery behind Whitmer’s Jan. 14 paid suspension. According to a city press...

MESA, Ariz., Jan. 31, 2026 (KNN) – Just before 2 a.m. Saturday, the Arizona Department of Public Safety received reports of a vehicle traveling the wrong way… Read more "Caught on Camera: Wrong-Way Driver on US-60 in Mesa"

An Arizona teenager is missing after she did not come home following a school day. On Friday, Jan. 30, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) issued an urgent request for the public’s help in locating Laila Champagne Garcia, 16, of Mesa. According to the agency, Garcia was reported missing on Tuesday, Jan. 27,...

Isabella Comas was last seen in Avondale, Arizona, on Sunday, Jan. 11

I have a confession. I once drove three hours out of my way for barbecue. No regrets. Because at Caldwell County BBQ, tucked away on an unassuming stretch of Nunneley Road, the ribs aren’t just food-they’re a spiritual experience. Fall-off-the-bone tender, kissed with just the right amount of...

A student walkout at Hamilton High in Chandler shifted from spirited protest to tense standoff when a masked man carrying what officers described as a handgun showed up, a teenage girl was arrested after allegedly throwing a water bottle, and a white SUV pushed its way through a crowd of demonstrators.

I still remember the first time I bit into a perfectly cooked pierogi – the combination of tender dough and savory filling was love at first bite. Since then, I’ve been on a mission to find the best pierogi in Arizona. And, after months of searching, I finally...

Culinary Gangster, the family-run burger shop that grew from a Chicago food truck into a Valley favorite, says it is gearing up to open a Tempe outpost on Mill Avenue beneath Varsity Tavern. The move comes on the heels of the brand opening a second downtown Phoenix location, and the owners are calling the Mill Avenue...