PD: Woman with knife threatens Motel 6 guests, kicks firefighter in Mesa
MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — A woman is accused of threatening guests at a Motel 6 in Mesa with a knife, leading to a standoff early Tuesday morning. Officers were called to the motel on Hampton Avenue, north of U.S. 60, near Country Club Drive, after someone said a woman was chasing guests with a knife just before 3 a.m.
Windy City Cash Grabs Mesa Med Campus for $48 Million
Out-of-town money just planted another flag in the East Valley. Chicago-based investors on Tuesday paid $48 million in cash for a two-building medical-office campus in Mesa, picking up the Stapley Medical Center complex just south of U.S. 60 and slotting it into the Valley’s growing roster of outpatient healthcare real
The Giant Thrift Store In Arizona That Seems Almost Too Good To Be True
Tucked along South McClintock Drive in Tempe, Arizona, there is a thrift store so packed with incredible finds that shoppers keep coming back week after week. Habitat For Humanity ReStore in Tempe is not your average secondhand shop — it is a massive, well-organized store filled with furniture, appliances, home improve
Driver accused of DUI at 100+ mph on I-10
Troopers say an impaired driver was weaving through I-10 traffic at more than 100 mph on Sunday.What they found inside the car added to the charges. DPS says this was not the driver’s first DUI-related trouble.
Queen Creek Council kicks out Gantzel-Combs area
Residents of a Pinal County island made a valiant final shot for annexation into Queen Creek, but couldn’t overcome the inevitable. The Town Council unanimously voted June 3 to pull a Gantzel-Combs neighborhood off Queen Creek’s General Plan, making it ineligible to join the town. The area, which...
Beloved Arizona pizza restaurant closes after 52 years in business
For more than five decades, one pizza spot served generations of Arizona families, becoming a staple in the Phoenix dining scene. Now, the longtime restaurant has officially closed its doors,…
EVIT opts to cover districts’ full busing costs
The East Valley Institute of Technology Governing Board on June 8 raised the ante in its fight with nine school districts by agreeing to put up $4 million for the entire cost of busing their students to its central Mesa campuses. EVIT last month offered to take $2 million from...
Water main break blocks 7th Avenue in central Phoenix
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A water main break disrupted commutes on 7th Avenue in central Phoenix on Tuesday morning. Phoenix Water crews responded to the 12-inch water main break that initially caused 7th Avenue northbound to be closed from Roma Avenue to Campbell Avenue around 5 a.m. Traffic was adjusted...
Mesa police officer hospitalized following crash: PD
MESA, Ariz. - Mesa Police say one of their officers has been hospitalized following a crash that happened on the night of June 8. According to a brief statement, the crash happened at around 9:00 p.m. in the area of Loop 202 Santan Freeway and State Route 24. "The officer...
Honeywell Aerospace prepares to launch as independent public company headquartered in Phoenix
Honeywell Aerospace is preparing to launch as an independent, publicly traded aerospace and defense company headquartered in Phoenix, placing the global operation of one of the industry’s largest suppliers at the center of Arizona’s growing advanced-manufacturing economy. The company is expected to separate from Honeyw
