Mesa officer hurt, suspect dead after short standoff
An officer was injured and a suspect has died after a trespassing call led to a police shooting in Mesa early Wednesday morning.
Chandler may be home to state’s first Indian food drive-thru
Rahul Sahota said he was at a crossroads when he came up with an idea that he hopes will spread nationally. He chose Chandler to be the place to start his big dream. “My parents thought ‘our son is going to go on to become a software engineer, because that was their dream,” Sahota said. “I was going to college for...
Phoenix neighbors turn trick-or-treat night into community food drive
A group of Phoenix neighbors near 19th Avenue and Thomas Road is turning their Halloween trick-or-treating into a food drive, handing out canned goods and other shelf-stable food alongside candy to help families in need. The community effort was inspired by their own experiences with food insecurity and comes at...
Mesa liquidation grocery store helps shoppers stretch budgets
MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — Jane Shuder’s grocery budget has to stretch, so the retired speech therapist has a shopping strategy. “On Wednesdays, often there’s discounted items in grocery stores like Frys,” she said. “Safeway might have them as well. I make lists and I decide my approach of driving where and what else on...
‘People are struggling’: Phoenix food banks see increase in need as EBT cards could...
PHOENIX — Long lines formed at St. Mary’s Food Bank on Thursday as people waited 45 minutes to an hour for a box of food. The nonprofit warns the situation could worsen when federal SNAP benefits stop being loaded onto EBT cards Saturday, Nov. 1. “We don’t have...
Loop 202 reopens after serious crash in Mesa
DPS said the crash involved two vehicles but did not provide information on injuries. Gibby Parra looks live at the freeway as it reopens.
‘It breaks your mom heart’: Mother of victim attacked near ASU shares warning ahead...
TEMPE, Ariz. — The mother of a teenage victim who was violently assaulted by a group of assailants near ASU's campus in Tempe is urging parents to talk to their kids. The mother, who asked to remain anonymous, said she has yet to watch the video showing what happened to her son.
ICE ‘is slowly killing us’: Phoenix community pours out in support of hospitalized migrant
Outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office in Phoenix, Arizona, immigrant advocacy groups gathered on Wednesday, Oct. 29, to hold a vigil for Jose Garcia-Sorto, a Honduran man hospitalized after reportedly being shot by an ICE agent during a traffic stop earlier that morning. More than a...
Four arrested in group assault, including son of high-profile MCAO prosecutor
Four people have been arrested following a group assault outside an ASU dorm. Among those arrested is the son of a high-profile MCAO death penalty prosecutor.
Micro Center to open first Phoenix location
Micro Center is set to open its newest store near 44th Street and Thomas Road in Phoenix with a Grand Opening on Nov. 7.
