Mesa AZ

There is a specific kind of madness that takes over my brain when “all-you-can-eat” and “crab” are mentioned in the same sentence. It starts with a frantic search for the sturdiest cracker and ends with me sitting in a beautiful, butter-induced coma. Lately, I’ve spent way...

PHOENIX — A child found walking near the Tempe Police Department Apache Substation has been identified and his parents have been located.. The child was found on Sunday near Apache Boulevard and McClintock Drive. The boy appeared to be about 5-years-old, officials said, and was nonverbal with officers. He is in good health, officials said.

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Not a bad start to our morning with lows in the upper 60s to lower 70s. The winds will increase this morning, with gusts of 25–30 mph possible across the Valley. It’s going to be a warm one today with highs well above average, with temperatures in the mid-90s.

The Gilbert Town Council has chosen five finalists for town manager from a list of over 30 applicants from across the country. The finalists include two current Gilbert assistant town managers. Gilbert residents will have a chance to meet the five finalists at an open house 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, April...

PHOENIX — Five people, including two juveniles, were hospitalized after a shooting at a party in the West Valley on Saturday, Phoenix police say. Officers were first called to the scene near 95th Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road around 1:20 a.m. for reports of shots fired. When they arrived, they found a 16-year-old girl with at least one gunshot wound. She was...

Four inmates at the Arizona State Prison Complex-Lewis in Buckeye are now facing charges in the December death of 43-year-old Jacob Major, whose killing has put Arizona’s prison violence back under the microscope. Major was attacked inside the Lewis facility in mid-December and later died at a West Valley hospital, prompting a homicide investigation and fresh questions about gang activity...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A pedestrian is seriously hurt after being hit by an alleged DUI driver in west Phoenix Saturday afternoon. Police say around 2:30 p.m., officers responded to the area of 75th Avenue and McDowell Road for reports of a hit and run. Some officers went to help...

PHOENIX — The windy weather has brought more than smoggy skies to the Valley. According to the FAA, a ground stop for departures at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport has been lifted. The ground stop started around 8 a.m. Sunday and was reportedly due to weather and low visibility in the area.

The results of a 1985 culinary experiment continue to thrive at T.C. Eggington’s, a sun-drenched, ivy-covered sanctuary that has outlasted nearly every national breakfast franchise in the Sonoran Desert. Locals from Gilbert and Chandler routinely brave the legendary weekend wait times on Alma School Road for a dining tradition...

MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — A motorcyclist died after a crash near a major intersection Sunday morning, prompting an extended closure in Mesa. Just after 11:30 a.m., first responders were dispatched to a crash involving a motorcycle near Crismon and Baseline roads, according to the Mesa Police Department. Officers arrived...