Mesa AZ

Renovation is expected to begin this week at Mesa Public Schools’ Curriculum Service Center on Stapley Drive so it can move all its administrative staff under one roof, saving money in the long run. The Governing Board unanimously gave the go-ahead to spend $1.6 million to modernize Building 1...

Container-style burger joints are officially coming for the Valley. A franchise group has inked a deal to develop 15 Smalls Sliders “Cans” across the Phoenix metro, with the first compact site expected to open in late 2026. The bright smorange-painted shipping containers will sling cheeseburger sliders, seasoned waffle fries and hand-spun milkshakes out of a tight footprint built for speed.

MESA, Ariz. — A Valley birth center at the center of controversy is closing its doors. The Willow Birth Center faced complaints from families who suffered traumatic deliveries there, and an attorney representing those families is responding to the news. A year ago, 12News introduced you to two Valley...

On a hot afternoon in Phoenix, the air above the asphalt shimmers. You can smell it: that acrid, petroleum-thick scent that clings to the back of your throat. Most people assume it burns off harmlessly, carried away by the same breeze that makes the heat bearable. Elham Fini spent years assuming the same thing, more or less. Then she started actually measuring what...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A woman was killed, and a man has been arrested following a crash overnight in central Phoenix. The pedestrian crash happened around 9 p.m. Tuesday near 16th Street and Indian School Road. Officers found that a driver tried to leave after hitting the woman with a...

Phoenix has once again earned a failing grade from the American Lung Association in the organization's annual rankings of air quality across the U.S. According to this year’s State of the Air report, Phoenix is the fourth-smoggiest city in the U.S. Phoenix had no improvement from last year, when the city also ranked fourth-worst for ozone pollution.

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A Gilbert woman was relying on teacher loan forgiveness but found herself in an endless loop of phone calls and paperwork issues. Susan Campbell helps out.

PHOENIX — A 70-year-old landscaper is recovering after a swarm of bees stung him dozens of times. Benjamin Montgomery told 12News he was clearing weeds in a yard near 7th Street and Thomas Road on April 11 when hundreds of bees attacked him. “They swarmed all over me," Montgomery...

GILBERT, Ariz. — A Gilbert family is recovering after a frightening incident on an Arizona freeway sent a piece of metal crashing through their windshield and into their car. Marissa Kendel was riding in the passenger seat as her family drove southbound on U.S. 93 outside Kingman when a...