Mesa AZ

Phoenix-based developer Creation has closed on a 38-acre site in Avondale for an industrial campus dubbed the Avondale Tech Center. Plans call for roughly 700,000 square feet of space aimed at advanced manufacturing and research-and-development users, with several large shallow-bay buildings slated to hit the West Valley market. The site, near Avondale Boulevard and Van Buren Street, represents another...

Eligible Mesa Electric customers could save up to $70 on electric bills this summer. The City of Mesa Energy Resources Department’s Summer Electric Assistance program (SEA) is accepting applications on a first-come, first-served basis for residential customers who demonstrate a financial need. SEA is a residential utility assistance program...

Police in Mesa have arrested 46-year-old Gamacy Gilles after investigators say a staff member at a local senior-living facility groped a resident with dementia. Family-provided video reportedly shows the man kissing the wheelchair-bound woman and fondling her chest, and court documents say the resident later described being touched inappropriately. Gilles was booked on multiple charges, including sexual abuse, assault...

PHOENIX — ProteinHouse, a fast-casual restaurant known for its protein-packed meals, will hold the grand opening for its newest Valley location this weekend. The eatery, which is located near Deer Valley Dr. and 56th St. in north Phoenix, will host the celebration on April 25 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

MESA, AZ — Two people were taken to a hospital following a crash involving a private ambulance in Mesa. At around noon on Wednesday, emergency crews were called to the area of Higley Road and Southern Avenue for reports of a crash. When crews got on scene, they found...

A portion of Loop 101 is shut down in the northwestern part of the Valley on Wednesday morning due to a vehicle fire investigation. The closure was put in place in the southbound lanes near Union Hills Drive, Arizona Department of Public Safety officials say. There is no estimated reopening time.

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...

First responders were called to reports of the crash around 7:30 a.m. on Camelback Road near the Interstate 17 access road. Seven people were hospitalized.

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...