Mesa AZ

A 38-year-old woman was taken into custody after a reported carjacking involving a Hamilton High School student in Chandler that prompted a brief lockdown Tuesday afternoon. The student was not injured, and school officials worked with police to secure the campus. Authorities located and arrested the suspect the...

PINAL COUNTY, AZ (AZFamily) — A stretch of Interstate 10 has reopened south of the Phoenix area after a deadly crash late Wednesday. The two-vehicle crash happened around 8:30 p.m. on eastbound I-10 near Casa Blanca Road at the start of a marked construction zone. A spokesperson with the...

MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — The owners of a long-embattled Mesa assisted living facility are permanently barred from caring for vulnerable adults, following an abuse and neglect settlement on Wednesday. The Arizona Attorney General’s Office said the former Heritage Village Assisted Living, owned by Gary and Tracy...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A Phoenix man linked to dozens of thefts at Home Depot locations across the Valley has been arrested, according to newly obtained court documents. Court records showed Chance Mason, 30, was identified as the suspect in a series of organized retail theft crimes that took place between December...

Former Peoria City Manager Jeff Tyne will lead the new Center for Local Government Education and Innovation at ASU.

A Mesa couple got the entrepreneurial spirit last year and opened a taco cart, catering service and bakery all under the Amadeus brand. “It’s Latin for ‘God’s love’ or ‘lover of God,’” explained Peter Gloria, who runs the businesses with his wife Felicitas Contreras. “It’s unique how we found that name. We didn’t...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A driver who was working on his broken-down vehicle was hit by another car overnight in the Laveen area of Phoenix. The crash happened around 3:50 a.m. near 31st Avenue and Baseline Road. Phoenix Police said initial information shows that the first vehicle was driving on...

Tucked behind a gas station on Bell Road in Scottsdale sits one of Arizona’s best-kept secrets. The Thumb looks like an ordinary fuel stop from the outside, but step through those doors and you’ll discover award-winning barbecue that rivals anything you’d find in Texas or Kansas City.

Yelp released its list of Top 100 Places to Eat in 2026, and four Arizona restaurants made the cut: three in metro Phoenix and one in Tucson. The list was put together by first identifying businesses in the restaurant category, then ranking those spots based on factors such as the total volume and ratings of reviews....

PHOENIX — A new manufacturing facility that will create more than 500 jobs is coming to the West Valley. The Electric Research and Manufacturing Cooperative (ERMCO) operation will be located at 15784 W. Hatcher Road in Waddell, about 30 miles northwest of downtown Phoenix, near Loop 303 and Northern Avenue.