Hawaiian Bros is Heading to Medina Station
Hawaiian Bros Island Grill, one of the country’s fastest growing chains, is opening another restaurant in Arizona. Mesa’s Medina Station has announced that Hawaiian Bros. will join a robust roster of retail, restaurant, and service tenants such as Cafe Zupas, Einstein Brothers Bagels, Good Vets, Boot Barn, and Dick’s...
Maricopa County attorney announces 3 indictments after recent police shootings
PHOENIX (AZFamily) —Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell on Thursday announced indictments against three suspects over crimes against law enforcement that happened on the same night, just hours apart. Prosecutors said Darrelle Bell, 51, was charged with 21 counts of aggravated assault after allegedly shooting a...
Arizona teen calls for prosthetic insurance reform while chasing Paralympic dream
SCOTTSDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — As Team USA sits in third place for the medal count at the Winter Games, one Scottsdale teen is well on her way to living out her Olympic dream. Bridget Korn, 14, is the youngest female athlete on the U.S. Paralympic Development volleyball team and is pushing for policy change to help...
Lawsuit looms as prosecutors weigh charges in Phoenix police shooting
Loved ones of a man who was mistakenly shot and killed by Phoenix police plan to file a lawsuit as prosecutors think about possible charges against the officer. The family is seeking $25 million as the investigation continues. Body-cam and surveillance footage raise urgent questions about what happened in that chaos.
Engine failure found in wreckage of deadly plane crash near Gila Bend
GILA BEND, AZ (AZFamily) — Federal investigators released a new report Wednesday about a deadly plane crash that found that part of the engine failed and the parachute system didn’t deploy correctly. The preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board said the pilot and passenger in a...
Shots Fired, Streets Sealed Before Mesa Barricade Ends In Arrests
A Mesa apartment complex near Southern Avenue and Greenfield Road turned into a large police scene late Thursday afternoon after reports of shots fired and a person possibly barricaded inside one of the units. By the time the dust settled, officers had cleared the area, said everyone involved was in custody, and...
3 people shot east of ASU’s Tempe Campus, police say
TEMPE, Ariz. — Three people were reportedly shot east of ASU's Tempe Campus early Friday morning, according to the Tempe Police Department. Around 4 a.m., officers were called to a shooting near East Apache Boulevard and South McClintock Drive. Upon arrival, police found three people with gunshot wounds. All...
Metro Phoenix grocery stores had spoiled ice cream, expired tacos
Maricopa County health inspectors cited nine metro Phoenix grocery stores and other retail establishments for several priority food safety violations during the week of Feb. 2. Violations included spoiled ice cream, expired tacos, warm dairy drinks and plumbing issues. Maricopa County Environmental Services regulates...
DCS target of lawsuit over 2022 death of ‘tortured’ Scottsdale boy
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The Arizona Department of Child Safety faces a lawsuit over the death of an 11-year-old boy who was murdered inside a Scottsdale motel four years ago. The lawsuit filed this month says the boy’s grandparents tortured him and his younger brother despite several calls to DCS warning of abuse.
East Valley Institute of Technology in Mesa fires new shot in war with 9...
The East Valley Institute of Technology last week asked a judge to dispense with a hearing and use the court filings to decide the lawsuit filed by nine East Valley school districts against it. And according to the “motion for judgment on the pleadings,” EVIT said there’s only one way...

















