Mesa AZ

Maricopa County prosecutors have offered a plea deal to accused serial rapist James Estep, according to court records.

Carl Steiner walked to the window of a small gray building near downtown Phoenix and gave a worker his name. He stepped away with a box and a cellphone bill. The box is what Steiner had come for: It contained black and red Reebok sneakers to use in his new warehouse job. Steiner doesn’t have a permanent address. His...

When Jenn Duff moved to downtown Mesa in 2009, she recalled it was pretty quiet and that she was able to walk and bike everywhere. However, over time the downtown grew and so did its density. “I find myself more walking and not biking,” said Councilwoman Duff, who represents the...

PHOENIX — Mesa High School has earned an “A” grade for the first time in its history, marking a major academic milestone. The Arizona Department of Education assigns letter grades each academic year based on student proficiency and overall growth. Mesa High School Principal Kirk Thomas, who...

QUEEN CREEK, Ariz. — A missing endangered persons advisory for a 13-year-old last seen in Queen Creek on Sunday afternoon has been cancelled, the city's police department said. On Monday, the Queen Creek Police Department requested a Missing Endangered Person Advisory from the Arizona Department of Public Safety for...

QUEEN CREEK, Ariz. — Police had to respond to multiple massive parties in the East Valley involving minors over the weekend. Videos from the parties went viral on social media, in one instance showing a police helicopter being used to break up a party. On Oct. 31, around 9...

Perhaps the pimp is in the crib, because the average rent in Phoenix is dropping like it’s hot, according to a new study from an online listing website. On Oct. 28, Zumper released a “national rent report” that tracked prices across 100 of the largest cities across the country. The general trend across the nation is...

PHOENIX - Food banks in the Valley are struggling to keep up with increased demand. Monday marked a very busy morning at St. Mary's Food Bank in Phoenix, where spokesperson Jerry Brown expressed concern over the timing of the government shutdown. What they're saying:. "If the government shutdown runs into...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A teenage girl was hospitalized after a shooting at an apartment complex in north Phoenix on Tuesday morning. Just after 8:15 a.m., first responders were dispatched to the Saratoga Ridge Apartments near 16th Street and Bell Road for reports of a shooting. When officers arrived, they...

"You can’t have economic growth if you don’t have water." US officials announce revolutionary facilities to transform waste into drinking water: 'Really going to be a game-changer' first appeared on The Cool Down .