Mesa AZ

TONTO NATIONAL FOREST, AZ (AZFamily) — Canyon Lake, a man-made reservoir and scenic boating destination east of the Valley, will be closed for a few months next year for scheduled dam maintenance. Water levels at the Tonto National Forest lake will be lowered by 54 feet for 16 weeks...

PHOENIX — The city of Phoenix has plans to build three plants where recycled water will be purified to create a sustainable source of drinking water. The advanced water purification (AWP) facilities will take treated wastewater and send it through additional processes, including reverse osmosis and ultraviolet...

In the land of saguaros and sunshine, there exists a bargain hunter’s paradise where $5 can buy you a designer shirt and $50 might furnish an entire living room. Welcome to Deseret Industries Thrift Store & Donation Center in Mesa, Arizona – affectionately dubbed “D.I.” by the loyal shoppers who make pilgrimages from...

Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne delivered a statement to the Phoenix Union High School District following a knife fight between two female students at Carl Hayden High School on Monday, calling the incident proof that the board made a "major mistake" in rejecting armed security officers. Tom...

PHOENIX, Ariz. — A Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba movie screening in Arizona descended into chaos when a man allegedly stood up mid-showing, unzipped his pants, and urinated on the audience, horrifying families and children before being punched, arrested, and charged. The man was identified as Limil Hull. Witnesses...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Valley Metro’s light rail operators are considering a strike over concerns about working conditions, and now Arizona’s Family has learned about similar safety concerns being made by the transit operator’s bus drivers. The Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), which represents the agency’s light rail...

A Valley father and husband was killed in Tempe after another driver, suspected of being impaired, ran a red light.

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Gas prices are climbing in the Valley, up almost 50 cents a gallon in the area over the last month. The average price for a gallon of gas in Maricopa County is $3.86, while the national average is $3.20. Patrick De Haan with GasBuddy says there...

PHOENIX — The owner of a behavioral health facility in Mesa has been ordered to pay millions of dollars in restitution after he admitted to fraudulently billing Arizona's Medicaid system, officials said. Kenneth Harrison, 45, of Georgia was sentenced Monday in federal court to 52 months in prison after...

There’s a retail revolution happening in Chandler, Arizona, and it’s changing how locals approach fashion, budgeting, and sustainability—all under one stylishly organized roof. Uptown Cheapskate has become the worst-kept secret among Arizona’s fashion-savvy shoppers who want designer labels without designer payment...