Mesa AZ

PHOENIX - Piano has always been a part of Freya Terris' life. "The first thing I remember really doing was playing Defying Gravity from Wicked with my piano teacher ... I was about six," Terris said. Two years ago, everything changed. "It might be fair to say I love playing...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A powerful ridge of high pressure is strengthening this week, bringing dangerously hot conditions to south-central Arizona from Tuesday through Thursday. What to Expect. The National Weather Service has issued an Extreme Heat Warning from 10 a.m. Tuesday through 8 p.m. Thursday — and we’re calling.

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — For the second edition of Desert Table, the series is looking beyond restaurant walls and into the Sonoran Desert itself, where local growers and creators say Arizona’s landscape has shaped the region’s food story for generations. At The Urban Farm in Phoenix, the lesson...

For 9-year-old Eden Armstrong, stepping onto a wrestling or Brazilian jiu-jitsu mat isn’t intimidating – it’s fun. That sense of fun has taken the Queen Creek youngster from her first grappling class just two years ago to championship titles in both sports, invitation-only superfights and international competition in B

The City of Mesa’s 2025 Consumer Confidence Report confirms that Mesa’s drinking water continues to meet or exceed all state and federal drinking water standards. For more than 100 years, the City has been committed to providing its customers with safe, reliable drinking water. The annual report provides...

Serving as Chandler’s mayor is a grand adventure that continues today. Our community is stronger than ever, and our treasure is in plain sight and on full display through people who make Chandler what it is: resilient, innovative, caring and full of promise. From our early days as a...

"You don't know from day to day if you're gonna find the house on the corner."

Fireworks started an apartment fire in the East Valley on Saturday, according to Mesa fire officials.

Mesa, Arizona — An Arizona man is facing criminal charges after police say they found his disabled adult son in shocking living conditions, allegedly left in a bathtub for weeks without proper care. According to investigators, Melvin Shimkus, 52, was arrested on a charge of vulnerable adult abuse after...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A deadly crash involving two semitrucks and an SUV has closed a major road in west Phoenix. While details remain limited, first responders were called to the crash in the area of Buckeye Road and 71st Avenue. Arizona’s Family crews at the scene saw two semitrucks...