Mesa AZ

A 30-year-old woman was booked on murder charges after police say she intentionally struck and killed a pedestrian in a hit-and-run. Officers responded just after 4 p.m. on May 3 to the area of 16th Street and Maryland Avenue regarding a collision involving a pedestrian. They found Norris Taft, 52, in critical condition, according to the Phoenix Police Department. He...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A Louisiana man accused in a federal turtle trafficking case was arrested in Arizona. Albert Bazaar appeared before a federal judge in Phoenix on Wednesday, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. He is a former resident of Angie, a small village in southeastern Louisiana. While...

Phoenix City Hall has recently started studying the future of the city’s reversible lanes, which have been controversial since their introduction in the late 1970s. Locals in the Arizona capital do not seem too happy about the debate, however, as trust in local transportation authorities appears to be low.

Neighbors at the Maya Condominiums say they believe the party tied to an officer-involved overnight shooting near Old Town Scottsdale was happening at a short-term rental unit. The chaos started with a shooting at a nearby Circle K before police say it spilled across the street to the condo complex, where officers later shot and critically injured the suspected gunman. Now, as...

SCOTTSDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — A judge is set to decide who gets to be a millionaire next week as a $12 million winning lottery ticket sits in limbo. A lawsuit filed in Maricopa County Superior Court in February asked a judge to determine who is entitled to a $12.8 million Arizona Lottery prize after a winning ticket was sold at a Circle K on 56th...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The City of Phoenix is seeking public opinion on whether to keep reverse lanes on 7th Avenue and 7th Street. Debate has long remained over the rush-hour traffic feature on the “7s.”. Some drivers say the lanes are confusing and dangerous. The city says they...

A 29-year-old man is dead after he was hit by a car while crossing a Phoenix roadway outside of a crosswalk on Monday night, authorities said. The Phoenix Police Department identified the deceased man as Aaron Valentine. Officers responded to the crash near 27th and Northern avenues around 7:41 p.m.

Maricopa County health officials confirmed three new measles cases Wednesday and identified 10 public exposure sites throughout Mesa. People who were at the following locations should watch for symptoms:. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 10725 E. Point Twenty-Two Blvd., Mesa on April 19 from 11 a.m. to...

A dog’s whole world often centers on the human they trust more than anyone, and they give back that devotion with a kind of love that never seems to run out. The happiest dogs are usually the ones curled up in secure homes, surrounded by people who protect them, notice them, and love them the way they deserve.

The U.S. Postal Service is seeking to allow the mailing of concealable firearms, proposing a change to a long-standing federal restriction after the U.S. Department of Justice determined the law is unconstitutional.