Mesa AZ

Four gang members were arrested in connection with Sunday’s shooting on US 60 freeway near Greenfield Road in Mesa, according to the Mesa Police Department. The shooting occurred around 2:30 p.m., and authorities closed the surface road in both directions to allow for an investigation. “Multiple shots were fired...

A demographer told the Chandler Unified School District Governing Board that they should expect to lose about 7,500 students over the next decade. It could also be more, or less, according to Rick Brammer of Applied Economics, who laid out three possible scenarios for the board at its Oct. 7 meeting.

Won’t want to miss this. Recently, it seems as if country music and rodeo festivals have gotten better each and every year. And while there’s some undoubtedly stiff competition, there’s no denying that The Hondo Rodeo Fest has consistently given fans some of the best country music and rodeo has to offer. Combining the ever-popular world of rodeo, complete with bull riding, barrel racing, steer wrestling, saddle bronc riding, multiple roping events and many more events, with live music, Hondo […]

CHANDLER, AZ — Niccole Branson was diagnosed with Stage 3 stomach cancer five years ago. After undergoing numerous surgeries, treatments, chemotherapy, radiation and a recurrence in 2024, today she's fighting her second recurrence — now Stage 4. "When I heard that I had stomach cancer, I had no...

The Arizona Department of Transportation invites the public to attend two public meetings to provide input on options to address traffic operations, safety, and regional travel growth along Interstate 10 between the Deck Park Tunnel and the I-10/I-17 Split interchange in Central Phoenix. An in-person public meeting is planned for...

MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — A woman accused of driving the wrong way on an East Valley off-ramp after a hit-and-run was more than three times over the legal limit, authorities say. The incident happened on Oct. 4, when state troopers received multiple reports of a wrong-way vehicle near Loop...

The increasingly contentious national debate over data centers moved into Mesa last week as Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes told a town hall that their explosive growth threatens to leave communities with higher utility bills, a range of health and environmental problems and inadequate government oversight. Addressing over 250 people...

With just over two weeks until Election Day, the anti-MAGA “No Kings” protests returned to the Valley, and the largest, organized by LUCHA, had a twist this time. Instead of marching to the state Capitol, protesters paraded from Grant Park to the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center where protesters dropped off their ballots for early voting.

Phoenix, Mesa and surrounding communities face heavy downpours, possible flooding and gusty storms.

Arizona superintendent of public instruction candidate Dr. Teresa Leyba Ruiz discussed her vision for public schools in the state during an education open forum Wednesday Oct. 7 at Mesa Community College (MCC) Presented by MCC’s Journalism and New Media Studies Program and The Mesa Legend, the forum gave students and...