Mesa AZ

The family of a man who Phoenix police mistakenly shot and killed in January recently filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the officer and the city. The lawsuit, which demands a jury trial, follows a $25 million notice of claim filed the month after Christian Diaz was killed. Court records...

Desert Botanical Garden celebrates the return of outdoor season with its Great Fall Kickoff Festival, running October 9–18. The 10-day celebration brings seasonal activities, hands-on crafts, live music and fall-inspired food to the Phoenix destination, with experiences for visitors of all ages. The festival coincides with the opening of...

MESA, AZ — Bill Burr says he has never performed in Mesa before. That changes next weekend. The first-ever Fastball Comedy Festival comes to Sloan Park on Oct. 17-18. Organizers say the event is expected to draw 15,000 fans per day. The stage will be placed at second base...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A man from Mexico ran a stash house with inhumane conditions, including exterior door locks that prevented anyone from leaving, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona. Hector Ambrosio Ruiz, 30, of Mexico, was arrested Thursday after Homeland Security agents served...

The nominee for lieutenant governor on the Democratic ticket is brushing aside the multiple speeding tickets he got while mayor of Mesa. "I've lived in Arizona my entire life, and we've all seen that camera flash and realized we were going a little too fast," John Giles said in prepared comments Thursday.

The Dump Luxe Furniture Outlets are closing all eight of their stores in five states: Arizona, Georgia, Illinois, Texas and Virginia. The company said on October 8 that the stores will close permanently, and a going-out-of-business sale started that morning at all eight. No last day for the stores has been announced. The sale is […]

LAVEEN, AZ (AZFamily) — A Laveen family is without a place to live after their house caught on fire early Friday morning. Phoenix firefighters were called to the fire around 4 a.m. at a home near 45th Avenue and Estrella Drive, east of the Loop 202 South Mountain. Crews arrived to find heavy smoke and flames pouring from inside the house.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 06: Ben Crump speaks onstage during WayMaker Men's Summit Presented By BET Experience – Day 2 at The Beehive on June 06, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET) Months after Eryn Bonner was arrested by Tempe police for allegedly interfering with officers, bodycam footage of her arrest surfaced in the media and has since gone viral. As attorney Ben Crump came across the footage, he spoke out against it on Facebook. The civil ri

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A big change in the weather is expected this weekend, with showers and thunderstorms possible in the Phoenix area, stronger winds Sunday and a sharp drop in temperatures. Friday will stay hot and dry, with a high near 103 degrees. Temperatures are forecast to fall into...

Ryan Brown seemed to have everything going for him – he survived two open-heart surgeries, worked as a senior systems engineer and was a new dad for a second time. His wife, Helena, was in the hospital after having given birth to their daughter on Christmas Eve 2024 when 33-year-old Brown died. The couple’s first child is a son.