Mesa AZ

A new state law requiring larger cities in Arizona to allow multi-unit housing in single-family neighborhoods took effect with the start of the new year. It has been a controversial topic, sparking debate amongst those for and against it at recent Phoenix City Council meetings.

PHOENIX - For 18 months, Darryl Brandt has used a transformed city bus to deliver more than 1,200 free haircuts to people experiencing homelessness across the Phoenix metro area. But the mobile barbershop that he calls a "vehicle for change" is now stalled following a New Year’s catalytic converter theft....

Craving tamales where the masa is light, steamy, and never dry, and the fillings actually overflow the husk? You are in the right place. These Arizona icons prove that tradition and patience still rule, from Tucson legends to Phoenix neighborhood staples. Bring an appetite and a little curiosity, because the best...

In a tragic culmination of what appears to be gang-related violence, the Phoenix Police Department has been piecing together a deadly incident involving rival motorcycle groups. The confrontation, which occurred on Nov. 28 near a downtown Phoenix freeway ramp, ended with two fatalities and has now led to multiple...

More than 25 years after his brother was gunned down in central Phoenix, Dan Levey sued to keep his older brother’s killer in prison. After a year-and-a-half court battle, that’s where the convicted killer will stay. “I don’t see any redeeming reason to let this person out,” Dan...

Wing Snob, the fast casual restaurant chain that specializes in fresh, made to order chicken wings, boneless wings, and more, is opening another Phoenix-area location. The restaurant has signed a lease to occupy a space at East Gate Plaza, a new 17-acre development, located at Ellsworth and Elliot Roads in Mesa....

A new rapid test for Valley Fever developed in Phoenix is getting ready to go on the market and will be a game-changer for doctors in diagnosing the disease.

Phoenix Police detectives are investigating an early New Year's morning stabbing that left one man dead in south Phoenix according to a press release.

In 2025, a plethora of national, and some international, restaurant chains debuted in metro Phoenix. Highlights included the long-awaited debut of Sweetgreen at Scottsdale Quarter , plus another location in Phoenix's Biltmore area; Chinese hot pot chain Haidilao at the newly expanded Mekong Plaza in Mesa; and the...

Arizona’s Family (3TV / CBS 5) reporter Mickaela Castillo says it started the way a lot of nights in Phoenix start: someone orders an Uber expecting a safe, boring trip from point A to point B.