Mesa AZ

Searching for a new apartment can be exciting, and stressful. The Phoenix rental market is competitive year-round, a sign of how quickly the city is growing and thriving. With more demand comes more

The Phoenix City Council has approved a $5.2 million lawsuit settlement in connection with a police vehicle having struck a child. The settlement stems from June of 2023, when court records say a Phoenix police vehicle was speeding and hit a toddler. The child was reportedly in a roadway in...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A growing wave of air-conditioning and copper theft is hitting small businesses in west Phoenix, and one property owner says the crime is taking a substantial financial toll. Fares Alzibidi, who owns a multi-business complex near 35th Avenue and Thomas, says thieves stripped five rooftop...

PHOENIX — The family of a man shot and killed by a Phoenix police officer earlier this year is taking the department to court, claiming the officer used excessive force when he fired a single fatal shot into the man’s back. Body camera footage released by the department...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — As Thanksgiving nears, Arizona’s Family Surprise Squad decided not to wait to start giving. Gibby Parra and the Surprise Squad crew stopped by a Valley Fry’s grocery store to surprise shoppers with gift cards — a small gesture with a big impact for families stocking up on essentials.

Phoenix has become the unwelcome host to a recent spate of violence, with police currently investigating two separate shootings that left one woman dead and another seriously injured. According to FOX 10 Phoenix, the first incident occurred around 6 p.m. on Oct. 28, when officers found a woman with a gunshot wound at...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — As Halloween weekend approaches, concerns are growing among parents and police after a string of violent incidents at parties across the Valley. Over the weekend, authorities responded to two shootings and a stabbing, all at Halloween gatherings. Two of those incidents involved teenagers. Now,...

A new AZ Central investigation reveals homelessness in Phoenix has intensified since “The Zone” encampment was cleared, with the unsheltered population rising nearly 40% in the last year. As people experiencing homelessness relocate throughout the city, often farther from services, shrinking pandemic-era funding and...

The federal food assistance program that 42 million Americans and more than 900,000 Arizonans rely on will be suspended on Saturday, Nov. 1. This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said it would not dip into its $6 billion contingency fund to continue paying for critical food benefits under the Supplemental...

Angry Chickz, the boldly flavored Nashville hot chicken restaurant, is coming to Mesa. The restaurant chain recently submitted a permit application to the City of Mesa for a new restaurant to be located at 2015 S. Alma School Road. The restaurant takes over the former Fired Pie pizza shop and is located next to a...