Mesa AZ

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...

An East Valley teacher has been sentenced to more than 100 years in prison for crimes committed against two of his former adolescent students. Cory Kapahulehua, 44, was recently sentenced to 187 years in an Arizona prison after being convicted of many felony counts, including child molestation and sexual behavior...

PHOENIX - A man was hurt in a shooting involving an immigration officer early Wednesday morning along Interstate 10 in north Phoenix, authorities said. According to the Department of Homeland Security, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers pulled over a vehicle at 4 a.m. in the northbound lanes...

Newly released court documents are revealing more about a potential motive on what led up to a deadly shooting at a senior living community in west Phoenix over the weekend. Micaela Marshall reports.

PHOENIX — During these tough economic times, people are increasingly in need of resources to keep their families fed and housed. ABC15 is working to help ensure hunger isn't an issue and assisting families with locating resources. With potential changes to SNAP benefits creating additional uncertainty, local food...