Mesa AZ

CHANDLER, AZ (AZFamily) — Body camera footage from Chandler police released Wednesday shows the response to a drowning at a city pool last summer. The video shows the investigation from moments after a 4-year-old boy was pulled from the water at the Hamilton Aquatic Center to follow-up interviews with witnesses, lifeguards and the boy’s family as investigators tried to answer how it...

Starfish Scottsdale to debut the expansion of Starfish Hospitality Group outside California, opening in McCormick Ranch.

PHOENIX — An investigation has been opened after a south Phoenix playground was damaged by fire, according to officials with the Phoenix Police Department. Phoenix parks personnel called firefighters and police to report that the playground at Nevitt Park, near Baseline Road and 48th Street, had been damaged by a fire. Members of the Phoenix Fire Department Arson Task Force responded to the scene.

PHOENIX — Bagelfelds on 29th Street and Thomas Road has closed after an early morning fire damaged the building, the shop said on Instagram. Firefighters were called to the shop about 5:30 a.m. for a structure fire report, according to the Phoenix Fire Department. Arriving units found smoke coming...

PHOENIX — A traffic stop in Phoenix on April 14 has a driver facing serious charges after drugs and firearms were allegedly found in the car they were driving. The Department of Public Safety said that troopers saw a white Dodge Charger doing "donuts" on Encanto Boulevard near 66th Avenue.

Phoenix-based developer Creation has closed on a 38-acre site in Avondale for an industrial campus dubbed the Avondale Tech Center. Plans call for roughly 700,000 square feet of space aimed at advanced manufacturing and research-and-development users, with several large shallow-bay buildings slated to hit the West Valley market. The site, near Avondale Boulevard and Van Buren Street, represents another...

Eligible Mesa Electric customers could save up to $70 on electric bills this summer. The City of Mesa Energy Resources Department’s Summer Electric Assistance program (SEA) is accepting applications on a first-come, first-served basis for residential customers who demonstrate a financial need. SEA is a residential utility assistance program...

Police in Mesa have arrested 46-year-old Gamacy Gilles after investigators say a staff member at a local senior-living facility groped a resident with dementia. Family-provided video reportedly shows the man kissing the wheelchair-bound woman and fondling her chest, and court documents say the resident later described being touched inappropriately. Gilles was booked on multiple charges, including sexual abuse, assault...

PHOENIX — ProteinHouse, a fast-casual restaurant known for its protein-packed meals, will hold the grand opening for its newest Valley location this weekend. The eatery, which is located near Deer Valley Dr. and 56th St. in north Phoenix, will host the celebration on April 25 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

MESA, AZ — Two people were taken to a hospital following a crash involving a private ambulance in Mesa. At around noon on Wednesday, emergency crews were called to the area of Higley Road and Southern Avenue for reports of a crash. When crews got on scene, they found...