Busing issues plague Mesa’s EVIT after feud resolved
Some of the more than 2,500 high school juniors and seniors attending the East Valley Institute of Technology’s Mesa campuses probably were breathing easier last week after it reached an agreement on funding with the nine school districts that sued it. But many others weren’t as they took to...
Women accused of threatening employee while robbing Mesa bank: PD
MESA, Ariz. - Mesa Police say they have arrested a woman in connection with a bank robbery that happened in mid-July. In a statement released on Aug. 3, investigators identified the suspect as 41-year-old Leetasha Yazzie. Police say the bank robbery happened at around 12:30 p.m. on July 13. "Mesa...
Phoenix-area extreme heat warning probably will be extended again, NWS meteorologist says
The ongoing Phoenix-area heat wave is showing no signs of letting up. The Valley has been under an extreme heat warning since July 23. The warning has been extended several times already, and it probably will not end as scheduled Tuesday night, according to meteorologist Chris Kuhlman of the National Weather Service in
Extreme heat grips Arizona before storm chances return mid-week
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Dangerously hot temperatures will continue across Arizona to kick off the work week as an Extreme Heat Warning remains in effect for the Phoenix area and lower deserts through Tuesday evening. While temperatures drop a notch or two compared to Sunday, afternoon highs on Monday will...
Indiana restaurant chain sets opening date for first Harry & Izzy’s AZ location
Huse Culinary, an Indianapolis-based restaurant company, has set an opening date for its first-ever expansion location outside of Indiana.
ABC15 investigates how officers got suspensions overturned in deaf man’s beating
If you want to know why the two Phoenix cops, who repeatedly beat and tasered an innocent deaf man with cerebral palsy, got their suspensions overturned... that’s a secret.
This Arizona Restaurant Has A Jaw-Dropping Glass Ceiling That Will Take Your Breath Away
Some restaurants feed your stomach, but Los Olivos Mexican Patio in Phoenix feeds something deeper, something you didn’t even know was hungry. The moment you walk up to this place, something feels different. It’s not like pulling into a strip mall parking lot and staring at a laminated sign....
Phoenix reacts to The Rhythm Room’s impending closure
We're in the final stretch of our summer campaign. Our goal is to raise $15,000 by August 9 to support the journalism our community relies on. Reader support is helping shape the future of local news. The news hit local concertgoers and members of Phoenix’s music scene out of the...
Driver at large after hitting Phoenix police officer while fleeing traffic stop
Police are looking for a driver who hit one of their officers fleeing a traffic stop in west Phoenix on Sunday.
19-year-old wanted in Chandler ‘sextortion’ scheme captured in Pennsylvania
CHANDLER, Ariz. - A 19-year-old man wanted in Arizona for an alleged sexual extortion scheme has been taken into custody in Pennsylvania following a joint operation by federal and local law enforcement. What we know:. Jayden Lewandowski was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service Philadelphia fugitive task force and the.
