Mesa AZ

TEMPE, Ariz — Tempe police are investigating the vandalism of a Ramadan display on “A” Mountain, an incident local Muslim community members say left them shaken but not deterred. The damage was discovered Tuesday, during the final nights of Ramadan, a sacred month of fasting, prayer and...

Roughly 800 Transportation Security Administration officers at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport have been working without pay for more than a month as a partial Department of Homeland Security funding lapse drags on. Officers say household budgets are squeezed so badly that some cannot afford gas or...

There’s a strange pride that washes over desert locals when the thermometer climbs past 110 degrees. Outsiders look horrified. Locals? They shrug, grab an ice-cold drink, and carry on like nothing’s happening. It sounds borderline irrational, and maybe it is. But there’s something real underneath all that bravado, a...

A record-breaking heat wave is baking the U.S. Southwest, as meteorologists warn of potential health risks.

A small desert town in Southern California experienced scorching 108-degree temperatures on Wednesday, matching the hottest March reading ever documented across the United States. North Shore, California now shares this extreme weather milestone with Rio Grande City, Texas, which first established the record back in...

MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — Police are searching for a suspect after a man was found shot inside a vehicle in Mesa overnight. Mesa Police responded to the area of Brown and Lindsay roads around 10 p.m. on Wednesday and found the man inside an SUV suffering from a gunshot wound.

DeShawn Tarango, a suspect in the New Year’s shooting of 15-year-old Julian Quintana in Central Heights, was transferred to Gila County Jail on March 12 after he was located at a residence in Mesa and taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals Service Task Force on March 3. Authorities...

Experts are reporting a spike in activity as the western U.S. faces a record-breaking heat wave.

The heat is officially moving into the East Valley. Angry Chickz, the rapidly expanding Nashville hot chicken brand, has announced it will open its first Mesa restaurant on April 17. Located at 2105 S. Alma School Road, Suite 102, this debut marks the company’s third location in Arizona and its 37th storefront...

Most people assume you have to travel to some fancy, over-the-top shop to find the best dessert in the country, but this gem right here in Arizona proves that the best things in life usually come in humble packages. Stepping inside feels like walking into a warm, nostalgic hug, but...