Mesa AZ

PHOENIX — Five people, including a child, were transported to a hospital in critical condition on Saturday after a multivehicle accident. Firefighters responded to the collision near 23rd and Southern Avenues around 6:30 p.m. Saturday evening, according to the Phoenix Fire Department. The crews found two cars...

MESA, AZ — The historic Mesa Temple received unexpected recognition over Easter weekend, winning the 2026 Faith and Form International Award for Religious Architecture and Art for a renovation completed in 2021, church leaders and local officials said. GSBS Architects said the award honored improvements to the...

A disturbing discovery at a Phoenix hotel has led to the arrest of a 26-year-old man after police say a 44-year-old victim was killed in a room and later found in the trunk of a car. On Saturday, March 28, officers were alerted to a possible homicide at a hotel...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Three men were arrested Saturday night after a lengthy police pursuit that began in north Phoenix and ended west of the Valley. Shortly after 9:30 p.m., officers responded to reports of a noise disturbance near 29th Street and Kathleen Road, just north of Greenway Road, according to the Phoenix...

Mesa-based Copa Health Inc. has filed a lawsuit against former CEO Sharareh (Shar) Najafi-Piper. The lawsuit, filed in Maricopa County Superior Court, also names Najafi-Piper’s husband Brian Piper and Roya Health LLC. According to the lawsuit, board members learned that Najafi-Piper used Copa’s resources, employees...

SUN CITY, Ariz — An 80-year-old veteran in the Phoenix area is continuing to work as a ride-share driver, helping cover mounting medical expenses for himself and his wife as they both face serious health challenges. Richard Hoppin, a former Marine who served in Vietnam, spends five days a...

UConn head coach Geno Auriemma issued an apology for his actions at the end of Friday’s Final Four game against South Carolina, but many noticed one thing was missing. Auriemma issued an apology on Saturday, one day after his heated postgame confrontation with South Carolina coach Dawn Staley following South...

In professional kitchens where speed is currency and pressure never lets up; struggles can hide in plain sight. Restaurant and hospitality workers consistently rank among the highest rates of substance use in the American workforce, a reality long acknowledged but rarely addressed with meaningful structure. Ling &...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Cold case units in Arizona solved at least two major cases this week, bringing answers to families who waited years for closure. In 1994, 13-year-old Christina “Tina” Plante vanished from a small Arizona town without a trace. A newly formed cold case unit reopened the investigation, using modern...

This month, school resource officers for Great Hearts Arizona Charter Schools used spring break to spring into action, participating in a week-long program that culminated in a full-day, scenario-based active-shooter exercise at Lincoln Preparatory Academy in Chandler. Over a dozen officers participated in the...