Mesa AZ

There’s a certain kind of knowledge that only comes from living through a Southwest summer. It’s not the kind of thing tourists understand until they’re standing on asphalt that’s softening beneath their shoes at noon in Phoenix, or watching a thermometer creep past 115 degrees while their GPS signal flickers out...

A Saturday morning hike on Lookout Mountain in north Phoenix turned scary fast when a hiker was swarmed by bees and left trapped on the trail, prompting a full-on technical rescue and aerial evacuation plan from city crews. Rescue Teams Ascend Lookout Mountain. According to Arizona's Family, Phoenix fire crews...

PHOENIX — An arrest has been made in the 2023 death of a young mother at Phoenix's Steele Indian School Park. Karrisa Danyelle Hamilton was found dead from a gunshot wound inside her car on the night of Feb. 5, 2023, at the park near Central Avenue and Indian School Road.

PHOENIX — Phoenix police are investigating a stabbing reported early Friday morning at a bar in the downtown area. At about 2:30 a.m. on April 3, officers were dispatched to the area of 3rd Avenue and Fillmore Street for reports of a stabbing. A short time later, police received another call about a stabbing near...

MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — Mesa police asked Friday for the public’s help identifying two people who may have been photographed without their knowledge in bathrooms. The investigation started when a family called police on Feb. 10, just before 10:30 p.m., after they said they saw someone recording a 17-year-old family...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Two motorcyclists were arrested after allegedly driving more than 115 mph on a major Phoenix freeway last week, with one rider leading troopers on a short chase. On March 29, an Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper was on an overpass along Loop 202 near Sky...

A groundbreaking survey inside Estrella Jail found that roughly half of the women locked up there say they have been sex trafficked. The confidential questionnaire, completed by 408 incarcerated women, represents about half of the jail’s female population and also surfaced extremely high rates of sexual assault and...

Every month, the Roosevelt Row Arts District closes its streets for a multi-block party with local vendors, artists and music — except for this April. A recent statement from Roosevelt Row Community Development Corporation said there will be no street closures or vendors this month, but businesses, galleries and arts...

Mesa, Arizona, is one of the fastest-growing cities in the country, offering a mix of suburban comfort, desert scenery, and big-city convenience. If you’re considering a move, understanding housing, neighborhoods, amenities, and daily life will help you decide if Mesa is the right fit. Housing and Cost of Living.

A Queen Creek family is turning grief into a full-court press on federal regulators after a January 2 helicopter crash near Telegraph Canyon killed an experienced pilot and three of his relatives. Elizabeth McCarty Gallup, who lost four family members in the collision, has taken her campaign to Washington, calling...