Mesa AZ

Christopher Scholtes, 37, has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder after his two-year-old daughter, Parker, died in a hot car while he was allegedly playing video games and watching porn. An Arizona man was found dead after he faced sentencing for allegedly drinking beer, playing video games, and watching porn...

The Environmental Protection Agency has begun the cleanup of uranium mine waste in the Lukachukai Mountains near Four Corners on the Navajo Nation. The $13 million effort is part of a Superfund site in Cove, Ariz., at the Mesa V complex that includes three former mines. “Removing mine waste at...

The Phoenix Police Department has issued a Silver Alert for 57-year-old Joseph “Joe” Karlos Guaragna, who went missing earlier this week. According to police, he was last seen around 5:00 p.m. on Monday near 31st Drive and Butler Avenue in Phoenix. The alert notes that Joe has a medical condition that makes him...

People started lining up outside the new Micro Center Phoenix store on Tuesday night. And the crowd only grew from there. By Wednesday morning, hundreds of local geeks packed the sidewalk outside the 35,000-square-foot tech store for its first VIP access day. Employees were blown away by the turnout, but are...

All of the victims of a fire that killed 23 people in Hermosillo last weekend have now been identified, as residents call for justice and transparency from investigators. Authorities on Tuesday said that they had identified the last two victims of Saturday’s explosion at a discount store in the busy city center.

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Newly released video captures a Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputy trying to stop a driver clocked at over 120 mph on Loop 202, sparking a high-speed chase that was terminated before the suspect crashed at Terminal 3 at Phoenix Sky Harbor. The sheriff’s office said one...

The family of an Arizona teenager has filed a lawsuit against the Phoenix Police Department after its officers allegedly broke his wrist and busted open his chin while telling him his dad should beat him. Attorneys representing Sergio Nino III filed a lawsuit against the agency and three of its...

Christopher Scholtes was listed as 'deceased by the Maricopa County Medical Examiner's Office on Wednesday, the same day he was to report to prison.

Mesa Public Schools last week touted its achievements with annual letter grades released last week that gave the district an overall “B,” the same as for the year prior. The A-F letter grades measure school performance by looking at a number of factors but primarily on student academic growth and proficiency in...

(The Center Square) – Bond and budget measures were on their way to being passed, according to early, unofficial results in Arizona’s most populous county. Maricopa County, which is home to Phoenix, published results on its website after polls closed at 8 p.m. Mountain Standard Time Tuesday. The results were based on...