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MESA, Ariz. - Six people, including several children, suffered serious burns in an apartment fire in Mesa on Saturday morning. The Mesa Fire Department responded to a third-alarm fire at the Dobson Glen Condos, just before 2 a.m. on Jan. 24. The two adults and four kids, ranging in ages...

Here we are at the beginning of the second quarter of the 21st century. While many are wondering what this new year holds, that got me wondering what Mesa’s year was like a century ago. Obviously, Mesa is distinctly different in 2026. Compared to our population of about 520,000...

Kevin Ramirez was 15-years-old when he allegedly killed 18-year-old Ethan Devrivera, who was found shot in his car near 71st Avenue and McDowell Road. Investigators say Ramirez fled to Mexico after the shooting.

Glen Guyett’s signs were works of art planted in plain sight along the streets of Phoenix. The prolific artist and designer, who died on Jan. 5, created signs not only functional but fun to look at. They shimmered, curved and flashed their way into the everyday lives of Valley residents for decades.

I’ve long believed that the soul of a culture often hides in its simplest foods. For me, that soul wears a corn husk and goes by “tamale.”. At The Tamale Store in Phoenix, Arizona, that soul is thriving. This is a kitchen born from Sunday family gatherings and from the belief that food should taste like home.

A long line of protesters moved steadily toward Mesa Gateway Airport on the morning of Jan. 24, as they marched through southeast Mesa to protest federal immigration enforcement in Arizona. The demonstration happened the same day federal immigration officers fatally shot a man in Minneapolis during an enforcement...

PHOENIX - Three teenagers were arrested for another teen's murder in north Phoenix back in October. On the night of Oct. 14, Phoenix Police found 17-year-old Marki Terril Anthony with at least one gunshot wound in the area of 12th Street and Bell Road. He was taken to a nearby...

Police in Gilbert and Mesa say a 19-year-old is at the center of a polished luxury-car theft ring that quietly worked the East Valley, targeting pricey, keyless vehicles and leaving push-button-start owners on edge across metro Phoenix. Police Identify Suspect. Investigators have identified Lorenzo Mangiamele as the...

The nation’s second-largest measles outbreak has been spreading in an isolated area of northern Arizona for five months. But now, the extremely infectious disease is hitting Maricopa County, where it may have much more room to spread freely. Last Friday, the Maricopa County Department of Public Health announced a...

The Paradise Valley Unified School District held a hearing this week for Superintendent Todd Cummings. He requested the hearing after the governing board tried to terminate him. It was held in private on Thursday and Friday. Cummings was hired in April 2025 and put on leave in October. In an...