SAFE Alert issued for missing 89-year-old man last seen in Phoenix
Authorities issued a SAFE Alert on Sunday for a missing 89-year-old man last seen in Phoenix. Sebunyenyeri Munyangeri was last seen near the area of 43rd Avenue and Thomas Road around 1 p.m., according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety. Munyangeri is 5-foot-6 and weighs 140 pounds, has black...
Longhorns didn’t even need a consistent strike zone to beat the Sun Devils
The Texas softball team easily could have complained about the officiating in Game 3 of their Super Regional, but the Longhorns didn't need to.
Man dead after hit-and-run crash near Mesa shopping center, police say
MESA, Ariz. — A man is dead after a hit-and-run crash near a Mesa shopping center on Saturday night, according to the city's police department. Around 11 p.m., officers were called to a parking lot near the Mesa Grand Shopping Center, located at Stapley Drive and Baseline Road intersection, for a crash involving a pede
3 Arizona students participate in national spelling bee
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Three Arizona eighth graders are headed to a national spelling bee to test their skills this week. The 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee, now in its 101st year, begins Tuesday with preliminary rounds. Quarterfinals and semifinals are set for Wednesday, followed by the finals on Thursday.
Mesa ponders lawsuit against fire truck manufacturers
Mesa may join the growing number of municipalities nationwide filing antitrust suits against the country’s three predominant fire truck manufacturers, accusing them of colluding to drive up prices of much-needed safety apparatuses. Fire truck prices have doubled in the last 10 years and the wait time for new trucks...
Mesa Family Still Haunted, Killer On Loose Five Years After Teen’s Slaying
Five years after 19-year-old Kelly Roach was found shot in Mesa, his killing is still an open case and his family is still waiting for answers. Roach was discovered with multiple gunshot wounds, and investigators say some of his personal property and his vehicle were taken after the attack. The latest appeal from detec
1 dead, 8 hospitalized after serious crash on Mesa highway
MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — One person is dead, and eight others are in the hospital after a rollover crash involving a passenger van in Mesa on Sunday morning. Two vehicles, including a large passenger van, collided on State Route 24 near Signal Butte Road. One of the vehicles rolled over and landed upside down, according t
Graduate is 2nd woman ever to be ASU’s Sparky
Sydney Lindon-Lake walked up to a fundraiser, duffle bag stuffed with equipment in hand, excited to work one of the first events with her new job. She approached the person coordinating her appearance and unzipped her bag to reveal its contents: the head, pads and jersey of Sparky, Arizona State’s mascot.
Home sellers are cutting prices in 5 cities across the country in dire sign...
Home sellers across several major US cities are slashing asking prices at alarming rates as once red-hot housing markets continue to cool - raising fresh fears for homeowners.
Gilbert Council narrowly OKs strip mall rezoning
Big-box retailer Target will soon be coming to a 16-acre parcel on the southeast corner of Higley and Ocotillo roads after the Gilbert Town Council approved a controversial rezoning. Dubbing it the Higley and Ocotillo Retail Center, developer SimonCRE had requested to change the plot’s original zoning of “shopping cent

















