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For 17-year-old Shilo Karakkattu, scam calls weren’t an abstract threat — they were weekly disruptions in his grandparents’ Eastmark home. After watching them navigate everything from fake Medicare calls to fraudsters posing as government agencies, the BASIS Mesa junior built ScamSafe, an AI‑powered website that helps

Two flight schools filed a lawsuit against the city of Mesa, asking a federal court to block new landing fees at Falcon Field Airport. CAE Aviation Academy Phoenix and Thrust Flight Properties filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court, saying a city resolution passed in March that charges $20.35 per landing for most pla

PHOENIX - It is an act many are still wrapping their heads around. "It tends to throw people quite a bit because it just seems so very, very unnatural," said Dr. Rebecca Hsu, a forensic pathologist at Hsu Enterprises. Thirty-one-year-old Fenris Lu is accused of breaking into the Maricopa County...

Tucked away in Mesa, Arizona, Deseret Industries Thrift Store and Donation Center is one of the Valley’s best-kept secrets for budget-friendly shopping. Whether you are hunting for gently used clothing, furniture, books, or household items, this store has something for everyone. With a 4.6-star rating and hundreds of h

MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — A driver was arrested after troopers found a pile of alcohol bottles inside a vehicle following a crash in Mesa last week. Arizona Department of Public Safety troopers responded to a two-vehicle crash on State Route 87 near Desert Lane on May 15. When troopers arrived, they found out a driver had

A man died after he was struck by gunfire from a passing vehicle on Wednesday morning in Phoenix, authorities said. Officers with the Phoenix Police Department responded to the scene near Interstate 17 and Central Avenue at 9:15 a.m. They found the victim, 43-year-old Eddie Carrillo, who was brought to...

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MESA, Ariz. — A grand jury has charged a man with 44 felony counts of organized retail theft for a series of "skip scanning" schemes perpetrated at Home Depot stores across the East Valley. Mesa police reported arresting 53-year-old Chad Planck last month for allegedly taking about $9,000 worth...

GLENDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — A golf club thief nicknamed the “Golf Club Bub” has landed in the rough, with a six-year prison sentence for a string of Valley thefts. Connor Joseph Burgess, 31, received his sentence after pleading guilty to three felony charges of organized retail theft, Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitc

A man was rushed to the hospital with serious injuries after a shooting Wednesday night near 19th Avenue and Bell Road in north Phoenix, turning an already tense stretch of Bell Road into an active crime scene as officers searched for the gunman. Phoenix police say officers were called out...