2 Poston Junior High students arrested during ICE protest
MESA, Ariz. — Two students of Poston Junior High School were arrested Friday during an anti-ICE protest in Mesa. During the protest, the students were seen throwing things at officers, according to the Mesa Police Department. >> Live, local, breaking. Download the 12News app. One student was arrested and...
Man charged in death of Phoenix flight attendant found incompetent for trial
DENVER — The man accused of fatally stabbing two people and injuring two others last January in a series of attacks along 16th Street in downtown Denver was found incompetent to proceed to trial. Elijah Caudill was arrested in three stabbings – one of them deadly – that happened...
3 displaced after garage fire spreads to roof in Phoenix
Three people were forced from their home after a garage fire broke out near 13th Avenue and Union Hills Drive. No one was hurt in the fire.
Seven Arizonans federally charged in trafficking plot to send guns to Mexico
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Seven people from Arizona, a California man and a Montana man were charged in federal court because prosecutors said they had schemed and lied to buy guns they wanted to smuggle into Mexico, prosecutors announced Friday. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Arizona, the...
Shooting leaves man dead in west Phoenix
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A man is dead after a shooting in west Phoenix Friday morning. Just after 8 a.m., first responders were called to the area of 27th Avenue and Indian School Road on reports of a shooting, according to the Phoenix Police Department. When officers arrived, they found...
Records show Phoenix officer fatally shot man fighting with intruder. Now the intruder could...
PHOENIX — The man who allegedly broke into a Valley home and fired several gunshots, resulting in a Phoenix police officer fatally shooting one of the home's occupants, is facing several felony charges. Court records have identified Edgar Garcia, 33, as the suspect who allegedly caused a violent commotion...
Hadrian opens $200 million facility in Mesa, brings 350 jobs
On Jan. 29, Hadrian, an advanced manufacturing company building AI-powered factories, celebrated the opening of its a large-scale manufacturing and software hub in Mesa. Hadrian has invested $200 million in the 290,000-square-foot facility — named Factory 3 (F3) — which will bring over 350 new jobs to the community...
Mesa Fire captain charged in DUI death
A Mesa fire captain will likely lose his job after he was accused of being drunk behind the wheel in an accident that killed a father of five children in New Mexico. The 45-year-old Casey Russell, who earned $124,462 annually, was put on paid leave with disciplinary processes underway, according to city spokesman...
People Drive From All Over Arizona To Dine At This Legendary Fried Chicken Restaurant
Arizona’s deserts may be dry, but the aroma of this place is a different kind of thirst-quencher. On Main Street in Mesa sits a fried chicken joint that has people driving from Tucson, Flagstaff, and every corner of Arizona just to get a taste. Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken...
Mesa teen missing after last seen at school
MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — A 16-year-old girl has been reported missing after she did not return home from school this week. The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) asked the public for help finding Laila Champagne Garcia, who was last seen Monday at Red Mountain High School in Mesa, where she is a student.

















