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Scottsdale seems to be rolling from one mystery-shrouded scandal to the next. “Forget about ‘Parkingate,’ ” one City Hall insider snarkily commented. “This is ‘Whitmergate.’”. Or, as an onlooker at Mayor Lisa Borowsky’s Jan. 21 press conference on the cryptic suspension of her chief...

A chaotic Friday afternoon street fight in downtown Phoenix left a man with life-threatening injuries and another person detained, according to police. Officers were called to the area of 12th Avenue and Madison Street at about 3:56 p.m., where they found the critically injured man and took him to the hospital....

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.

PHOENIX — Federal authorities are assisting in the search for a Phoenix woman who was kidnapped at gunpoint earlier this week in Mexico, an incident captured on video that has since gone viral online. The video, reportedly taken from the 20-year-old victim’s Cybertruck, appears to show Nicole Pardo Molina...

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.

PHOENIX — A Valley man accused of speeding and causing a deadly crash was sentenced today in court. Richard McKinney received 10.5 years for manslaughter and 7.5 years for aggravated assault. Adam Bates was killed in the 2024 crash near 43rd and Northern avenues. The 37-year-old, his teen daughter,...

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...