LOCAL NEWS
elections 2026
All of the Arizona Secretary of State’s releases of new batches of reported votes in the Nov. 3 election showed the same three candidates ahead in Legislative District 9 races.
In the lone LD9 …
DATA DRIVEN
New data shows Phoenix is one of the nation's most dangerous cities in which to ride a motorcycle.
Motorcycle crashes claimed 424 lives in Phoenix between 2015 and 2024, giving the city the …
MOTHER AND SON
A mother and her son died Friday afternoon after the vehicle they were in collided with a school bus near Southern Avenue and 80 th Street, Mesa police said. Monday.
Rachel Hughes-Lopez, 49, and …
Business
As You Wish Pottery is celebrating the grand opening of its ninth location Nov. 13-15 in East Mesa.
The studio opened Oct. 2 and joins the lineup of locations in Chandler, Mesa, Tempe, Glendale, …
Development
Arizona Propane is planning a 16,000-square-foot industrial office and shop building in Mesa.
The look and landscaping of the development on the northeast corner of East Pecos Road and South …
Development
Monogram Aerospace — a division of PennAero that specializes in the manufacturing of externally threaded structural fasteners — is planning a 57,857-square-foot industrial development addition to …
2 DEAD
Mesa police are investigating Friday’s deadly two-vehicle collision that involved a Mesa public schools bus, and authorities said Saturday speed may have been a factor in the crash.
The …
COLLISION
Two adults died Friday afternoon after their vehicle collided with a school bus, Mesa police said.
The crash occurred about 4:30 p.m. Nov. 6 at East Southern Avenue and South 80 th Street.
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Signs
Special-use permits have been approved for sign plans for two remodeled Target stores in Mesa.
The Mesa Board of Adjustment voted 4-0 Nov. 4 to approve a consent agenda with other items …
INVESTIGATION
Mesa police are investigating a shooting Thursday night at Skyline High School where a juvenile may have been struck by a “ricocheting projectile,” authorities said.
Police received a report …
Election 2026
Mesa voters Nov. 3 considered four city ballot questions and residents in District 5 voted on a council member runoff between incumbent Alicia Goforth and Aleks Vranicic.
Results for city ballot …
ELECTIONS 2026
Democrats appear poised for victory in Arizona's 8th Legislative District in the 2026 midterm elections, which encompasses parts of Phoenix, Tempe, Scottsdale, Mesa a nd the entirety of the Salt …
Sentenced
Raymond Rukonwitz, 35, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman and sextorting her afterward.
During the summer of 2024, the Maricopa Community Colleges Police …
Environment
Old cellphones, power tools, laptops and other devices have something in common — batteries that shouldn’t end up in household trash.
Mesa-area residents have an opportunity in November to …
Election 2026
In the latest election results update, incumbent Republican Rep. Jake Hoffman had widened his lead over Democrat Jayme Accalia in the Legislative District 15 senate race.
Hoffman holds …
Development
A Terrible’s convenience store with a fuel station has received the green light from the Mesa City Council to go up near the southwest corner of South Crismon Road and East Hampton Avenue in …
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