LOCAL NEWS
Contest
The Mesa Historic Preservation Board is sponsoring a historical essay and visual arts contest to encourage young students to learn more about their city’s past.
The historical essay …
MPS LAYOFFS
Outgoing Mesa Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Andi Fourlis spoke on recent layoffs that the district has had to do thanks to rising costs, less funding and declining enrollment in a YouTube video.
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Opinion
Like their colleagues across the country, Arizona firefighters put their lives on the line every day to save others. The most dangerous occupational hazard they face isn’t blazing flames but …
Courts
Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell has announced that Alex Anthony Madrid, 42, has received the death penalty for the murder of 14-year-old Claudia Lucero, a freshman at Westwood High School in …
Northbound traffic lanes of State Route 87, Beeline Highway, have been closed to traffic between Mesa and Shea Boulevard due to a police search.
According to reports, Arizona Department of …
MUSIC
It’s only January but early 2025 figures to be big for rock and roll legend – and Valley favorite – Alice Cooper.
POLICE
An 18-year-old has been arrested as the suspect in two cases of assault and indecent exposure in November and December along the Western Canal, Mesa police said.
Authorities interviewed Gavin …
Development
The owner of four industrial buildings totaling 614,544 square feet east of the northeast corner of South Sossaman Road and East Pecos Road in Mesa is seeking to add outdoor storage yards to attract …
First responders
The Mesa Police Department took the following reports of a robbery and burglaries Jan. 1-7:
Burglary at a residence/home, reported Jan. 1 in the 1400 block of South Ellsworth Rod.
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MESA CITY COUNCIL
The Mesa City Council voted unanimously to approve a four-year contract at its Jan. 13 meeting that will provide funding for the city to overhaul its online utility customer portal.
According to …
Things to do
Falcon Field Airport in Mesa is coordinating with aircraft owners to host Cockpit Close-Up, a free community event 8-10 a.m. Saturday.
It features volunteer pilots based at Falcon Field and …
Things to do
Mesa and its residents will be paying tribute to the leadership and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The day of remembrance on Martin Luther King Day, Monday, Jan. 20 will begin with the …
Development
SA Recycling — a metal collection facility near West Southern Avenue and South Center Street in Mesa — is relocating about 200 feet to a larger site.
The Mesa Planning and Zoning …
Things to do
Mesa Leadership Class of 2025, a group of community leaders, has begun a project to raise money to install a sail shade structure, seating and trash receptacles near the new soccer field at the Ross …
EDUCATION
Tami Staas has taught at Summit Academy Elementary in Mesa Public Schools for over eight years.
Now, she is suing recently elected MPS Boardmember Sharon Benson and other individuals for …
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