El Mirage News

Margaret Pellegrini was 15 years old when she played one of the 124 munchkins in the "Wizard of Oz." Seventy years later, the Glendale resident travels around the country, wearing a costume similar to the one she wore in the film, to share her experience with audience.

Jaime Zamora-Martinez, of Mexico, pleaded guilty Wednesday to carrying a gun while he and six others held 30 hostages in an El Mirage home in January.

PHOENIX a ' Officials said a man pleaded guilty Wednesday to carrying a gun while he and others held 30 smuggled undocumented immigrants in an El Mirage drop house.

West Valley mayors spent an hour discussing El Mirage's economic woes created by Luke Air Force Base restrictions, but they said the city must provide specifics about what kind of help it needs.

A Valley family is showing courage in the face of cancer. Seven years ago, Linda Lewis, of El Mirage, found herself and her family falling apart after she found a large lump in her breast.

Surprise police were called about the same neighborhood three times over the weekend, officials said.

El Mirage will stop delivering meals to homebound seniors and contract with a vendor to provide hot lunches at the senior center, resulting in a significant cost savings.

A dog that attacked a 3-year-old and his father in El Mirage Sunday night was found dead in the Agua Fria river bed Tuesday morning.

The dog that attacked a 3-year-old boy Sunday night was found dead in the Agua Fria River bed Tuesday morning, authorities said.

Authorities have found the body of a missing pit bull that attacked a family in the northwest Valley Sunday night, sending a 3-year-old boy and his parents to the hospital.

El Mirage police and animal control officers are searching for a pit bull after it attacked a couple and their young child Sunday evening.

El Mirage Police and Maricopa County Animal Control are looking for a white pit bull that attacked a 3-year-old boy and his parents Sunday night.

They lit a match, which started a fire, which they thought they put out. But now family of three in El Mirage is homeless.

Law-enforcement officials are working to quash a proposal that would allow gun owners in Arizona to carry concealed weapons without a permit.

PHOENIX a ' If you're 18 and have never been convicted of a crime, a law set for debate today would let you carry a concealed weapon without having to get the background check, training and proficiency test now required.

Many West Valley cities have slashed their budgets and laid off a number of employees because of the recession.

Surprise and El Mirage firefighters have something in common, other than being neighbors in the West Valley.

A 60-year-old El Mirage man accidentally shot himself Monday morning, officials said.

Brad Horn records an interview as part of the News 21 project. Melissa Romero learned how to shoot video for the multimedia project.

Members of the Covenant International Church in Glendale are standing by their pastor despite accusations that he punched a 19-year-old El Mirage man in the face.