Mesa News

The new Hampton Inn & Suites in Gilbert celebrated its opening with a party on Nov.

The family of a Mesa man who hanged himself inside the city jail is suing for $400,000 in damages, claiming detention officers should have adequately watched him.

A man out on parole was arrested Thursday for a robbery at a Mesa bank. According to the Mesa Police Department, a man robbed the Compass Bank near Stapley and University drives shortly before 5 p.m. Thursday.

Santa has arrived in Mesa and other valley locations. cc Vanessa Pike Russell Santa has arrived in the valley! Be sure to take in some Christmas Cheer while sightseeing in Mesa this winter.

Winter bookings at recreational vehicle parks in metropolitan Phoenix are up after three years of decline, a sign it may be a good year for the industry that caters to "snowbirds." "Advance reservations are up" at about a dozen of the state's large RV parks and campgrounds, said Jeff Crider, an industry-association spokesman, "which highlights ...

When Amber Robins returns to the stage next month as the evil Snow Queen, she'll make kids shiver, their gasps not entirely feigned as they see her turn a boy's heart to ice and entice him to her castle.

It is perhaps the premier archaeological treasure of the Southeast Valley, the remaining 6 acres of what is believed to have been a 600-acre Hohokam settlement in what is now northwest Mesa.

On Thursday, December 10, 2009, the staff of Mesa Verde National Park will host the 2009 Annual Holiday Open House from 4:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. in the Chapin Mesa headquarters area.

A deal to make ambulance service more efficient in Mesa, Gilbert, Queen Creek and Apache Junction is being challenged in court by a company that lost out in the bidding process.

Parents and employees sending comments to the Mesa Unified School District largely support a proposal to create ninth grade through 12th grade high schools.

Celebrity cook, best-selling author and Food Network star Guy Fieri brings his exuberant expertise to the Mesa Arts Center in December in what is billed as a "rock 'n' roll culinary tour," a marriage of food with high-energy music.

Arizona's first movie production studio won approval Monday to develop a facility in east Mesa that its developer sees as an inexpensive alternative to Hollywood.

A 14-year-old girl was flown by helicopter to a nearby hospital after a vehicle she was a passenger in crashed into a light pole at the intersection of Sossaman Road and University Drive Monday morning.

What more can he do? His toughness, pride and lightning-quick yet thunderous hands already had led him to glory.

A burglar injured a 16-year-old girl Monday when he pushed her to the floor during his getaway from a house in the 2900 block of South Crawford, near Hawes and Guadalupe roads.

On Saturday, Nov. 21 at 2:30 pm at the Mesa Arts Centera s Ikeda Theater, Mesa Mayor Scott Smith will debut as the lead role in George Kleinsingera s a oeTubby the Tubaa performed by the Symphony of the Southwest.

The city's residents were so driven to open the Mesa Grande ruins to the public that they staged a parade down Main Street to rally support.

A 24-year-old Mesa woman is on trial in Maricopa County Superior Court on charges of first-degree murder and child abuse in connection with the death of her ex-boyfriend's 3-year-old son.

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