Mesa News

For students in Murrieta Mesa High School's class of 2012, the school represented an opportunity to take a risk, be a leader or to get a fresh start in high school.

An ambulance employee was arrested on suspicion of firing shots toward a police helicopter Thursday night and stealing his wife's police car and gun, according to police reports.

Five more challengers are exploring runs for three seats on the Mesa Public Schools governing board in November, bringing the total number of potential candidates to 10.

For decades, parents would bring their newborn babies to Helen Schlie's bookstore so their infants could touch a first edition copy of the Book of Mormon.

Two of the three colleges that agreed this year to open operations in Mesa now have official approval to do so.

Metro light rail is on the move in Central Mesa. Yesterday, a groundbreaking ceremony was held to commemorate the start of construction on the 3.1-mile light rail line into downtown Mesa, Ariz., and to rally support for the neighboring business community.

An attorney hired by Gilbert Public Schools has concluded that sexual misconduct allegations against Highland Junior High School Principal Brian Yee were "inconclusive." GPS hired Phoenix attorney Matthew Wright to look into allegations raised in a series of anonymous letters sent to school-board members and The Arizona Republic .

Tom Rawles , a former Mesa councilman and former Maricopa County supervisor, is running as an independent for the Legislative District 1 Senate seat.

On the heels of WalkScore andA the newA BikeScore , the Trust for Public Land A just launchedA its own park rating system: ParkScore .

Olivia Wilson, a Desert Ridge High School student who was entering her senior year, was remembered this week as an amazing young woman who brightened up the room when she was around, making others laugh.

Gilbert is emphasizing the biomedical industry, and for good reason. The town has treatment and research capabilities that, if leveraged properly, should help attract more high-wage jobs for residents.

MESA, Ariz. -- For years, Mormon missionaries would come to Helen Schlie's bookstore to have their pictures taken with a first-edition copy of the Book of Mormon.

Sgt. Jeffrey Glover, the new public face of the Tempe Police Department, didn't always want to be in law enforcement.

The mayor and three council members of Arizona's third-largest city will run unopposed in their fall re-election bids, as no challengers met Mesa's Wednesday deadline to qualify for the ballot.

Long-time Scottsdale architect and former Scottsdale City Councilman David Ortega has filed twice the signatures required to seek the seat of Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, District 2, which encompasses much of the East Valley, stretching from Scottsdale to Mesa Gateway Airport.

A Mesa woman believed to be high on a synthetic drug known as "bath salts" was arrested Wednesday morning on suspicion of driving under the influence and resisting arrest, according to police reports.

A man who said he was unaware of the methamphetamine sitting on his coffee table was arrested on suspicion of drug possession and stolen property Tuesday night in Mesa, police said.

So you can stay ahead of the news, here's a quick look at some of the stories ABC15 will be keeping an eye on Wednesday, May 30.

MESA, Ariz. -- The city of Mesa broke ground Wednesday morning for the newest part of the Valley Metro Light Rail .

Mesa Junior High School students hit the gymnasium floor for the school's last dance the day before classes ended for the year.