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Utah homebuilder declares bankruptcy
Woodside Homes Corp., a Utah-based homebuilder with nine Valley community locations, agreed to declare Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization by mid-September after falling victim to the economic downturn, a ...
Anti-Pearce campaign raises $32,000 from 4
The campaign working to defeat Russell Pearce in his bid for a state Senate seat has raised $32,000, with the money coming from four families.
Mesa ponders $3 fee for pawn shop loans
In the near future, people using Mesa pawn shops may have to shell out $3 every time they leave an item as collateral for a short-term loan.
DPS targets bad drivers with sky patrol
While piloting the lone plane in the Arizona Department of Public Safety's airborne highway patrol program earlier this week, Geoff Jacobs told his passenger the tale of a stop during a similar patrol in ...
Mesa leaders promise change in bond election
Mesa political and business leaders promised change to residents who vote in favor of a bond package in the Nov.
Slain Marine just wanted to stay alive
A 19-year-old Mesa Marine had a simple but essential goal for this year: to stay alive.
Mesa sales tax collections plummet; city officials on edge
Nobody knows whether it was a brief gust from a fleeting cloud, or the first blow of an approaching hurricane.
Mesa teacher's aide not guilty of sex abuse
A jury found a former Mesa teacher's aide not guilty of three counts of sexual abuse on Tuesday.
2 men arrested for forgery, ID trafficking in Mesa
Two men were arrested on Friday on suspicion of forgery and identity trafficking in Mesa.
Man rescued from 500 kilo-volt power tower in Mesa
Mesa fire with the help of SRP worked a tower rescue near Gilbert and Univeristy Monday night.
Body found in Wal-Mart parking lot in Mesa
The body of a 32-year-old man was found Monday morning inside a pickup parked at an east Mesa Wal-Mart store.
Body found near Mesa Wal-Mart; no word on cause of death
Mesa police say a body was found inside a truck behind an east Mesa Wal-Mart Monday morning.
Concert aids teen suicide prevention group
If the Options Program had been around when he was a teenager, Bill Scarber figures he would have recognized his depression a lot sooner and gotten help.
Mesa surveys bicyclists, plans to add routes
Mesa transportation officials have begun an extensive study into what bicyclists want and how to make their rides safer.
Efforts to be annexed into Mesa hit barriers
Grace and John Cokeley's home faces one of the busiest streets in Mesa. They watch the Mesa Fire Department regularly respond to crashes on Power Road just outside their house.
Police: Mesa man had sex with 16 y.o. runaway he held captive
The following is a press release from the Mesa Police Department: Mesa Detectives working together with the US Marshals Office were able to arrest Frank Lerma Gamez, 9/26/1970 on three counts of Sexual Conduct ...
Ariz. man accused of luring, impregnating N.M. teen
Police in Mesa, Ariz., have arrested a suspected sexual predator and found a missing 14-year-old New Mexico girl who's pregnant with his child.
Man dies during traffic stop in Mesa
A 37-year-old man died in Mesa on Wednesday night during a routine traffic stop without officers laying a hand on him, police said.
Fushek's trial on sex charges postponed
A three-week postponement was granted Thursday for the start of the trial of Monsignor Dale Fushek, former pastor of St.
Police say man tried to solicit sex from minors
Police arrested a Mesa man after they say he solicited sex from minors. Joseph Badaracco, 53, was arrested in the area of Rural and Guadalupe Roads around noon after police said he engaged in several explicit ...