An accident along the busy Loop 202 in Tempe has seriously injured a family of five after their sedan crashed into an abandoned truck.

 A Tempe man who took his 9-year-old son more than a month ago seems to have vanished and no leads are coming in, police say.

Just a year ago, David Vega's north Chandler neighborhood was a friendly place where the longtime residents knew one another and held block parties.

Ken Soucy is not happy his home overlooks a deteriorating construction site. The Gilbert resident said his 11-year-old son and his peers routinely ride their bicycles through the neighborhood, and Soucy is concerned that the defunct Tierra Office Park poses a danger.

In Mesa's most recent compilation of crime statistics, during a 28-day period from May 25-June 21, the Dobson district experienced 345 serious crimes. During the same time last year, the area had 461 serious crimes

Queen Creek's annual Fourth of July fireworks event will be held at Schnepf Farms beginning at 5 p.m. Saturday.

Q.C. fireworks pop for another year

Fireworks to light up East Valley skies

A Mesa detective who shot and killed a 15-year-old girl at the end of a car chase on May 28, fired his weapon to protect his partner, according to a police report.

Cops mum; family in dark after teen's death

Where are the meanest of the East Valley's mean streets for motorists? What about in other cities?