Dale Hausner, convicted of six murders and a number of other crimes in a series of random shootings in 2005 and 2006, died Wednesday at Florence-area hospital after he was found unresponsive in his prison cell, according to the Arizona Department of corrections.

A bridge collapse has killed one person at a Loop 202 construction site in Mesa.

Visitors to Mesa's Celebration of Freedom June 29 are being asked to donate T-shirts to deployed troops overseas.

Mesa Unified School District, the largest in the state, tops the national average in graduation rates, according to a report issued in early June.

Mmmm, empanadas. If they sound good to you, you might be pleased to learn about Republica Empanada, a new restaurant opening in downtown Mesa.

While the scales differ, Mesa mayor Scott Smith expects several issues related to his roles as the head of Arizona’s third-largest city and the president of the United States Conference of Mayors to crossover.

Arizona voters are legally entitled to make bail off limits to some people who are not in this country legally, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.

Restaurants in Phoenix come and go. Many hope to gain loyal customers, but few catch on quite like Beaver Choice.

Eight of the best boys basketball teams in Arizona will convene at Highland on Friday and Saturday for the Summer PrimeTime tournament. Each team will have one exhibition game before the single-elimination tournament begins. The ...

Arizona students will still take the AIMS next year, but at least in Mesa, students will not have to take districtwide tests because the current assessments do not follow new education standards that will be taught in all classrooms.

Arizona students will still take the AIMS next year, but at least in Mesa, students will not have to take districtwide tests because the current assessments do not follow new education standards that

Attendees of the Southwest Ambulance Arizona Celebration of Freedom can add their own touch to the proceedings by adding a touch of color to the stars on a commemorative mural.

A public open house meeting on the future of Germann Road between Power and Ironwood roads will be held on 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Queen Creek Branch Library, 21802 S. Ellsworth Road, Queen Creek.

Valley METRO will provide a Mesa light rail construction update 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Lo Fi Coffee, 105 W. Main St., Mesa.

All-Tribune Softball First Team

Concho; Roosevelt Lake; Flagstaff 

Two new restaurants have opened in recent months on the opposite side of Gilbert Road, both hawking tacos and more to the growing downtown Gilbert dining crowd.

Two new restaurants have opened in recent months on the opposite side of Gilbert Road, both hawking tacos and more to the growing downtown Gilbert dining crowd.

For more than 30 years, two words — “East Valley” — did more than anything else to put a vibrant, growing, destination-in-an-of-itself region on the map. Without them, this area may well have remained the land of Nod: A sleepy place whose residents do little other than shift positions every few hours.

Days before the state track and field championships last month, Brophy coaches outlined for their athletes what it would take to win the Division I title.

All-Tribune Boys First Team

Within the next five years, District 25 state Sen. Bob Worsley, R-Mesa, and his wife Christi hope to have Arizona’s first “world-class concert hall” adjacent to another city institution available for public use.

Historic preservation is often challenging, but protecting Arizona’s historic buildings and neighborhoods is critical to economic growth, strengthening home values and maintaining Arizona’s identity.

Arizona civil rights activists say they want a face-to-face meeting with U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake to discuss his teenage son’s derogatory tweets.