Mike Ellsworth doesn’t yell as much any more.

Chandler High boys basketball coach Mike Ellsworth has reportedly been suspended by the school, and it is unclear if and when he will return.

A 67-year-old bicyclist died when he was hit by a motorhome Friday. Orlando Ortiz of Mesa was killed instantly in the incident at Ellsworth Road and U.S. 60, the Arizona Department of Public Safety said. The motorhome’s two occupants were unharmed.

Authorities located a missing 75-year-old Mesa-area woman who had been last seen Monday morning.

In an attempt to better combat identity theft, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office in partnership with the Shred-It company and Westech Recyclers is sponsoring a shred-a-thon on Thursday.

The U.S. Marshals Service in Phoenix announced late Thursday that it had tracked down two convicted child molesters after they fled from Mesa to Mexico, according to authorities.

Fire investigators are looking into the cause of a blaze on the former General Motors proving grounds site, 13303 S. Ellsworth Road in east Mesa, that destroyed an abandoned building late Sunday.

Chandler boys basketball coach Mike Ellsworth has been suspended for the remainder of the season for producing a flier with the names of four players who quit the team.

November 30, 2004

Mark Nold has been hired as the new boys basketball coach at Chandler, district athletic director Marcus Williams said in an email.

Queen Creek will have 13 more years before a $10 million loan for an Ellsworth Road construction project comes due. The money was to be paid back by 2012.

February 21, 2005

A raised median on Ocotillo Road in Queen Creek will stay put for the time being, but the town is looking for input before planning any future medians for the area.

Paul Long has resigned as Temp High's boys basketball coach.

January 11, 2005

Hawes Road will be closed between Rittenhouse and Ocotillo roads in Queen Creek into Friday night or early Saturday as crews repair six power poles that were knocked over by Wednesday's storm.

Country Thunder USA expects about 35,000 people a day at its four-day music festival near Florence, but even with limited access from the East Valley, local officials aren’t expecting major traffic issues.

The Chandler High boys basketball team got back to basics to beat Mesa Westwood 67-46 on Thursday night in Mesa.

A plan to build a shopping center and office park near the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport is making its way back from the drawing board.

Authorities arrested a man they said fired a high-powered rifle into the air, the ground and surrounding areas Sunday in east Mesa.

A head-on collision involving a Pinal County Sheriff’s Office vehicle closed Hunt Highway between Ellsworth and Gary roads for several hours as deputies investigated the crash.

Mesa police were on the scene of an officer-involved shooting late Thursday afternoon in the area of 9000 E. Glade, where a suspect was killed.

An east Mesa home was destroyed by a fire on Thursday and its cause remains under investigation.

A 36-year-old woman who grabbed her 10-year-old daughter’s arm and used it to punch another girl on Wednesday is facing assault charges, Mesa police said.