Mesa

The director of Mesa Community College's drama department is under internal investigation for allegedly telling students to strip as part of a required midterm assignment, with some students claiming fear of retaliation for speaking out.

Families of five people killed in a deadly plane crash at Falcon Field Airport on Nov. 5 are seeking more than $360 million from the city of Mesa.

A pickup truck driver died in a fiery crash on Wednesday along the Loop 202 Red Mountain Freeway in Mesa.

A woman who was caught on camera shooting at a family near Higley and McKellips Roads last summer has been sentenced to prison.

Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting near Mesa Drive and Broadway Road.

Police say a suspect has been arrested after a shooting in the parking lot of a Home Depot near Rio Salado Parkway and Dobson Road left one person dead.

A training operation at the Salt River on Tuesday turned into a rescue when crews spotted a man who needed help.

A Mesa woman developed a fire hose covering for trailer chains to prevent wildfire-causing sparks, a frequent problem in Arizona's extreme heat. Her "Operation Spark Arrest" seeks to distribute these widely through companies & local groups.

The fire happened in the area of Sossaman Road and Broadway.