Mesa police have introduced a Drone First Responder program designed to get eyes on emergency scenes faster and provide officers with real‑time information before they arrive. The initiative allows trained pilots to launch drones remotely from the department’s Real Time Crime Center, sending them to active calls from miles away. […]
Three prominent pastors from Apologia Church in Mesa, Arizona—Jeff Durbin, Luke Pierson, and Zachary Morgan—have filed a defamation lawsuit in Maricopa County Superior Court against a married couple from Florence and an independent journalist. The case, initiated in October, stems from public criticisms and accusations that the pastors breached confidentiality […]
General Motors is recalling more than 80,000 Chevrolet Equinox electric vehicles after federal regulators determined the models may not meet required pedestrian‑alert sound standards, creating a potential safety risk for people walking near the vehicles. Defective Alert System Could Leave Pedestrians Unaware According to a notice from the National Highway […]
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — An ailing astronaut returned to Earth on Thursday alongside three crewmates, marking NASA’s first medical evacuation from the International Space Station (ISS) and cutting their mission short by more than a month. The crew touched down after NASA determined that one astronaut required medical attention that […]
A Mesa woman has lost her home and life savings after falling victim to an online romance scam involving a scammer posing as a U.S. Naval officer. The victim, a 69-year-old retiree named Susan, met the individual (who called himself Stephen) online. He claimed to be a military officer stationed on a base in Iraq. The […]
An Arizona woman is warning others after she lost more than $30,000 to scammers posing as law‑enforcement officers in a convincing jury‑duty scheme, according to an InvestigateTV report. The scam began with a phone call from someone claiming to be a police officer, telling the victim she had missed jury […]
A norovirus outbreak aboard a Holland America Line cruise ship sickened nearly 90 passengers and crew members during a late‑December sailing, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The agency reported that 81 of the ship’s 2,593 passengers and eight of its 1,005 crew members experienced gastrointestinal […]
Tempe Police say a body was discovered Wednesday at a construction site near McClintock Drive and Weber Drive, the same area where multiple agencies have spent days searching for 91‑year‑old Apolonio Romero, who has been missing since January 3. Officials have not yet confirmed the identity of the individual, and […]
