The people sitting on the third floor of 161 E. Sixth Place catch a glimpse of Mesa’s most malicious crimes unfolding each time the telephone rings.

The people sitting on the third floor of 161 E. Sixth Place catch a glimpse of Mesa’s most malicious crimes unfolding each time the telephone rings.

The top-ranked Gilbert girls volleyball team continued to roll Tuesday, defeating visiting Chandler, 25-14, 25-21, to keep its region record unblemished this season.

November 20, 2004

September 28, 2004

The past 27 years at work have been 80 percent boredom and 20 percent sheer terror for Mesa Fire Department dispatcher Craig Cox, 55, who retired Saturday with the longest career a Mesa dispatcher ever has had.

Horizon was effective in all phases of its game Friday.

Williams Field had already beaten Tempe High twice this season, but freshest in Williams Field’s minds was a narrow 53-51 win two weeks ago.

Is it too late to put Glendale Ironwood on the schedule? Mesa Mountain View is the latest East Valley team to enjoy success against the Eagles.

Precious seconds ticked away as blood oozed from the bullet wound in deputy Sean Pearce’s belly. Around him, what he would later describe as a chaotic scene was playing out.

March 3, 2005

Stunned members of the Mesa City Council discovered that despite their approving a more efficient way of responding to fire calls, high-ranking officials slammed the brakes on the effort.

Desert Mountain’s 2009 volleyball campaign is getting better results than expected. Now there’s only one match and one team standing between the Wolves and a 5A-II state championship.

 He'll take the win, but Paul Manoogian still feels his Desert Vista girls soccer squad is lacking something.

Scottsdale is moving forward with an extensive plan to improve its citywide police and fire radio dispatch systems.

Throughout Mike Leake’s career at Arizona State, coach Pat Murphy has often said that his ace starting pitcher has the talent to be one of the best hitters and fielders on the team.

A 26-year-old dispatcher for the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office was arrested Tuesday on suspicion he tipped off suspects that deputies were going to serve search warrants on them in an investigation into illegal gambling.

Can Tempe Marcos de Niza get credit for more than one victory after Friday’s 5A Division II quarterfinal win over Phoenix North Canyon?

Job title: Aviation Communications Dispatcher, City of Phoenix Aviation Department, 4 years; Education: The Aviation Department provides extensive training and education for the dispatcher training lasting over three months.