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

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.

A 61-year-old woman was killed while walking on Interstate 10 early Thursday night in Chandler.

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As the economy continues to recover, competition is intense in virtually every industry. The auto insurance providers slug it out for market share. The cell phone service carriers fight tooth and nail for subscribers. Even universities battle it out to attract students, not to mention benefactors and research dollars.

Mesa Chamber of Commerce board member Kevin Thompson announced his intent to run for the Mesa City Council in a press release released last week.

It used to be when you got a room full of mayors from East Valley cities together a fight might break out. It was like they were maneuvering for the same slice of pie. These days a darn love fest happens when they come together. All they need are flowers in their hair.

You may not realize it, but your local library offers a wealth of free summer programming for kids and families. East Valley residents have a number of libraries to choose from including the branches of the Maricopa County Library District, Mesa Public Library, Chandler Public Library and Tempe Public Library.

A free expo scheduled for next week in Mesa will provide owners of historic property information about how to maintain their piece of Arizona history.

An upcoming forum organized by the East Valley Partnership will feature the unveiling of a new branding effort that could end up being the most significant campaign in the group’s history.

Unusually warm temperatures did not prevent thousands of potential homebuyers and their families from attending the grand opening of the new Eastmark community on Saturday.

As development of the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway has inched closer to a reality over the years, the proposed Pecos Alignment of the freeway has been most hotly debated because of the impending destruction to South Mountain itself. But many in Ahwatukee Foothills — on paper a part of the City of Phoenix, but ostensibly it’s own community of nearly 80,000 residents neighboring Tempe and Chandler — are also fearful of the state removing homes, businesses and a church to build the new freeway.

News last month that State Farm will be the anchor tenant in a 2 million square foot multi-use development being constructed in Tempe is only part of the story, State Farm spokesman Robert Villegas said.

The weeklong detention of an American woman after Mexican authorities said they found 12 pounds of marijuana under her bus seat illustrates just one of the perils Americans face while traveling in Mexico.

NOGALES, Ariz.- An American woman who was released from a Mexican jail cried out for joy when she crossed the border into Arizona. "I'm home! Finally!" Yanira Maldonado exclaimed.

Registration for Mesa's GED to MCC will be held June 17 and July 30. The program is designed for motivated students who want to receive a high school equivalency credential, continue their education and earn a community college job certificate or degree.GED to MCC is a Mesa Counts on College project.

Individuals for and against the Loop 202 freeway expansion through the South Mountain area trickled in and out of the Phoenix Convention Center last week, offering passionate pleas to panel members as the Arizona Department of Transportation hosted a day-long public hearing.

PRESCOTT — A lot of pilots have never learned how to ditch their aircraft in water. Especially in Arizona, the "lesson" on that topic is usually a couple of paragraphs in a textbook and a checklist, and that lack of practical knowledge can be deadly.

A 4-year-old Gilbert, Arizona boy was saved after a canoe he was in capsized in a Minnesota river.

The first residential phase of the long-awaited 3,200 acre Eastmark community in East Mesa will make its public debut Saturday.

Cobblestone Auto Spa is showing appreciation to veterans by offering a free express carwash to veterans and military personnel on Memorial Day in Mesa, Tempe and Chandler.

An auction for an airplane that was once part of the presidential fleet is underway. The U.S. General Services Administration says the blue-and-white DC-9 was part of the Air Force Two fleet and at one point may have served as Air Force One, a plane used by the president. The plane is being stored at the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport.

If people vote with their feet, new numbers from the U.S. Census show they like the far suburbs of Phoenix a lot -- and are not really keen on large swaths of much of the rest of Arizona.

Tempe has announced a $600 million office development deal to be built near Tempe Town Lake.