January 17, 2005

Mesa will resume restoration work on the historic home of the city’s first black doctor after having to halt repairs this spring.

Mesa is on the brink of finalizing a land swap with the Valley of the Sun Habitat for Humanity that will allow it to acquire, renovate and preserve the home of the city’s first black doctor, Lucius Alston.

More than 30,000 Mesa residents have already cast their vote in the city's mayoral and District 5 runoff elections. The city clerk's office reports that as of May 1, 30,078 had returned their ballots. East Mesa's District 6 residents account for 30 percent of those who have voted ahead of the May 20 election, followed by District 5, at 26 percent.

Residents of two of Mesa’s oldest and most different areas are teaming with the city to preserve what’s special about their neighborhoods as they look to the future.

Firefighters say flames that rushed through a Mesa home early Wednesday were fueled by a hoarding situation.

Mesa officials held a ceremony Monday morning to mark the start of construction on Encore, a five-story, 81-unit independent senior living center in downtown.

Mesa police say they arrested 15 illegal immigrants in a suspected drop house over the weekend.

The Arizona Department of Public Safety says six suspected human smugglers and nine suspected illegal immigrants are in custody after a drop house was found in Mesa.

Mesa will have three new low- to moderate-income housing developments in the next few months, thanks to the city, private developers and federal tax credits administered by the state.

Two Mesa City Council members are criticizing what they call a rush job on a planned senior housing project in downtown, saying it’s bad policy for the city and the public to have just 24 hours to review a development proposal.

When Terri Stewart and her husband first saw the 1920s-era house in downtown Mesa, the couple fell instantly in love and never looked back.

Gov. Jan Brewer nominated former House speaker Mark Killian to the Arizona Board of Regents.

A man who William Miller said went drinking with him the night of the Barrington Estates slayings in east Mesa has a criminal past, according to court documents obtained by the Tribune.

A man who William Miller said went drinking with him the night of the Barrington Estates slayings in east Mesa has a criminal past, according to court documents obtained by the Tribune.

With its flagship piece — the Mesa Arts Center — in place the arts and performance scenes in Arizona’s third-largest city have been on the receiving end of some international acclaim of late.

PHOENIX (AP) — Maricopa County authorities say they're arrested 20 illegal immigrants from a Mesa drop house and a vehicle and three of them are minors

An 18-year-old Mesa woman police described as extremely intoxicated was arrested on suspicion of DUI after crashing her SUV into a large tree that wound up against a house in a Mesa neighborhood on Sunday.

A controversial housing project for low-income seniors has won approval in downtown Mesa — but not at a high-profile Main Street location that had triggered criticism from elected officials and the business community.

Police arrested a man Saturday on suspicion of shooting another man to death outside his west Mesa home while at least six children and other adults slept inside.

A big splash. The next Arizona Biltmore area. Mesa's last chance. Buzzwords abound when talk of Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport begins, and they are likely to get louder after the release of a new area development plan that includes more residential areas and space designated for resorts.

A 22-year-old Mesa woman has been killed while fighting in Afghanistan, according to the Department of Defense.