Breaking the silence: Native Americans overcome taboos in battle against suicide
By Jennifer Alvarez | Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019
WHITERIVER – Native Americans have the highest suicide rates in the U.S., and youth are especially affected. Both on reservations and in cities, efforts are underway to build resilience and break the taboo of talking about mental health.
A family affair: Father, son make mark as graffiti grows in acceptance
By Alexis Alabado | Monday, Sept. 2, 2019
PHOENIX - Some dads play catch with their sons. Noe "Such Styles" Baez painted graffiti with his son Champ, paving the way for what may be the only father-son graffiti team in the increasingly popular world of graffiti art.
Venezuelan artists strive to survive, make a difference in Peru
By Angelica Cabral | Friday, May 10, 2019
Talented Venezuelan migrants in Peru share their stories about trying to earn a living through art.
Arizona’s messy tax system hampers small businesses battling online retailers for tax fairness
By Veronica Graff | Tuesday, April 16, 2019
PHOENIX – The Arizona Legislature is considering a bill that would require online retailers who do not have a physical facility in the state to pay sales taxes on goods purchased by Arizonans. However, the state’s 93 city tax codes complicate the issue.
Alzheimer’s advocates support bill requiring dementia training for care providers, first responders
By Julio Lugo | Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019
PHOENIX – Caregivers and nonprofit leaders support SB 1357, which would create a coalition to study and recommend mandatory Alzheimer’s training for health care professionals and first responders.
Hatchery near Flagstaff undergoes $3.3 million in renovations to raise trout in the desert
By Carissa Wigginton | Friday, Feb. 15, 2019
FLAGSTAFF – Sterling Springs Hatchery near Flagstaff is undergoing a $3.3 million renovation to repair old infrastructure, as well as add technology that will allow the facility to operate with less water, all in an effort to grow fish in the desert.
Phoenix mayoral candidates face off over light rail, Suns arena and homelessness
By Austen Bundy | Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019
PHOENIX – Phoenix mayoral candidates Kate Gallego and Daniel Valenzuela debated how to approach issues like the Suns’ arena renovations, light rail expansion and homelessness at the Burton Barr Library.
Former Arizona forester taps years of history in new Forest Service job
By Alexis Egeland | Friday, Jan. 4, 2019
WASHINGTON - Former Arizona State Forester Vicki Christiansen will draw on her years of experience as she takes on her new role as chief of the U.S. Forest Service, which faces problems of funds, growing wildfires and a lingering culture of harassment at the agency.
Officials hopeful ‘fire funding fix’ helps tame brutal wildfire seasons
By Alexis Egeland | Friday, Jan. 4, 2019
WASHINGTON – After years of wrangling, Congress last year passed the "fire funding fix" that creates a $2.25 billion emergency fund that federal officials can tap when the cost of fighting wildfires exceeds the budget, as it has done regularly for years now.
Grijalva could bring dramatic shift as head of resources committee
By Alexis Egeland | Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018
WASHINGTON - After six years as the ranking Democrat on the House Naturall Resources Committee, Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Tucson, is in line to be its next chairman and he's promising vigorous oversight of the department whose secretary, Ryan Zinke, resigned before Democrats could take over.
After Grijalva calls for him to resign, Zinke responds with blistering tweet
By Alexis Egeland | Friday, Nov. 30, 2018
WASHINGTON - Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke blasted Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Tucson, on Twitter Friday after the congressman wrote an editorial calling on Zinke to resign "immediately" in the face of multiple, ongoing ethics investigations.
As deadline looms, lawmakers push to save popular public lands fund
By Alexis Egeland | Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018
WASHINGTON - A bipartisan group of House and Senate lawmakers gathered to push for renewal of the Land and Water Conservation Fund, which directs millions from offshore oil leases toward public lands and recreation projects amid fears that Congress is running out of time to save the program.