Town hollow: Report says lawmakers had few town halls; GOP had none
By Wissam Melhem | Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019
WASHINGTON - Arizona lawmakers have held just 28 town halls this year - 19 of those by Rep. Tom O'Halleran, D-Sedona. Neither of the state's senators have had a town hall this year and no Republicans in the state's House delegation had done so, a new report says.
International flair: GCU men’s soccer attracts international players from 10 countries
By Christopher Lindsay | Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019
PHOENIX – The GCU Men’s soccer team prides itself in diversity as almost half of the team members are internationally born.
Mesa mayor, others in Washington to urge action on gun background checks
By Lindsay Walker | Monday, Sept. 9, 2019
WASHINGTON - Mesa Mayor John Giles was in Washington Monday with police chiefs and mayors from across the country, meeting with senators and White House officials to urge action on House bills that have been stalled in the Senate since February.
Environmental groups call on Arizona to close uranium mine near Canyon
By Laurel Morales | Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019
FLAGSTAFF – Conservation groups are demanding that a uranium mine near the South Rim be permanently closed because it could pollute groundwater.
Courts reject environmental lawsuit to block Navajo coal mine expansion
By Miranda Faulkner | Tuesday, July 30, 2019
WASHINGTON - A federal appeals court said environmental groups cannot sue to block expansion of a coal mine owned by the Navajo Transitional Energy Co., because the company is an arm of the Navajo government and thus immune from civil suits.
Hepatitis A outbreak reaches 8 Arizona counties
By Abbagail Leon | Tuesday, June 11, 2019
PHOENIX – More than 350 cases of hepatitis A have been reported in Arizona.
Can the government be sued for climate change? Appeals court hears arguments
By Tim Royan | Thursday, June 6, 2019
PHOENIX – Judges from the U.S. Appeals Court for the 9th Circuit heard arguments in a landmark case on climate change Tuesday.
Rising fans, players back LGBTQ charities for Pride Month
By Owain Evans | Thursday, June 6, 2019
TEMPE - Campaigns from both players and supporters are seeking to raise money this June for LGBTQ charities
Pros, no cons: With hiring of Marvin Lewis, ASU shows strong belief in NFL model
By Brady Vernon | Wednesday, May 29, 2019
TEMPE – Marvin Lewis is another addition to the Sun Devils staff with time in the NFL.
‘They choose not to know’: Victims, advocates combat sex trafficking in Arizona
By Jake Goodrick | Tuesday, May 28, 2019
PHOENIX – Cronkite News reporters Jake Goodrick and Alicia Longo produced three supplemental videos to accompany a Frontline on PBS documentary about sex trafficking in Arizona.
Crossroads: Ridesharing, delivery services, population boom challenge transit planners
By Lauren Schieler | Friday, April 26, 2019
PHOENIX – Transportation planners in Maricopa County work to provide sustainable mobility for a growing metro Phoenix.
Report: Mexican gray wolf is a subspecies, keeps endangered status
By Andrew Howard | Thursday, March 28, 2019
WASHINGTON -The endangered Mexican gray wolf is still endangered - for now - after a six-month National Academy of Sciences study determined that it is subspecies separate from other gray wolves, which just lost their endangered species status.