Border wall opens – temporarily – for the annual Misa Fronteriza along the Rio Grande
By Dylan Carter | Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019
EL PASO, Texas – El Pasoans, citizens of Ciudad Juarez and Las Cruces, N.M., gathered on opposite sides of the Rio Grande Canal to celebrate their religion and the bonds that transcend the border.
The mental health struggle of storm survivors: ‘It follows them forever’
By Sarah Beth Guevara and Katie Hunger | Monday, Sept. 2, 2019
MOORE, Okla. – Families, community members, psychologists and school officials say more must be done to help survivors of natural disasters recover emotionally and mentally.
Wildfire-vulnerable communities search for ways to live with growing threat
By Anton L. Delgado and Dustin Patar | Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019
SHINGLETOWN, Calif. – Despite federal fire suppression costs quadrupling and an increase in employed firefighters, the damages caused by wildfires has increased fivefold.
Vulnerable communities adapting to ever-present threat of wildfires
By Anton L. Delgado | Monday, Aug. 12, 2019
PINETOP-LAKESIDE – Pinetop-Lakeside is among the latest U.S. cities to take advantage of a federal program aimed at creating “fire-adapted” communities where humans and forest meet.
‘Like the chain saw’: Drones have become a lifesaving tool for fighting wildfires
By Anton L. Delgado | Friday, July 19, 2019
MIAMI – Federal wildfire managers increasingly are turning to drones to monitor blazes across the West in terrains where hotshots’ lives would be at risk.
Arizona has had fewer wildfires than last year, but the blazes are bigger
By Dylan Simard | Wednesday, July 10, 2019
PHOENIX – There are fewer wildfires in Arizona this year compared to last, but these blazes are burning significant acreage.
Pride and joy: Mercury event benefits LGBTQ community, local businesses
By Jacob Rosenfarb | Tuesday, June 18, 2019
PHOENIX - The Phoenix Mercury's Pride Night served to deepen the team's relationship to its LGBTQ fans and expanded its audience in the process.
From the Netherlands to Japan: ASU women’s soccer has international flavor
By Andre Simms | Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018
TEMPE – The Arizona State women's soccer team is thriving after recruiting players from around the world.
When TPS ends: One Valley Salvadoran family’s story
By Adriana De Alba | Friday, Jan. 26, 2018
As the Trump administration ends TPS, Salvadoran parents are facing a mountain of worry. Wilber Delgado and his wife, Eva Pineda, struggle as they live not knowing what the future will look like for them and for their children.
Bike paths and walkways mark grand goals for Grand Canal
By Ciara Delgado | Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017
PHOENIX – Work is underway to transform the Grand Canal from barren paths to a well-lit, artistic magnet for bicyclists and hikers.
Arizona churches offer sanctuary to immigrants seeking refuge
By Alyssa Hesketh | Tuesday, May 30, 2017
PHOENIX - A twin bed, a desk and a bookcase fill a small, rectangular room at Shadow Rock United Church of Christ in north Phoenix. On top of the desk, a Bible lays open, which Ismael Delgado, an immigrant from Mexico, uses each day to study scriptures.
National anthem protest has national trickle-down effect
By Krandall Brantley | Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016
University High School, located in West Los Angeles, features a socially aware group of players under the direction of coach John Washington.