High suicide rates in ‘tough guy’ construction trade prompt industry to start talking
PHOENIX – Construction has the highest suicide rate of any occupation in the country. The male-dominated industry is labor-intensive and requires long hours, often leaving workers to cope with both mental and physical pain. Industry leaders and organizers are now working to destigmatize mental health conversations on and off the jobsite.
Arizona ranks 3rd for missing Indigenous people. New bill hopes to change that with emergency alert system
PHOENIX – Arizona legislators have proposed a new alert system for missing Indigenous and endangered non-Indigenous people, which aims to address the state's high rates of missing and murdered Indigenous persons. The bill has passed the House with unanimous support and awaits Senate approval.
‘What better place?’ GCU introduces rising star Winston Gandy as new women’s basketball coach
PHOENIX – After Molly Miller accepted the coaching position at Arizona State University, GCU moved quickly to hire South Carolina assistant coach Winston Gandy as their next women’s basketball coach. The optimism around the program continues to buzz.
Uncertainty looms for those who depend on Medicaid in Arizona
SCOTTSDALE – Arizonans are already feeling the impact of talks to cut Medicare and Medicaid funding – and it’s not because any actions have been made, but the uncertainty that looms.
Arizona’s public health feels the weight of federal orders
PHOENIX – In Arizona - a Medicaid expansion state and home to roughly 34,000 federal employees - President Donald Trump’s orders and actions are impacting the public health sector, affecting jobs, medical research, vaccines, public insurance and gender-affirming care.
Streaky Suns: Historic milestones, trade drama highlight Phoenix’s transition from NBA title contenders to playoff hopefuls
PHOENIX – The 2024-25 NBA season has been an up-and-down roller coaster ride for the Phoenix Suns, who currently sit in 11th place in the Western Conference while navigating historic milestones and surviving weeks of trade rumors and controversy.
From ASU’s video room to NBA sidelines? Madeline Sulka pursues history on road less traveled
PHOENIX – Valley native Madeline Sulka started her coaching journey as a video coordinator. Her ultimate goal is to be an NBA head coach, and she is following a path paved by successful video coordinators before her to get there.
Broken hearts: ASU football falls just short in Peach Bowl classic, shows promise for future
ATLANTA – The No. 4 seed Arizona State Sun Devils fell to the No. 5 Texas Longhorns in a classic Peach Bowl matchup, but the future remains bright for the Devils under coach Kenny Dillingham.
‘We’re family here’: SRP employees band together to clean 10 miles of Salt River canal system
MESA - Employees from across Salt River Project departments come together with camaraderie and perseverance for an annual canal cleanup. This involves catching and relocating the white amur fish, also known as grass carp, before cleaning can begin.
Where’s the beef? After administrative feud defined relationship, ASU, GCU finally settling rivalry on court
PHOENIX – Arizona State and Grand Canyon have a history of rivalry but mostly off the basketball court. Thursday night’s game allowed the two teams to settle their beef in a healthy way: on the court.
White Mountain Apache members participate in ‘Ride to the Polls’ movement
WHITERIVER – AZ Native Vote and some members of the White Mountain Apache Tribe in Whiteriver were led by horseback and spiritual Gaan dancers to the polling station to cast their ballots for the 2024 presidential election and make their voices heard.
‘Native voters can and will decide this election’: Parties fight to secure Native American votes
PHOENIX – With extremely tight polling, the Republican and Democratic parties are looking to court Native American communities that have historically been hard to reach as a way to win Arizona and the rest of the country’s vote for the upcoming November election.
