On Virginia’s Eastern Shore, wild horses are an asset, not a headache
By Harrison Mantas | Monday, Nov. 11, 2019
CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. - While Western communities struggle to control wild horse populations that are overwhelming the federal lands they roam, a small town out on an island off Virginia's Eastern Shore has turned the presence of wild horses from a problem to an asset.
Money to burn: Forest Service wildfire fund ends its year in the black
By Kailey Broussard | Friday, Oct. 25, 2019
WASHINGTON - For the first time in nine years, the U.S. Forest Service ended the fiscal year without depleting its fire suppression budget and having to borrow money from other projects to continue fighting wildfires.
Longtime NFL coach Wylie surprise addition to Hamilton High coaching staff
By Tyler Henry | Friday, Oct. 25, 2019
CHANDLER - For the 2019 football season, Bob Wylie finds himself in a new and unexpected role: coach on the Hamilton High School football team.
Becoming Kyler Murray: Cardinals quarterback refined skills in heart of football country
By Alex Simon | Friday, Sept. 6, 2019
ALLEN, Texas – To understand Kyler Murray, who makes his first NFL start with the Cardinals Sunday, is to appreciate his roots in Texas and Oklahoma.
Extreme weather galvanizes believers of climate change but doesn’t persuade skeptics
By Jordan Laird and Jordan Elder | Monday, Aug. 19, 2019
SMITH ISLAND, Md. – Scientists point to worsening floods, more powerful hurricanes and larger wildfires as evidence of climate change – but many Americans remain unconvinced.
Rising’s Dumbuya won’t be beaten by wingers or heat
By Owain Evans | Thursday, July 25, 2019
TEMPE - The heat may be a challenge for Mustapha Dumbuya, but Rising’s full-back is one of the quickest players on the team
Excessive heat, high fuel loads in Arizona have experts predicting wildfires through fall
By Melissa Robbins | Monday, June 10, 2019
PHOENIX – The Woodbury and Mountain fires burning in the Tonto National Forest aren’t a threat to people, but both indicate what could be a trend over the next few months: as vegetation grows from the wet winter and dry out, Arizona is a tinderbox.
Peaches and team: 7-year-old cancer patient finds support from all-girls baseball teammates
By Sebastian Emanuel | Thursday, June 6, 2019
CHANDLER – When they learned Leighton Accardo was battling cancer, teammates on her all-girls baseball team rallied around her.
For good measure: Analytics a part of youth baseball, too
By Tyler Dunn | Friday, May 31, 2019
PEORIA – The data revolution has trickled down to youth baseball, thanks to technologies like GameChanger and a popularizing of the analytics movement.
Henry Cejudo reflects on Maryvale roots as he prepares for UFC championship bout
By Evaristo Montoya | Monday, May 13, 2019
PHOENIX – As Henry Cejudo prepares for his fight against Marlon Moraes for the vacant bantamweight championship at UFC 238, he thinks back to his roots in Maryvale.
Community leaders at breaking point as thousands of migrant families released in El Paso
By Julian Hernandez | Thursday, April 18, 2019
EL PASO – Organizers and volunteers at shelters across El Paso struggle to keep pace with the release of migrants into the community, while migrants who faced cold and uncomfortable conditions at detention centers set out on their journeys as they await court hearings.
Where’s the hype? National Signing Day much quieter with NCAA rule changes
By Sam Ficarro | Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019
TEMPE – The hype that used to accompany national signing day is no long present. The NCAA's decision to add an early signing period has changed the dynamic.