Saluting history: WWII museum honors veterans by preserving their stories, vintage planes
By Jesse Stawnyczy | Friday, May 11, 2018
…gum. Merchants would only sell one stick per person, for 25 cents each. (Photo by Jesse Stawnyczy/Cronkite News) Cook has recorded video interviews with 27 World War II veterans, sending…
Counting on conversations with people who are homeless to reveal respect, gain resources
By Fortesa Latifi | Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018
…and shoes. (Photo by Jesse Stawnyczy/Cronkite News) Central Arizona Shelter Services and André House are located in an industrial area on the southern edge of downtown Phoenix. (Photo by Jesse…
It’s all in the details: Polishing cars into moneymakers at Barrett-Jackson
By Jesse Stawnyczy | Friday, Jan. 19, 2018
…that can look as new as it did rolling off the showroom floor. (Photo by Jesse Stawnyczy/Cronkite News) European Detail has been the onsite detailing company at Barrett-Jackson’s Scottsdale auction…
Tens of thousands hit street to protest education funding in Red for Ed march to Capitol
By Gabriel Sandler and Chris McCrory | Thursday, April 26, 2018
…Jesse Stawnyczy/Cronkite News) Protesters of all ages show up to march on the Capitol, including children. (Photo by Jesse Stawnyczy/Cronkite News) Festivities slow as the protest reaches the Capitol, with…
Phoenix trains apprentices to become sanitation workers
By Jesse Stawnyczy | Wednesday, May 16, 2018
…all kinds of large trucks in different situations. (Photo by Jesse Stawnyczy/Cronkite News) Apprentice Jose Perez said he has worked for the City of Phoenix for 17 years, but working…
17 lives, 17 minutes: Students rally, walk out of schools to mark one month since the Parkland shooting
By Staff | Wednesday, March 14, 2018
…Phoenix. (Photo by Jesse Stawnyczy / Cronkite News) Washington-area students rally in front of the White House to mark the Feb. 14 school shooting in Parkland, Florida, and demand tighter…
Lesko, Tipernini win hotly contested District 8 congressional primary
By Kyley Schultz | Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018
…8th District in Congress drew almost 20 candidates, a field one voter called “nuts.” (Photo by Jesse Stawnyczy/Cronkite News) But Lesko and Montenegro became embroiled in controversy last week, when…
Ducey: Lawmakers agree to raise pay for teachers, support staff
By Chris McCrory | Friday, April 27, 2018
…science teacher Rebecca Garelli directs the crowd to wait until the police lift the barricade to cross the Central Avenue bridge Thursday. (Photo by Jesse Stawnyczy/Cronkite News) Red for Ed…
Shoebox of hope comes full circle to health care, housing for the homeless
By Fortesa Latifi | Monday, April 30, 2018
…from severe burns on his leg. (Photo by Jesse Stawnyczy/Cronkite News) “I’ve never been to a place nicer,” he said. Still, he’s impatient to be released. He wants to spend…
Planned Parenthood evokes ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ to oppose abortion bill
By Jesse Stawnyczy | Tuesday, March 13, 2018
…in Senate Bill 1394. (Photo by Jesse Stawnyczy/Cronkite News) Rep. Athena Salman, D-Tempe, said the bill’s questions about the reasons for the abortion are invasive. “The questions pretty much put…
National parks in Arizona using microchips and photo-mapping to deter thieves
By Tyler Fingert | Wednesday, March 21, 2018
…Petrified Forest National Park warn visitors not to take any wood home with them. (Photo by Jesse Stawnyczy/Cronkite News) Ranger Bill Parker said Petrified Forest National Park is not missing…
‘It brings back memories’: Mueller plays Open in front of GCU-heavy crowd, including father
By Matthew Tonis | Friday, Feb. 2, 2018
…a different color that dominated the gallery: purple. Jesse Mueller, PGA Director of Golf for the Grand Canyon University Golf Course, donned a purple Antelopes polo as he and caddie…