CBP: Close to 1 million apprehended at southern border in fiscal 2019
By Vandana Ravikumar | Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019
WASHINGTON - Border officers apprehended nearly 1 million migrants at the southern border in fiscal 2019, an 88 percent increase over the previous year, according to Customs and Border Protection numbers released Tuesday.
Opponents promise Supreme Court decision won’t be last word on asylum
By Vandana Ravikumar | Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019
WASHINGTON - Critics vowed Thursday that the Supreme Court's decision to allow the Trump administration's restrictive asylum policy move forward will not be the last word and that they intend to keep challenging the plan.
Resource centers nourish parents, young children with food and education
By Abbagail Leon | Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019
PHOENIX – Maricopa County family resource centers take a holistic approach to child development in a state where education markers like reading ability rank consistently low compared to other states.
Private drone hampers battle against Museum Fire, which now is 12% contained
By Dylan Simard | Thursday, July 25, 2019
FLAGSTAFF – Firefighters continue to try and get the more than 1,900 acre Museum Fire north of Flagstaff under control, but drones are making that effort harder.
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.
Through injury, motherhood and doubt, Jessica McDonald ready to represent Arizona at World Cup
By Brady Vernon | Monday, June 10, 2019
PHOENIX – Arizona’s Jessica McDonald been through it all. Now she’s a World Cup player for the U.S. women’s team.
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.
Less than 40% of Arizona doctors use prescription drug database, despite state law
By Bryce Newberry | Monday, April 22, 2019
PHOENIX – Arizona law requires doctors to check a state database before they write a new prescription for a controlled substance, such as prescription opioids. But more than 60% do not.
Drop in vaccination rates puts Arizona at risk of outbreak, AZDHS warns
By Veronica Graff | Friday, April 12, 2019
PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Health Services issued a report on Friday warning that higher exemptions from vaccines are putting the state at risk this year for an outbreak of preventable diseases like measles and mumps.
Jobs, recreation, high rents and traffic: Four ways a growing population changes Arizona
By Andrew Wei | Monday, March 25, 2019
PHOENIX – Growth in the Southwest brings jobs and city plans for recreational development to Arizona, but also clogs roads and leads to rent hikes.
FDA approves first drug to fight postpartum depression, but its costs are high
By Tyler Peckham and Erica Figueroa | Thursday, March 21, 2019
PHOENIX – Postpartum depression affects up to 1 in 7 new mothers. Zulresso, an expensive new FDA-approved drug, may help combat this.
Democrats unveil bill to give DACA, TPS recipients path to citizenship
By Keerthi Vedantam | Tuesday, March 12, 2019
WASHINGTON - House Democrats unveiled legislation that would provide a pathway to citizenship for an estimated 2 million immigrants protected under the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals, Temporary Protected Status and other immigrant protection programs targeted by the White House.