Speak Up, Stand Up: Arizona students gather to address suicide, bullying, addiction
By Miranda Cyr and Grace Lieberman | Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020
PHOENIX – Speak Up, Stand Up, Save a Life held its fourth annual conference to promote suicide and bullying prevention among Arizona students, with largest attendance yet.
Arizona lawmakers vote on party lines to forward impeachment to Senate
By Jessica Myers and McKenzie Sadeghi | Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020
WASHINGTON - Arizona lawmakers voted on a straight party line Wednesday to forward two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate for trial, a 228-193 vote that was as predictable as the arguments for and against it.
Do uniforms play a role in college football recruiting?
By Evan Desai | Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020
LOS ANGELES – In the age of social media, an endless array of football uniform styles and combinations can dazzle during recruitment of top athletes.
As Dabo Swinney predicted, Clemson completes successful decade, wins Fiesta Bowl
By Nathan Hiatt | Monday, Dec. 30, 2019
GLENDALE – As Dabo Swinney predicted, Clemson has dominated college football or a decade and landed right where the coach believed: with another chance to play for the College Football National Championship game.
Water for wildlife: Catchments prove lifesavers across Arizona
By Jonah Hrkal | Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019
PEORIA – Life-bearing water makes its way to remote locations with the help of large tankers and the occasional helicopter to make sure wildlife survive. Filling and maintaining Arizona’s water catchments is a full time job for members of the Game & Fish Department.
Arizona lawmakers split, as House takes historic vote to impeach Trump
By Kara Harris | Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019
WASHINGTON - Arizona lawmakers split along party lines Wednesday as the House took a historic vote to impeach President Donald Trump, making him just the third president to be impeached and the first while facing re-election.
Arizona veterans of 1998 impeachment see similarities, deeper divides
By Wissam Melhem | Monday, Dec. 16, 2019
WASHINGTON - No one in Arizona's congressional delegation has been through an impeachment vote before, but lawmakers who were in Congress for the 1998 impeachment of President Bill Clinton remember angry phone calls from sharply divided voters - much like the situation today.
Arizona lawmakers follow party line in impeachment hearing questioning
By Wissam Melhem | Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019
WASHINGTON - The House Judiciary Committee ended a daylong hearing into possible articles of impeachment Wednesday against President Donald Trump with bitter partisan sparring, and Arizona lawmakers on the panel largely followed suit.
Impeachment impasse: Few minds appear changed by weeks of testimony
By Wissam Melhem | Friday, Nov. 22, 2019
WASHINGTON - Two months of investigation and two weeks of televised hearings do not appear to have changed any minds in Arizona's congressional delegation about the potential impeachment of President Donald Trump, a situation so far mirrored in the public, according to recent polls.
Volker defends role in talks between White House, Ukrainian government
By Amy-Xiaoshi DePaola | Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019
WASHINGTON - Former McCain Institute Executive Director Kurt Volker told the House Intelligence Committee Tuesday that he was unaware of any efforts to get the Ukrainian government to interfere in U.S. politics in exchange for military aid.
Farm-to-school programs revitalize health in nutritionally underserved communities
By Anikka Abbott | Monday, Nov. 18, 2019
MESA – Latino communities have higher rates of obesity and diabetes, in part because of food deserts and the abundance of unhealthy food choices. To find a lasting solution, an elementary school in Mesa is teaching children about nutrition and agriculture through gardening.
Advocates aim to energize Latino voters, as their clout at polls grows
By Wissam Melhem | Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019
WASHINGTON - With Hispanics expected to be the largest bloc of minority voters by the 2020 elections, advocates hope to capitalize with a multimillion-dollar campaign focused on five states, including Arizona, that will be aimed at boosting Latino civic engagement across the board.