Walmart coworkers in Phoenix honored for performing CPR
By Lauren Michaels | Wednesday, March 30, 2016
…life-saving efforts by the Phoenix Fire Department on Wednesday. (Video by Lauren Michaels/Cronkite News) Lauren Michaels Cronkite News cronkitenews.azpbs.org In February, Walmart coworkers Brent Anderson and Cathy Villa performed CPR…
DJs, dancers, DROPIT: Suns make in-game entertainment priority, too
By Kevin Palacios | Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017
…Michaels and in-game host Weezy. “We’ve put a lot of effort, especially this year, into our in-game entertainment,” said Michaels, the official DJ of the Suns and Mercury. “We’ve focused…
Native American tribes fight for clean water and more money
By Lauren Kalijur and Macee Beheler | Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017
…summer heat, children have recently been warned not to swim in the river because of virulent strains of E. coli. (Photo by Lauren Kaljur | News21) 22 Lauren Kalijur and…
Thousands line up for McCain, called one of our ‘bravest souls’
By Alexis Egeland | Friday, Aug. 31, 2018
…News) Lauren and Jordan Mayo waited in line for two hours, in their Navy uniforms, with their 4-year-old daughter, who they hoped would learn lessons about patriotism and leadership from…
Nonprofit, local companies promote Little Free Libraries to increase childhood literacy
By Lauren Michaels | Tuesday, March 29, 2016
…Lauren Michaels Cronkite News cronkitenews.azpbs.org 19908 Two Little Free Libraries are displayed in front of homes in Phoenix. (Photo by Lauren Michaels/Cronkite News) 19909 Little Free Library directions are simple:…
Tempe launches effort to become first ‘Dementia Friendly’ city
By Lauren Michaels | Thursday, March 24, 2016
…(Photo by Lauren Michaels/Cronkite News) 3 Lauren Michaels Cronkite News cronkitenews.azpbs.org Tempe residents Don and Sara Walker have been married for 60 years. And since doctors diagnosed Sara with Alzheimer’s…
Dolphins in the desert: Can they be properly cared for in Arizona?
By Lauren Gilger and Annika Cline | Friday, Feb. 8, 2019
…dolphins have been returned to Dolphin Quest, which loaned them to Dolphinaris, according to KNXV (Channel 15). KJZZ host Lauren Gilger spoke with Danielle Riley, who organized a protest of…
Constitutional experts express concerns after Trump declares state of emergency
By Julian Hernandez and Molly Stellino | Friday, Feb. 15, 2019
…reaction to Trump’s border emergency splits along party lines That uncertainty worries Jon D. Michaels, professor at the UCLA School of Law, because he said Trump has not shown the…
Arizona among states with ‘super lice,’ more resistant to treatments
By Lauren Michaels | Monday, Sept. 21, 2015
…(Photo by Lauren Michaels/Cronkite News) 7113 The CDC says there are between six and 12 million lice infestations each year (Photo by Lauren Michaels/Cronkite News) Head lice is a health…
Recall of celery linked to dangerous strain of E. coli
By Lauren Michaels | Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015
…up to the individual growers as to what type of food safety programs they utilize on their own farm.” 2 Lauren Michaels Cronkite News cronkitenews.azpbs.org 12822 Arrnott Duncan, owner of…
Phoenix entrepreneur hopes to cash in on ABC’s Shark Tank
By Lauren Michaels | Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016
…8 p.m. Friday. 3 Lauren Michaels Cronkite News cronkitenews.azpbs.org 15588 Angela Cody-Rouget, owner of Major Mom, is on the set of the ABC show Shark Tank. (Photo courtesy of Disney/ABC)…
Advocates urge Senate to help ‘heal this wound’ of native language loss
By Vandana Ravikumar | Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018
…panel Wednesday. “A Native language is not just a language, it is the foundation of a culture,” said Lauren Hummingbird, a graduate of a Cherokee Nation immersion school and one…