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Online shopping, extended sales dim, don’t defeat, Black Friday frenzy

By Kailey Broussard and Wissam Melhem | Friday, Nov. 29, 2019

WASHINGTON - Earlier sales and expanded online shopping options have cut into Black Friday's appeal, but they have yet to knock it from its position as the elbow-throwing, hectic start of the holiday shopping season for many. Call it Blackish Friday.

Arizona recycling programs are in trouble, thanks to residential contamination

By Jordan Evans | Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019

PHOENIX – Recycling programs across Arizona are in jeopardy as contamination from residents and tariffs from China remain in place.

A family affair: Father, son make mark as graffiti grows in acceptance

By Alexis Alabado | Monday, Sept. 2, 2019

PHOENIX - Some dads play catch with their sons. Noe "Such Styles" Baez painted graffiti with his son Champ, paving the way for what may be the only father-son graffiti team in the increasingly popular world of graffiti art.

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

Making America grill again: Cost of cookouts little changed this year

By Miranda Faulkner | Tuesday, July 2, 2019

WASHINGTON - The American Farm Bureau said the cost of a traditional Fourth of July cookout for 10 rose less than 1 percent from last year to just is just $5.28 per person this year, according to its annual market survey. And the cost is even lower in Arizona, the farm bureau in the state says.

Arizona Game and Fish debates banning ‘coyote killing contests’

By Lauren Gilger and Amanda Luberto | Tuesday, June 11, 2019

PHOENIX – The Arizona Game and Fish Commission has proposed a rule that would ban so-called coyote-killing contests. KJZZ spoke to people on both sides of the issue.

Arcosanti: Grand experiment in sustainable living approaches its 50th year

By Lauren Schieler | Friday, May 3, 2019

ARCOSANTI – A reflection of 50 years of experimentation at the world renowned urban laboratory Arcosanti, and where the project will go next.

Coming clean: A snapshot of Arizona’s energy makeup

By Lauren Schieler | Friday, April 26, 2019

RED VALLEY – There’s a long history of oil and gas production in the western U.S. including here in Arizona. As part of a collaboration with Elemental, we explain what Arizona’s energy mix is.