Countdown to Opening Day: Breaking down every Cactus League team before start of 2025 MLB season
PHOENIX – As spring training ends, there are a lot of reasons for fans to look ahead. The offseason had it all: big trades, signings, new managers. Here’s what to watch in the regular season for Cactus League teams.
‘Mr. Baseball’ : Bob Uecker, legendary voice of Milwaukee Brewers, is mourned by the sport’s luminaries
PHOENIX — Bob Uecker, the longtime voice of the Milwaukee Brewers, passed away Thursday at 90. Uecker’s contributions to baseball, Milwaukee and even the comedy world are numerous.
Arizona Cardinals shift focus to correcting Week 1 mistakes ahead of home opener vs. Los Angeles Rams
PHOENIX – Following the loss in Buffalo, the Cardinals are already looking forward to their home opener against the Rams, facing a different style of quarterback in Matthew Stafford.
‘Deeply repentant’ Vallejo gets 3 years for his role in Jan. 6 attack
WASHINGTON - An apparently contrite Edward Vallejo was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison and three years of supervised release, a fraction of the sentence prosecutors sought for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
As Pipeline Fire burns 20,000 acres north of Flagstaff, officials share safety tips
PHOENIX – The Pipeline Fire has burned over 20,000 acres just north of Flagstaff and prompted some evacuations. Before the fire broke out, the National Fire Prevention Education Team was in Arizona to talk about what Arizonans can do to prevent wildland fires, including being intentional about where you park and how you secure trailer chains.
¡Cámara, acción! La industria cinematográfica de Arizona está creciendo después de una década de estancamiento
MESA – En 2016 la idea de revivir la oficina de cine ganó apoyo y la Autoridad de Comercio de Arizona la reabrió y contrató a Matthew Earl Jones para dirigirla. Su objetivo es restaurar a Arizona como un destino de referencia para los cineastas.
Lights, camera – action! Arizona film industry is growing after a decade of stagnation
MESA – After being left for dead in 2010, the Arizona film industry has grown the past few years, thanks to a network of indie filmmakers, the Phoenix Film Festival and the revived Arizona Film Office.
Kiowa elder bonds with 10-year-old actress on ‘News of the World’ movie set
On the New Mexico set of the Tom Hanks film “News of the World,” a Kiowa elder bonded with a 10-year-old German actress over tribal language and customs.
On the rise: Expensive youth sports clubs have deepened the economic divide
PHOENIX - Club sports are run by private associations that, unlike school-sponsored sports programs, charge high fees to participants who hope to enhance their individual or team skills. It is deepening the economic divide.
Native youth navigate complex, contradictory jurisdictions
Burdened by generations of historical trauma, Native youth navigate a convoluted justice system that few other children face.
Navajo on death row faces execution Wednesday, barring last-minute action
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court late Tuesday rejected a petition to delay the execution of Lezmond Mitchell, a Navajo on federal death row who is scheduled to be put to death Wednesday evening for the murders of a Navajo woman and her granddaughter.
Months later, communities still await federal aid for the homeless
Congress rushed an aid package for the nation’s homeless residents, but four months after passage of the CARES Act, most of that $4 billion has not reached those in need.
