Knowledge of the Holocaust wanes for millennials, Gen Z
By Jonmaesha Beltran | Tuesday, March 3, 2020
PHOENIX – Studies show that knowledge of the Holocaust is declining, even as anti-Semitism is on the rise and survivors mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. Oskar Knoblauch has told his story of surviving the Krakow ghetto in Poland to hundreds of students and supports making Arizona the 13th state to mandate genocide education.
Here comes the boom: Arizona girls high school wrestling participation nearly doubles
By Travis Whittaker | Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020
PRESCOTT VALLEY – Arizona High School girls wrestling just finished a second season as a sanctioned sport, and it is already experiencing rapid growth.
Veterans with PTSD turn to sports, physical activity as alternative method of treatment
Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020
PHOENIX – Study finds that participating in intense sports and other outdoor activities is an effective alternative treatment for PTSD.
More than Lillard’s cousin: Blevins takes circuitous route to find success with NAZ Suns
By Carson Field | Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020
PRESCOTT VALLEY – Northern Arizona Suns rookie Keljin Blevins has found a groove in the NBA G League, thanks to his unusual journey.
Improving gender diversity among baseball scouts is goal of recent Women’s Sports School event
By Lamar Smith | Friday, Nov. 22, 2019
PEORIA – The Women’s Sports School held their first scouting program to encourage women to work in baseball operations.
Court: Woman injured by leaking breast implant cannot sue manufacturer
By Megan Boyanton | Friday, Oct. 11, 2019
An appeals court said federal law protects the manufacturer of a leaking silicone breast implant that injured a Gold Canyon woman, who tried to sue the company for damages from the implants she received after a cancer diagnosis and double mastectomy.
The mental health struggle of storm survivors: ‘It follows them forever’
By Sarah Beth Guevara and Katie Hunger | Monday, Sept. 2, 2019
MOORE, Okla. – Families, community members, psychologists and school officials say more must be done to help survivors of natural disasters recover emotionally and mentally.
Extreme weather galvanizes believers of climate change but doesn’t persuade skeptics
By Jordan Laird and Jordan Elder | Monday, Aug. 19, 2019
SMITH ISLAND, Md. – Scientists point to worsening floods, more powerful hurricanes and larger wildfires as evidence of climate change – but many Americans remain unconvinced.
Even as they adapt to life in Peru, Venezuelans dream of returning home
By Miranda Cyr | Wednesday, June 19, 2019
Many of the 700,000 Venezuelans who moved to Peru in recent years dream of returning home, which could slow their integration into Peruvian society. Even though Spanish is spoken in both countries, there are many differences between the nations..
Capitol Hill internships always paid off – this summer they’ll pay, too
By Micah Alise Bledsoe | Thursday, May 9, 2019
WASHINGTON – Students heading to Washington for Capitol Hill internships this summer will see something that many haven't seen there in decades - a little pay for their long hours and hard work. Congress this year set aside money to pay interns, and most Arizona lawmakers said they plan to do so.
Task force to study abuse of tribal youth, after IHS doctor convicted
By Keerthi Vedantam | Wednesday, March 27, 2019
WASHINGTON - The White House unveiled a task force that is charged with finding ways to prevent the sexual abuse of children in the Indian Health Service, after an IHS pediatrician's conviction last year on four counts of abuse during stints on different reservations.
Giffords, Democrats rally at Capitol for gun background-check bill
By Andrew Howard | Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019
WASHINGTON - Former Arizona Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords rallied House lawmakers to support a bill that would expand the requirement for background checks on private gun sales, a bill critics charge is "well intentioned, but will not solve the problem" of gun violence.