A big deal: Just before the trade deadline, Diamondbacks ship Greinke, acquire Leake
By Brady Vernon | Wednesday, July 31, 2019
PHOENIX – As trade deadline clock ticks, Diamondbacks trade Zack Greinke, acquire Mike Leake.
Cheers: Rising tie win streak record, dominate Austin on Dollar Beer Night
By Owain Evans | Saturday, July 20, 2019
TEMPE – Phoenix Rising’s not-so-secret weapon – Dollar Beer Night – struck again as the team tied the USL Championship win streak record with a 6-0 thumping of Austin Bold
Rising fans, players back LGBTQ charities for Pride Month
By Owain Evans | Thursday, June 6, 2019
TEMPE - Campaigns from both players and supporters are seeking to raise money this June for LGBTQ charities
‘Death is not new to us’: High school gun-control activists plan Phoenix March For Our Lives
By Fortesa Latifi | Friday, March 23, 2018
High school students are spending hours prepping for the Phoenix rally of March for Our Lives, a nationwide movement on Saturday.
Arizona battles gender pay gap through local efforts
By Zac Pacleb | Monday, May 16, 2016
The U.S. women’s national soccer team has won three of the seven FIFA world cups. It has taken home the Olympic gold all but once since 1996. It is the No. 1 team in the world, according to FIFA.
ASU students get free college tuition after winning national ‘Heroes of the Dorm’ e-sports tournament
By Zac Pacleb | Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Confetti fell and the crowd cheered as a champion was crowned at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Washington.
Tempe company launches app to connect consumers with ‘need-it now’ products
By Zac Pacleb | Wednesday, April 20, 2016
The creator of a Tempe-based company believes he has unlocked the secret to helping local businesses get customers through the door.
More medical marijuana dispensaries may soon crop up in Arizona
By Zac Pacleb and Chloe Nordquist | Thursday, April 14, 2016
Arizona could see an increase in medical marijuana dispensaries after the Arizona Department of Health Services opens up applications this summer. It’s the first time the department will allow new dispensaries since it issued the first licenses in 2012.
Eco-friendly green burials become more popular in Arizona, the U.S.
By Zac Pacleb and Ben Brown | Wednesday, April 13, 2016
An alternative, environmentally-focused way of interment is picking up popularity across the United States.
From fad to flames: The rise and fall of the hoverboard industry
By Zac Pacleb | Tuesday, April 12, 2016
After colleges began regulating them, public entities banned them and retailers pulled them from shelves, one of 2015’s biggest fads has faded.
Author of Brookings study claiming Phoenix suffers worst ‘brain drain’ revises numbers
By Zac Pacleb | Thursday, April 7, 2016
A study analyzing which metropolitan areas retain their university graduates the most has come under fire after the Phoenix metro area landed in the basement of the rankings. Officials with the Maricopa Association of Governments and the Arizona Commerce Authority fought back, and the study’s author has revised the numbers.
Bill could keep cities from banning short-term rentals
By Zac Pacleb and Chloe Nordquist | Wednesday, March 30, 2016
JEROME – Glen Odegard spent more than a year repairing and renovating a historic home in Jerome after a mudslide left it vacant for more than a half century. For the past three years, tourists have rented out the house.