All-Latina team from Camelback High School wins statewide app challenge
For too long, young women like Olivia Higuera and her classmates have been underrepresented in careers involving science, technology, engineering, and math.
Migrating muralists converge street art culture between Phoenix, LA
LOS ANGELES — When Los Angeles street art photographer Eriberto Oriol and his wife, Angelica Gonzalez-Oriol, traveled through Arizona, they’ve noticed a trend: Street art in Arizona feels more progressive and meaningful than much of the work they see in LA.
Sheriff Joe Arpaio: ‘I’d like to meet with the pope and I have no concern about going to Mexico’
Pope Francis’ first visit to Mexico is being marked as a symbolic occasion, with Francis visiting some of the areas struck hardest by the country’s drug violence and poverty.
Pope Francis’ visit to Ciudad Juárez a symbol of progress for border residents
CIUDAD JUÁREZ, MEXICO — The stage for Pope Francis’ highly anticipated public mass along the U.S.-Mexico border is just a skeleton of its future incarnation. But in a few days Francis will use it to address tens of thousands of people with a long-awaited message: Ciudad Juárez is back.
Burmese refugee family overcomes obstacles, finds success
The so-called Canyon Corridor is home to one of the fastest-growing communities from half a world away. Meet the Burmese.
Guacamole growing Super Bowl MVP snack food
This Sunday, football fans should only worry about the final score in the Super Bowl, not the guacamole bowl running out. Mexico is making sure of that, exporting millions of avocados to guacamole-crazed Americans for the game.
Arizonans to make the trek for Pope Francis’ first visit to border
Sergio Siller was tired of hearing about bad news coming out of his Mexican hometown of Ciudad Juárez. That’s why when the Phoenix resident received the news in late November that Pope Francis was visiting Juárez, he was overjoyed.
Cross-border airport terminal transforms travel
SAN DIEGO – U.S. travelers who want to fly out of the international airport in Tijuana, Mexico can now use a new terminal that straddles the border.
Travelers concerns over Zika virus grow
Travelers at Sky Harbor Airport planning trips to countries where the Zika virus has been reported are worried about the growing number of cases.
Millennial and first-time Latino voters look to make big impact in 2016 elections
This time around, Diego Martinez Barrera aspires to make a difference with his vote. At age 20, he’s preparing not just to cast a ballot in his first presidential election, but to help others register to vote for the first time.
El Niño could cause spike in valley fever cases
Marv Freeman had lost interest in almost everything. He was constantly exhausted, dehydrated, and had begun to lose some of his balance.
Tacos with a twist: The state of gourmet Mexican food in Phoenix
From curried potato taquitos to hand-ground corn tortillas, restaurants in Phoenix are challenging the definition of Mexican food in Arizona.
