Arizonans got 78.3 million robocalls in June, part of a boom nationwide
WASHINGTON = Robocalls skyrocketed for every area code in Arizona in the first half of this year, reaching 78.3 million calls in June alone, according to a new report that said the state mirrored a national spike, where robocalls totaled 4.1 billion for June.
Native American farmers plan moves to global market, greater sustainability
Native American communities are trying to grow their agriculture presence even larger to preserve their culture and traditions.
Toilet water mold, fast food and futons: Many minor leaguers live below poverty line
Baseball is a $10 billion a year industry, but many of its minor leaguers live well below the poverty level.
Raising the steaks: Cardinals’ Larry Fitzgerald sees giving back as his personal responsibility
Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald is entering his 15th season with the Cardinals and continues to carry his spirit of giving to the Arizona community and nationwide.
Vehicle crashes and fatalities continued to rise in 2017, ADOT report shows
From 2010 to 2017, motor-vehicle crashes have increased 16 percent, the Arizona Department of Transportation says. Fatalities increased in 2017, to 1,000, from the previous year.
Phoenix partners with California company to turn palm fronds into feed for livestock
PHOENIX–Phoenix is working with California-based Palm Silage Inc. to divert 34,000 tons per year of palm fronds from landfills and reuse the vegetation as nutritional feed for livestock.
Lawn time ago: Tucson saves water with desert landscaping, synthetic grass
TUCSON – Tucson residents have looked to new landscaping options in order to conserve their use of water.
The Grind: How two Sun Devils in minors are making a push for big league call-ups
An inside look at how ASU products Andrew Aplin and Darin Gillies are pushing for their first Major League Baseball call-up after more than 800 combined games in the minors.
Gender gap in pay begins with children’s allowances, app maker’s analysis suggests
PHOENIX–Parents pay boys a weekly allowance twice as high as they give girls, according to a study from a Phoenix area company that sells an app to track children’s chores and finances.
Flush with success: Low-flow toilets are water-conservation champ
LONGMONT – In water conservation the modern toilet reigns as M.V.P. in cutting Western water use, give some props to the toilet.
‘Fight the bite’: August rains bring risk of mosquito-borne illnesses
PHOENIX — Preventing rainwater from pooling is a good way to prevent mosquitoes from breeding and spreading disease, like the west nile.
Remembering the legacy of ‘Those Dam Women’
LAS VEGAS – Women may not have done actual construction work on the Boulder dam, but that is the only thing they didn't do for the project and the town.
