Breaking the mold: Diversifying Arizona’s modeling industry
PHOENIX – Several members of the Arizona fashion scene are striving to bring plus-size models, as well as those who are more diverse racially and ethnically, to the forefront.
Vapors, oils and brownies: AZ Supreme Court decision boosts medical marijuana industry
PHOENIX – In the wake of a state Supreme Court decision allowing extracted marijuana products, the foundation of the industry’s future may rest on concentrates, or extracts.
Salt River Project prepares businesses for monsoon season
TEMPE – Power outages at home are upsetting, but they can cause severe economic damage to businesses. The Salt River Project is helping decision-makers prepare their companies before monsoon storms start.
Turning children into animal caregivers at summer camp
PHOENIX – Young people attending animal summer camps in the Phoenix area are learning about the compassionate care of animals.
Power to the people: Utilities from around the U.S. pitch in to bring electricity to Navajos
DILKON – Utilities from around the country have helped connect more Navajo homes to the electrical grid. The 15,000 homes without power represent 75% of the homes in America that still are not electrified.
‘They choose not to know’: Victims, advocates combat sex trafficking in Arizona
PHOENIX – Cronkite News reporters Jake Goodrick and Alicia Longo produced three supplemental videos to accompany a Frontline on PBS documentary about sex trafficking in Arizona.
Buckeye had nation’s fastest growth, Phoenix added most people in 2018
WASHINGTON - Buckeye saw its population grow by 8.5% from 2017 to 2018 and Phoenix added 25,288 new residents in the same period, claiming the top spots among U.S. cities for growth that year, the Census Bureau said, as Arizona continued its steady population rise.
For homeless young adults, HomeBase offers structure, shelter and a way out
PHOENIX - They are called unaccompanied homeless youth, the 18- to 25-year-olds who face their own set of challenges and needs as they try to get back on their feet. The U.S. has as many as 36,000 of them on a given night, but a transitional housing facility in Phoenix is designed to help them out.
Fare enough: Uber, Lyft surge ahead of cabs in campaign expense reports
WASHINGTON - Congressional lawmakers may not have voted on ride-sharing legislation, but they are voting with their pocketbooks, with campaigns spending more than 2.1 millon in 2017-18 on Uber and Lyft, far outstripping taxis. Arizona lawmakers were part of the trend, reporting $20,000 on the services.
Inmates at Arizona prison prepare retired greyhound racers to live with families
ELOY – More than a dozen inmates at Saguaro Correctional Center in Eloy spend their days working with former racing greyhounds to rehabilitate and train the canines and prepare the dogs to go home with a family.
Kitchen-inspection reports for day cares and schools are available – if you look
PHOENIX – Maricopa County restaurant inspectors include day care services and school kitchens in their assessments, but schools are not required to notify parents of violations
Thin on broadband: Tribal areas still struggle with lagging technology
WASHINGTON - To some Hopi, "just Google it," is an inside joke - only about 29% of Hopi households have broadband internet access, compared to 79% in Arizona and 78% nationwide. On tribal lands across Arizona, fewer than half the homes have broadband access, stifling business, health and schooling.
