Museum exhibits you can eat: Navajo chef ‘curates’ history with cuisine
WASHINGTON - Classic French, Italian and Japanese food are all highly regarded in the culinary community, but traditional Native American dishes? "Where are the classic dishes that Native people have been making?" asks chef Freddie Bitsoie, executive chef at Mitsitam Cafe in the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. "I want to tell a story with my dishes ... and have these dishes be respected."
CBS anchor Scott Pelley: Journalism is ‘lifeblood’ of freedom
PHOENIX – CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley urged journalists Monday to fight for quality journalism as the core of democracy in an age where information is readily accessible but too often inaccurate – sometimes deliberately.
East Valley shelter Goshala saves cows from slaughter
SAN TAN VALLEY – Once most cows stop producing milk, their owners often ship them off to the slaughterhouse.
Pup with a Purpose: Service dog trained to help child with diabetes
Arizona State University senior Taylor Randle loves dogs. For the last 18 months, she has been raising Kristoff, a service dog in training. She has been by his side almost everyday as he learned the skills he will need to help his future partner.
How to safely fry a turkey
Here’s the thing. Deep frying isn’t the safest way to cook a turkey. Just ask any firefighter or emergency-room worker who has treated someone with third- or fourth-degree burns after an unfortunate accident.
Arizona homelessness fell 30 percent since 2010, national report says
WASHINGTON - The number of homeless people fell nearly 30 percent in Arizona in the last six years, outpacing the decrease nationwide in the same period, according to report Thursday from the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Valley school districts recognize need for school nurses
PHOENIX – School nurses do more than bandage scraped knees – they often provide a lifeline to student's medical care for a chronic condition like asthma or diabetes, advocates say.
Coyotes’ Tempe plan leads to mix of concern, confidence at Westgate
GLENDALE - If the Coyotes are successful in moving to Tempe at the end of the decade, Gila River Arena, the Westgate Entertainment District and the city of Glendale will lose one of their centerpiece tenants.
Coyotes announce plan to move to Tempe
GLENDALE - Seventeen months after Glendale voided its 15-year lease with the Arizona Coyotes, the NHL club announced plans Monday to move to a new arena in Tempe in time for the opening of the 2019-2020 season.
Gwen Ifill, host of PBS NewsHour, dies at 61
PHOENIX - Gwen Ifill, veteran journalist and co-host of PBS NewsHour, has died after a battle with cancer. She was 61. According to a PBS statement, Ifill had been in treatment for "several months."
Decades after the war, millions still pay respects at Vietnam Wall
WASHINGTON - It's been more than 50 years since the United States sent troops to Vietnam, and more than 30 years since a memorial on the National Mall was dedicated to honor soldiers in that war. But for Kimberly Allen, a tourist visiting the Vietnam Veterans Memorial this week, the important number is 20 - what she says is the average age of the people whose names are engraved on the black granite wall.
