Winning the next battle: Report shows vets succeeding in college
WASHINGTON - Tim Rogers, 39, is scheduled to graduate next week with dual bachelor's degrees, in social work and in public service and public policy, one of 649 veterans who applied for graduation at Arizona State University this semester.
Special report: The changing face of Arizona
Arizona is one of the fastest growing states, ranking eighth in the country in terms of percentage population growth and fifth in numeric growth between 2015 and 2016, according to census data. But with the rapid expansion comes growing pains, including traffic congestion and "brain drain."
Eight things to know about school lunches in Arizona
With proposed U.S. Department of Agriculture cuts in the billions of dollars, the National School Lunch Program - a fundamental part of Arizona’s school day - is facing new uncertainty.
No true count of homeless LGBTQ youth makes problem difficult to address
PHOENIX -- Being 15 years old isn’t easy for a lot of people. You’re a freshman in high school and really starting to come into your own. You’re trying to figure out where you belong and what you want to do with your future.
Making the grade, missing meals: Community college students go hungry
WASHINGTON - Sunny Price knows what it's like to try to keep up with college studies when you don't have enough to eat.
Pedestrian deaths continue to rise, Arizona ranks third highest in 2016
PHOENIX - Distracted driving and walking is contributing to a 20-year high in pedestrian deaths, according to data collected in the first half of 2016 by the Governors Highway Safety Association. The preliminary report estimates that the 2016 total could rise to almost 6,000 pedestrian fatalities.
Water cooperation across U.S.-Mexico border essential, complex
NOGALES -- Nogales, Arizona, and Nogales, Sonora, share something more meaningful than their city name. They also share a source of water that is vital to their region of the border.
Stanton talks Phoenix hosting mega events and more in full interview
PHOENIX - Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton reflects on the city's three-year streak for hosting mega sporting events like the 2015 Super Bowl, the 2016 College Football Championship and this year's Final Four in an interview with Cronkite New's Jake Garcia.
Boxing training may help people with Parkinson’s disease
PHOENIX – Valley Parkinson's patients are turning to non-contact boxing to help punch back at their disease.
Fortune 500 company Monsanto to grow GMO corn in Tucson
Hard choices ahead as officials look at future of Navajo power plant
WASHINGTON - Despite pledges to look for alternatives, closing the Navajo Generating Station in Page could devastate the local economy, where hundreds of jobs rely on the plant and affiliated coal mine and where experts see few, if any, workable solutions.
