National parks in Arizona using microchips and photo-mapping to deter thieves
Technology such as microchips in cacti at Saguaro National Park and a photo mapping system at Petrified National Forest is being used to deter thieves.
House panel weighs plans to close $11.6 billion parks repair backlog
WASHINGTON - With $11.9 billion in deferred maintenance at national parks, $530 million of it in Arizona alone, witnesses at a House hearing agreed that something needs to be done to fix the repair backlog, but they disagreed on how to pay for it.
Interior Secretary Zinke visits Arizona borderlands to talk up Trump’s wall
The Sec. of the Interior visited the US, Mexico border over the weekend to talk with local experts and tribes about the feasibility of a border wall in Arizona.
Valley DACA recipients and advocates claim a win after SCOTUS decision on driver’s licenses
The United States Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear Arizona Dream Act Coalition v. Brewer, which was an attempt to deny driver's licenses to DACA recipients, and in turn, ADAC won.
Local expert and national reports indicate Arizona bridges are generally safe
One local expert on bridge safety said Arizona's bridges are generally safe even though the federal government has listed hundreds of them in poor or "structurally deficient" condition.
Flagstaff officials, then Gov. Ducey, ask for tighter controls of gun sales, more mental health money
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey, Flagstaff officials and legislative candidates are all proposing school safety reforms in the aftermath of the Parkland, Florida shooting
Flake renews criticism of Trump, GOP on eve of New Hampshire speech
WASHINGTON - Arizona Republican Sen. Jeff Flake doubled down Thursday on his criticism of President Donald Trump and the GOP's "seeming amnesia" in the face of Trump's attacks on democratic institutions, one day before a scheduled speech at a New Hampshire political event.
Voices in protest: Community speaks out about gun violence
Cronkite News spoke to protestors at a rally at the Arizona state Capitol on Wednesday, the one-month anniversary of the shooting.
17 lives, 17 minutes: Students rally, walk out of schools to mark one month since the Parkland shooting
Students are gathering at the Arizona Capitol, walk out of schools across the state and nation to protest gun violence.
On eve of student walkouts, advocates send silent message of lives lost
WASHINGTON - Thousands of shoes lined the lawn in front of the Capitol to represent all the children killed by firearms in the past six years, a diaplay meant to prod lawmakers to action on gun legislation and to bring attention to a planned student walkout against gun violence.
Planned Parenthood evokes ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ to oppose abortion bill
Women clad in red cloaks to evoke The Handmaid's Tale were among pro-abortion rights advocates on Tuesday who opposed a Senate bill requiring those seeking an abortion to explain their reasons before undergoing the procedure.
AZ teachers talk: Should teachers carry guns in the classroom and other issues raised by Parkland shooting
As student protests continue throughout Arizona and around the nation, teachers are being confronted with issues ranging from protecting students to carrying a gun on campus.
