State, tribe settle long-running feud over Glendale casino
WASHINGTON - State and tribal officials announced a settlement Wednesday of a long-running fight against the Tohono O'odham's Desert Diamond Casino West Valley, which survived years of legal and legislative challenges before opening in 2015.
Three Arizona state prisons plan to add employment centers to help soon-to-be released inmates find jobs
PHOENIX – Jude Garcia spent three and half years behind bars for armed robbery and aggravated assault. He left prison with the clothes he wore when he was incarcerated, $100 and no job.
Organization fights to revive Ajo’s economy after decades of recession
Ajo, Arizona, once nearly a ghost town, is in the hands of a single nonprofit seeking to save the economy by getting residents back into school and the workforce.
Furniture, food and flour: Arizona groups work to help Syrian refugees
PHOENIX - While tensions against Muslims in United States keeps growing, Nidal Fayad and Tan Jakwani have taken it upon themselves to help recently arrived Syrian refugees transition to life in Arizona.
Tucson VA one of four in nation to offer service for transgender vets
WASHINGTON - It was Nov. 30, 2011, when Stephanie Donoghue quit her job as a software developer, left the office at 4 p.m. and got a steak dinner before heading home to shuck her male clothes - and her male persona.
Advocates push for gender, sexual orientation questions on 2020 Census
WASHINGTON - David Stacy has heard the stories of older same-sex couples who face discrimination in assisted-living facilities because some "workers are less tolerant" toward them - but he can't point to data outlining the problem.
S.O.S. for Syrian refugees in the Valley
TEMPE -- Starting at 10 o'clock every Saturday morning, a small group of volunteer tutors takes the time to help local Syrian refugee kids learn and assimilate.
Everything old is renewed again as architects renovate historic buildings
PHOENIX – Old buildings have a story to tell.
Giffords joins Democrats accusing Trump, GOP of pandering to NRA
WASHINGTON - Former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords joined House and Senate Democrats Wednesday to accuse Republicans of pandering to the gun lobby with bills to do away with gun-free school zones and deregulate silencers, among other measures.
FEC: Arizonans gave $1.5 million toward Trump’s $107 million inaugural
WASHINGTON - Arizona residents donated $1.5 million toward President Donald Trump's record-breaking inauguration fund, dwarfing the $26,000 that Arizonans gave to the last inauguration of President Barack Obama, according to Federal Election Commission reports.
In Focus, episode 7: ‘Aging out’ of foster care in Arizona
On this episode of In Focus, we look at the foster care system in Arizona, specifically for those in the system over the age of 18. Although foster children can leave the foster care system when they turn 18, they can sign a voluntary agreement to continue until they turn 21. Why might some teens decide stay? We talk with one young woman who explains her choice.
