May 23, 2017 Newscast
By Staff | Tuesday, May 23, 2017
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Athletes benefiting from advancements in prosthetics
By Shelby Hyde | Thursday, May 18, 2017
PHOENIX — It was a shotgun accident in a small Indiana town. The guns weren’t locked up. A neighborhood boy found a 12-gauge and wanted to play with 4-year-old Nick Pryor.
Valley offers adaptive sports options for disabled community
By Caela Fox | Friday, May 12, 2017
PHOENIX — Mohamed Raafat was hanging out at school and perched on a children’s car when a friend abruptly moved it. Just like that, his life changed.
Former NFL kicker hopes to improve football safety with technology
By Matt Faye | Tuesday, May 9, 2017
PHOENIX — Nick Lowery played football at the highest level for 18 years, but more than two decades after his 1996 retirement he continues to impact the game by improving the safety of the sport.
From right-hand man to a boss named lefty
By Kristina Vicario | Monday, May 8, 2017
Dwayne Phelps remembers white sheets, sterile walls and white-hot pain. He stared at blinding lights and watched as the doctors walked out of his hospital room.
In Focus, episode 8: Thriving without sight in Arizona
By Dannika Borges | Friday, May 5, 2017
Many people lose sight as they grow older, but there are more than 15,000 visually impaired Arizonans between the ages of 18 and 34. In this episode, we hear the stories of two of them. Hiris Vela, 20, and Elijah Harris, 19, are both community college students who grew up legally blind in Arizona. They.
Hopi Jr./Sr. High School hires investigators to examine special education
By Lily Altavena | Monday, May 1, 2017
Hopi Jr./Sr. High School, one of the few high schools serving students on the Hopi Reservation in Northern Arizona, has hired investigators to examine its special education program, according to Bertha Parker, a public relations consultant representing the school.
In Focus, episode 7: ‘Aging out’ of foster care in Arizona
By Freesia DeNaples | Friday, April 28, 2017
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.
In Focus, episode 6: What homelessness means for pregnant women and LGBTQ youth
By Brooke Ramos | Friday, April 21, 2017
There are nearly 10,000 homeless people in the state of Arizona, including veterans, the elderly, individuals, youth and families. In this episode of In Focus, we explore issues that especially affect two populations of homeless young adults: pregnant women and those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. Ten percent of homeless women are pregnant,.
No true count of homeless LGBTQ youth makes problem difficult to address
By Emily Balli | Thursday, April 20, 2017
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.
Orthorexia nervosa: When healthy eating becomes unhealthy
By Elisabeth Niman | Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Are you an Arizonan with orthorexia nervosa? Share your experience with us.
In Focus, episode 5: Finding ‘hidden resources’ for autism care
By Ben Flores | Friday, April 14, 2017
Raising a child with autism can be incredibly challenging under the best of circumstances. For families who live in small towns, far from big-city resources, it can be even harder. In this episode of In Focus, we talk with Elizabeth Gullikson, a 30-year-old mother and resident of Yuma. Her four-year-old son, Gavin Cunningham, has autism..