Arizona Horizon: October 12, 2016
Federal prosecutors have said they will file charges against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio for ignoring orders from a judge in a racial profiling case. Former U.S. Attorney for Arizona Paul Charlton, currently a partner at Steptoe and Johnson, and Stephen Montoya, a civil rights attorney from the firm Montoya, Lucero and Pastor, will discuss the case.
Group urges opioid users to clean syringes to avoid Hepatitis C
PHOENIX – Shared syringes can lead to shared diseases among opioid users, according to a Phoenix organization determined to improve safety.
My favorite opposite: Who do you get along with despite your political differences?
Cronkite News wants to know how politics does or doesn't play a role in your relationships. While partisanship may dominate this presidential election, we want to know where and how people are coming together.
Write-in candidates option for AZ voters in November
PHOENIX - When Sen. John McCain was asked during Monday’s Senate debate for whom he would vote in the presidential election, he responded: "I think I might write in Lindsey Graham. He's an old, good friend of mine and a lot of people like him."
Arizonans: Do you have a passion for improving your community?
Are you an Arizona resident with a passion for improving your neighborhood, city, county or state?
Suns coach Earl Watson fights for civil rights in his own way
PHOENIX - Earl Watson’s father was one of the first African-American men to join the integrated Army, as mandated by President Harry Truman in 1948. So, Watson was taught from an early age to respect the flag.
After Arizona’s U.S. Senate debate: What questions are left unanswered?
Arizona Sen. John McCain and challenger Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick faced off Monday in a debate hosted by Arizona PBS and The Arizona Republic. The candidates discussed a range of issues, including the presidential race, immigration, health care and congressional gridlock.
Republicans scramble after latest Trump revelations, responses vary
WASHINGTON - Arizona Republican candidates scrambled Saturday to distance themselves from recordings in which presidential nominee Donald Trump makes offensive and lewd comments about women, while Democrats criticized the GOP responses as too little, too late.
Hispanic leaders push voting, but dismiss third-party candidates
WASHINGTON - The Congressional Hispanic Caucus wants to encourage young Latinos to vote - but wants to make sure they don't vote the wrong way.
Locked up and learning: ASU students take class alongside prison inmates
ASU School of Criminology and Criminal Justice students are earning credits alongside prison inmates as a part of the Inside-Out Program.
Settlement of charges against Yavapai hospital called win for whistleblowers
WASHINGTON - A national expert on whistleblowers Wednesday welcomed the multimillion-dollar settlement of charges against the Yavapai Regional Medical Center as "a great example" of how the system should work.
Supreme Court begins term with relatively few Arizona cases – so far
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court began its new term this week with one judgeship empty for the first time in a generation, and just one Arizona case on the docket for the first time in several years.
