Bed shortages and inadequate care leave patients with Serious Mental Illness in metro Phoenix at risk

With bed shortages across Arizona for SMI patients following the closure of St. Luke’s Behavioral Health Center, other facilities like Phoenix Medical Psychiatric Hospital are left to carry the burden and advocacy groups like Arizona Mad Moms are left fighting for the mental health care their loved ones need.


Gila River Indian Community solar panel-over-canal project powers up on a hot October day

SACATON – A recent event held in Sacaton marked a historic milestone for the Gila River Indian Community. Its solar-over-canal project is the first in the Western Hemisphere.


Southern California transportation upgrades will support sustainable 2028 Olympics in LA

Railway extensions, highway expansions and walkable route additions will benefit Los Angeles and Southern California through the 2028 Olympic Games and beyond.

LA Metro sign in front of city buildings under a clear sky.

Sens. Mark Kelly and Ted Cruz join forces to cut red tape on U.S. semiconductor projects

WASHINGTON – Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, a Democrat, worked with Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz on a bill to streamline approval of U.S. semiconductor projects. Arizona is a leader in the industry and the bipartisan deal, which now heads to President Joe Biden’s desk, is expected to speed the creation of chipmaking jobs.

Ted Cruz and four others walk down a hallway with polished floors and fluorescent lights.

ASU tuition surcharge, cuts in response to state budget reflect lower Arizona higher education spending

PHOENIX – Arizona State University will make cuts to its Arizona Promise Program and the Arizona Teachers Academy, close the Lake Havasu center and add a tuition surcharge in response to higher education cuts in the state budget. Advocates, students and legislators weigh in.


Arizona has seen growth in clean energy jobs under Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, at a cost Republicans call wasteful

WASHINGTON – The 2-year-old Inflation Reduction Act gives incentives for clean energy projects. Democrats tout job growth and progress against climate change, but Republicans remain skeptical at the high cost.


Innovation can be a challenge for museums. Here’s how 3 in Arizona are trying to bring in visitors

PHOENIX – Museums in Arizona, including the Phoenix Art Museum and the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, are employing different strategies to bring people to their businesses. Meanwhile, the new Southern Arizona Museum of Science and Technology is struggling.

Interior of a modern art gallery with diverse artworks, including a colorful house-like installation and multiple framed photographs. The installation is made of panels have geometric designs, including a black horse-like figure on a yellow background. The house has an archway entrance and a small wooden ramp in front. To the left of the installation, a white flag is hanging from a wooden beam.

The rise of Guardian Caps: Protecting players, reducing concussions but facing pushback

PHOENIX – Guardian Caps have shown promise in decreasing head injuries but face mixed reactions from players, coaches and experts regarding its effectiveness.

ASU star Cam Skattebo wearing Guardian Cap

Former ASU WR Brandon Aiyuk’s gamble pays off with San Francisco 49ers

TEMPE – Brandon Aiyuk and the San Francisco 49ers ended months of uncertainty by agreeing to a four-year, $120 million extension to secure the former Sun Devil’s future.

Brandon Aiyuk is wearing a black t-shirt and a gold chain stands at a podium with San Francisco 49ers, LEVI'S, and SAP logos in the background during a press conference.

Arizona and Canada strengthen ties through new Phoenix trade office

PHOENIX – In May, Gov. Katie Hobbs welcomed Mary Ng, Canada's minister of export promotion, international trade and economic development, to Phoenix to announce the opening of a new Canadian trade office. The office will be in Phoenix because of the growing business between Canada and Arizona.

Gov. Katie Hobbs announces a new Canadian trade office in Phoenix in May. Canada Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development Mary Ng, left, joined Hobbs for the announcement. (Photo courtesy of Gov. Katie Hobbs' office)

Arizona ‘fake elector’ leverages notoriety selling mug shot merch as GOP convention delegates flock to Trump souvenirs

MILWAUKEE – Vendors sell Trump merchandise at Republican National Convention, celebrating the former president and his controversial legal battles.

Shot glasses shaped like Donald Trump for sale by Anthony Montgomery at the RNC (Republican National Convention) on July 16 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Amaia J. Gavica/Cronkite News)

Gen Z skeptical of Social Security in leadup to election

WASHINGTON – Gen Z and Millennial workers in Arizona are pessimistic about the future of Social Security.

Concerns about the future of Social Security gnaw at voters, and younger workers doubt they’ll ever collect benefits despite the payroll taxes they’re paying into the system. But that’s not driving their choices in the 2024 elections. (Photo by Douglas Sacha/Getty Images)