Navajo Generating Station to close by 2019, plant owners say
WASHINGTON - The owners of the Navajo Generating Station in Page voted today to keep the plant operating until its lease ends in December 2019, pending agreement with the Navajo Nation on reclamation of the site.
Trans-Pacific trade debate makes for unusual allies, antagonists
WASHINGTON - Ray Zuckerman felt some relief when President Donald Trump signed an executive order to withdraw the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership - and some reservations.
Glendale aquaponic farmer promotes eco-friendly systems that combine fish with produce
GLENDALE – There’s an aqua house tucked away in a residential neighborhood just off Bell Road in Glendale. It looks much like all the other homes in the neighborhood.
Intel uses White House visit to announce $7 billion Chandler investment
WASHINGTON - Intel CEO Brian Krzanich used the Oval Office as a backdrop Wednesday to formally announce the company's $7 billion investment in a new chip plant in Chandler, a project that is expected to create as many as 10,000 jobs in Arizona.
ASU professor predicts ‘Obamacare’ repeal could send state into health care recession
PHOENIX – A new report from an Arizona State University professor predicts that repealing “Obamacare” could cut Arizona jobs and send the state into a “health care recession.”
Microblading eyebrows may be risky business for customers
PHOENIX – Microblading, an eyebrow-shaping trend popping up on social media feeds, isn’t regulated and may come with health risks, according to experts.
Navajo power plant’s future uncertain, as natural gas costs fall
WASHINGTON - With record-low natural gas prices continuing to undercut coal, owners of the coal-fired Navajo Generating Station in Page could decide this spring whether they can afford to keep operating the plant or have to shut it down.
Education and health services showed most job growth in Arizona in 2016
PHOENIX – Arizona has shown job growth in a majority of its employment areas in the past year, which experts hope will continue through 2017.
Valley psychologist creates wearable tech to reduce anxiety, stress
PEORIA – Paradise Valley neuropsychologist Dr. Amy Serin believes she’s found a new way to help people deal with stress and anxiety.
State audit: Vocational program for disabled costs more, has less success
PHOENIX – A recent state audit found the state's Vocational Rehabilitation program, which helps thousands of people with physical or mental disabilities prepare for and find work, spends significantly more per person on average than similar programs in other states – about 2.5 times the amount.
Olympic Village plan another step in ASU’s goal to become ‘Olympic training ground’
TEMPE — Ever since Ray Anderson arrived at Arizona State University in 2014 as athletics director, the athletic department has taken significant strides toward a goal Anderson shared with Cronkite News in July.
Recent class-action lawsuit sheds light on AZ dairy industry
MESA – Jim Boyle’s family history is intertwined with Arizona dairy. His grandfather had 50 cows. His dad had 500. And now the Boyle family has 6,000 at three dairies.
