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Morgan Farley, a Navajo diabetes health coach at NACA, outside NACA’s wellness center, where community members get diabetes management and prevention services. Many studies show that obesity puts people at a higher risk for having diabetes. The NACA program focuses on increasing patients’ physical activity and encouraging healthy eating habits, while also emphasizing the importance of traditional and cultural wellness practices. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 89.8% of adults aged 18 and older diagnosed with diabetes between 2017 and 2020 were classified as overweight or obese. (Photo by Oakley Seiter/Cronkite News)

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A Flagstaff nonprofit helps its Indigenous community combat high rates of diabetes using holistic approaches

by Oakley Seiter December 13, 2023December 13, 2023

One·n·ten, a nonprofit organization, operates a center in downtown Phoenix for LGBTQ+ youth, offering safe, inclusive spaces and resources for young people to be themselves. (Photo by Oakley Seiter/Cronkite News)

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One·n·ten organization serves LGBTQ+ youth by providing mental, emotional and physical well-being resources

by Oakley Seiter December 8, 2023December 8, 2023

Officials from the city of Phoenix block off 12th Avenue between Jefferson and Madison streets on the morning of Oct. 20 to facilitate the clearing of a homeless encampment under a court order issued earlier this year. (Photo by John Leos/Cronkite News)

Editor's Picks, Health, New Long Form, Politics & Policy, Social Justice

Phoenix successfully clears its largest homeless encampment by deadline, shifts focus to long-term solutions

by Oakley Seiter December 4, 2023December 4, 2023

Rainbow trout are released into Goldwater Lake on Oct. 16, 2023. Anglers at Lynx Lake eagerly await the release of the trout. (Photo by Kevinjonah Paguio/Cronkite News)

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Arizona Game and Fish restocks lakes with fish grown in hatcheries

by Kevinjonah Paguio November 27, 2023November 27, 2023

Florida Eagles forward Cooper Flagg guards a fellow five-star recruit, Bishop O’Connell’s Bryson Tucker, in their first round matchup at the Top Flight Invite at Border League at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas on Oct. 13. (Photo by Griffin Greenberg/Cronkite News)

Editor's Picks, New Long Form, Sports

Photo essay: Future lottery picks hit Las Vegas for Border League high school basketball showcase

by Griffin Greenberg November 20, 2023November 20, 2023

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Photo essay: Tracking the twists and turns of NASCAR Cup Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway

by Reece Andrews November 10, 2023November 13, 2023

Borderlands, Editor's Picks, Money, New Long Form, Social Justice, Sustainability

As Santo Domingo develops, vulnerable people are left behind

by Caitlin Thompson November 9, 2023November 9, 2023

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‘Perpetuating the Hawaiian culture’: Outrigger canoe teams bring sport, community to Arizona

by Kevinjonah Paguio November 8, 2023

Former Washington Redskin offensive lineman Tre Johnson frequently takes a 3-mile walk around the track during his break from teaching at Landon School in Bethesda, Maryland. He once weighed over 400 pounds. (Photo by John McDonnell/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Editor's Picks, New Long Form, Sports

Pancake blocks to pancake stacks: Eating ‘a chore’ for offensive linemen in complex relationship with football, food

by Logan Stanley November 7, 2023November 8, 2023

Ashton Johnson uses his drip torch during a prescribed burn operation in Kaibab National Forest on Oct. 5, 2023. Fire crews planned to burn around 2,300 acres of land that day. (Photo by Kevinjonah Paguio/Cronkite News)

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Fighting fire with fire: How prescribed burns protect forests in northern Arizona

by Kate Duffy November 3, 2023November 6, 2023