Local nonprofit raising money to build clean water system in Cambodia
By Ben Margiott | Friday, March 18, 2016
Most Americans take clean drinking water for granted.
Study indicates 3-D printing could release dangerous toxins
By Ben Brown | Thursday, March 17, 2016
Schools have used 3-D printers to build everything from robot parts to iPod cases. A local surgeon utilized the technology to help rebuild a patient’s face. And Local Motors, an Arizona based manufacturing company, even built a 3-D printed car.
50-year-old Miranda case still has huge impact today
By Ben Margiott | Thursday, March 3, 2016
In 2016, Miranda rights are ubiquitous, thanks in no small part to cop shows and crime movies that have popularized the phrase, “You have the right to remain silent.”
Grand Canyon University’s rising athletic program turning heads
By Bill Slane, Kylee Sam and Nicole Vitale | Thursday, March 3, 2016
Take a stroll around the campus of Grand Canyon University and new academic buildings, a recently renovated basketball arena and new student housing stand out. So do the sounds of the future.
Ford provides sneak peek of driverless vehicle
By Travis Arbon and Ben Brown | Wednesday, March 2, 2016
Ford Motor Co. showcased its version of an autonomous vehicle at an event at Phoenix co-working space CO+HOOTS on Wednesday.
Arizona’s top tree climbers compete for state championship
By Ben Marigiott | Tuesday, March 1, 2016
SUPERIOR — The state’s top tree climbers know that most people probably have a few misconceptions about their sport.
Why hasn’t telemedicine taken off in Arizona? Experts say most doctors don’t get paid
By Ben Brown | Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016
Modern medicine is constantly evolving – but sometimes, it develops too fast. Experts said state laws have hindered telemedicine, a technology that could be utilized to provide health care throughout Arizona.
Senate bill to legalize physician-assisted suicide stalled in legislature
By Ben Margiott | Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016
In August 1997, Barbara McGuire held her father’s hand as he died from a chronic lung disease.
Tucson-based World View to offer balloon rides to space
By Ben Brown | Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016
Tucson – Space, a place that seems foreign to us earthlings, could be the next hot trip destination for the public. One Tucson-based company plans to offer space tourism in two years.
Ride-sharing companies one step closer to picking up passengers at Sky Harbor
By Ben Margiott | Monday, Feb. 22, 2016
The proposal that would allow ride-sharing companies like Uber and Lyft to pick up passengers at the airport cleared another hurdle Thursday afternoon. The controversial measure, which would drastically alter the airport’s fee structure for ground transportation, was barely approved in a 5-4 vote by the Phoenix Aviation Advisory Board. Uber and Lyft are already permitted to drop off passengers on Sky Harbor Boulevard, but if the measure passes the Phoenix City Council later this spring, those services could pick up passengers too. Board members claimed the revamp was a much-needed overhaul of an outdated and unfair policy for some companies. “We surveyed the top-20 U.S. airports in the nation and Sky Harbor is the only airport that has yet to modernize our ground transportation policy,” Chad Makovsky, assistant aviation director, said. “Some commercial operators are paying fees that specifically subsidize the operation of other competing businesses.” Uber and Lyft would be new operators under the policy, meaning their per-trip fee would immediately jump up to $4 — existing operators would be phased into the seat-based fee plan. But off-site airport parking services argued their $6 per-trip fee would put them out of business, thereby eliminating around 200 jobs between the different companies. “(The $6 fee) doesn't sound like a lot but if you consider the number of trips we do every year, it would total for us about $400,000 per year which is absolutely catastrophic to my business,” David Warren, owner of Blue Sky Airport parking, said.
McCain, Kirkpatrick focus efforts on growing Latino vote in Senate race
By Madison Alder | Friday, Feb. 19, 2016
WASHINGTON - The campaign to re-elect Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, is calling on Latino voters this year - literally and figuratively.
Black business struggles to grow in Arizona
By Ben Brown | Friday, Feb. 19, 2016
Clarence McAllister said it took him 16 years to grow his company, Phoenix-based Fortis Networks.