‘You can’t trust adults’: Mountain Pointe scandal raises questions about win at all costs culture
By Alex Simon | Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019
CHANDLER – An assistant football coach's decision to leak game plans to opposing coaches raises questions about the culture of sports.
Pelosi backs impeachment inquiry, Arizona delegation members not swayed
By Vandana Ravikumar | Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019
WASHINGTON - Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Tuesday that the House would open a formal impeachment inquiry on President Donald Trump, but her announcement did not appear to change any minds in the Arizona delegation.
‘It’s been unacceptable’: Panthers expose Cardinals’ struggles on defense
By Tyler Dunn | Monday, Sept. 23, 2019
TEMPE – A big reason the Arizona Cardinals have started 0-2-1 is their inability to stop opposing team's tight ends.
Children with a parent behind bars face deeper struggles with mental health
By Kyley Warren | Friday, Sept. 13, 2019
PHOENIX – A new study finds that children with an incarcerated parent are more prone to mental health struggles as kids and adults.
Becoming Kyler Murray: Cardinals quarterback refined skills in heart of football country
By Alex Simon | Friday, Sept. 6, 2019
ALLEN, Texas – To understand Kyler Murray, who makes his first NFL start with the Cardinals Sunday, is to appreciate his roots in Texas and Oklahoma.
DHS plan to close Flores ‘loophole’ likely to get tied in knots
By Vandana Ravikumar | Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration unveiled new rules to replace the Flores agreement, a 1997 court ruling that severely limits the amount of time migrant children can be held by the government, but advocates say plan is flawed and that Flores is not likely to go down without a fight.
27 seasons and counting: Despite competition for sports entertainment dollar, Arizona Rattlers endure
By Sebastian Emanuel | Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019
PHOENIX – Even in a community where competition is heated for the sports dollar, the Arizona Rattlers have found a way to stay relevant.
Monsoon madness: You say dust storm, I say haboob
By Tim Royan | Monday, Aug. 12, 2019
PHOENIX – Whether you’re a newcomer or a long-time resident of metro Phoenix, you may wonder how haboobs got their name (or vociferously defend calling them dust storms), what causes them or how you can steer clear of their dusty wrath.
Vulnerable communities adapting to ever-present threat of wildfires
By Anton L. Delgado | Monday, Aug. 12, 2019
PINETOP-LAKESIDE – Pinetop-Lakeside is among the latest U.S. cities to take advantage of a federal program aimed at creating “fire-adapted” communities where humans and forest meet.
Barr orders resumption of federal executions; Navajo among those targeted
By Miranda Faulkner | Thursday, July 25, 2019
WASHINGTON – Attorney General William Barr ordered a resumption of federal executions and named a Navajo double-murderer as one of the first five death-row inmates who will be put to death. Lezmond Mitchell is scheduled to be executed Dec. 11 with a fatal injection of pentobarbital.
New Trump administration rule makes asylum harder for Central Americans
By Melissa Robbins | Monday, July 15, 2019
PHOENIX – Migrants heading to the U.S. southern border now face additional hurdles to gain asylum protection from the federal government.
Heat relief: Valley organizations work to keep vulnerable populations safe
By Taniyah Williamson | Monday, July 8, 2019
PHOENIX – Every summer, a coalition of organizations provides hydration stations, refuge locations and water donation sites across metro Phoenix to prevent heat-related deaths among vulnerable populations.