‘Step toward justice’: Local, national sports communities react to Derek Chauvin verdict
PHOENIX - On the heels of the Derek Chauvin verdict, local and national sports communities react to the news. The death of George Floyd had prompted protests across the sports world.
Courts reject environmental lawsuit to block Navajo coal mine expansion
WASHINGTON - A federal appeals court said environmental groups cannot sue to block expansion of a coal mine owned by the Navajo Transitional Energy Co., because the company is an arm of the Navajo government and thus immune from civil suits.
Brandon Clarke lights up NBA Summer League, takes home MVP award
LAS VEGAS – Phoenix native Brandon Clarke is already showing he may be the steal of the NBA draft
Court gives tribe, environmentalists new chance to fight uranium mine
WASHINGTON - A federal appeals court said the Havasupai tribe and environmental advocates can challenge an existing uranium mine on land near the Grand Canyon where mining was recently banned, a partial reversal from an earlier ruling that sided with the mining company.
Fear and hope: Flagstaff residents consider future with new $15 per hour minimum wage
FLAGSTAFF – The scent of freshly popped kettle corn, laced with syrup and buttery caramel, wafts through Flagstaff Nut House in Flagstaff’s downtown.
Photo gallery: The view from the U.S.-Mexico border
PHOENIX – With President Donald Trump's executive order to move forward with construction of a U.S.-Mexico border wall, people across the country are turning their gazes south. Cronkite News journalists report from communities on both sides of the border. Here is a gallery of photos from their travels.
Post-snow no-go: Arizonans stranded by blizzard cope with cabin fever
WASHINGTON - Jen Pitera hoped that when she brought a group of students from Phoenix-area Catholic schools to Washington last week they would learn more about what goes on in the nation's capital.
