Brandon Courtney aims for individual title as ASU wrestlers head to NCAA championships
TEMPE – The Sun Devils won six individual wrestling titles at the Pac-12 Championships. After winning its third straight title, the team heads to the 2022 Men’s NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships with seven wrestlers qualifying.
Arizona Dreamer’s journey depicted in ‘¡Americano!’, a musical debuting off-Broadway
PHOENIX – Tony Valdovinos of Phoenix gave up his dream of joining the Marine Corps when he learned he was undocumented. Ultimately, he had a bigger impact than being a Marine, becoming an inspiration to other Dreamers and the musical “¡Americano!”, which debuts off-Broadway this month.
¡Americano! Musical con debut fuera de Broadway inspirado por un ‘dreamer’ de Phoenix
PHOENIX – Dreamer Tony Valdovinos de Phoenix abandonó su sueño de unirse como un infante de marina de los EE.UU. cuando descubrió que no tenía documentos. Al final de cuentas, tuvo un impacto más grande que el de ser marino, y se volvió una inspiración para otros Dreamers y el musical ¡Americano! que ahora está por debutar fuera de Broadway.
ASU men’s hockey says goodbye to Oceanside Ice Arena with a bang
TEMPE – With the impending completion of ASU’s multipurpose arena, Sun Devils men's hockey played its final game at the "blue collar" Oceanside Ice Arena, winning a chippy, physical, penalty-filled game against Long Island.
Experts target obesity, diet, exercise to combat high cholesterol in youth
PHOENIX – With childhood obesity levels on the rise in the U.S., more experts are looking at how to prevent high cholesterol in youth to help avoid serious health problems later in life.
A year later, city officials call American Rescue Plan aid a lifesaver
WASHINGTON - A year after passage of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, local officials say the COVID-19 relief measure that steered $103 billion to cities - and $1 billion to Arizona cities - gave them the funds to help businesses and towns rebound from the pandemic.
Legisladores de Arizona consideran expandir cobertura Medicaid para la atención posparto
PHOENIX – Los defensores están presionando a los legisladores de Arizona para que amplíen la cobertura de Medicaid para las mujeres después de dar a luz para ayudar a mejorar los resultados de salud materna y combatir el aumento de las muertes relacionadas con el embarazo.
Building a new reservoir takes a lot of time, trucks and rock – but is there enough water?
The Chimney Hollow Reservoir west of Loveland will include the tallest dam built in the U.S. in 25 years and is meant to shore up water supplies for thousands of people in northern Colorado, but opponents wonder whether there will be enough water to keep it filled.
Globetrotters and funnel cakes: Prescott Valley’s Findlay Toyota Center reinvents itself
PRESCOTT VALLEY – The Findlay Toyota Center in Prescott Valley went through an identity shift in recent years because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the departure of the Northern Arizona Suns.
Court refuses to order Arizona to pay for transgender teen’s surgery
WASHINGTON - A federal appeals court has refused to order Arizona's Medicaid program to pay for the sex reassignment surgery of a transgender teen who claimed the state's failure to do so amounted to sex discrimination.
‘Pretty tough days’: With 2021 behind them, Diamondbacks excited for start of spring training
SCOTTSDALE – After a challenging 2021, the Arizona Diamondbacks are excited to put the past behind them and talk about baseball, not COVID or contracts.
Pandemic expulsion of migrant minors officially ends; adults still covered
The CDC ruled this weekend that unaccompanied minors should not be turned back at the border over COVID-19 concerns, a move welcomed by advocates who say the change now needs to be extended to all immigrants.
