Search result for Alexa D���Angelo

It’s summer and Arizona gas prices sizzle to third-highest in country

PHOENIX – Arizona gas prices remain the third-highest in the country, just in time for summer vacation season.

Cars line up to get gas early at a QT on the corner of Germann Road and Arizona Avenue in Chandler. (File photo by Hope O’Brien/Cronkite News)

Arizona State women’s golf readies for regionals on heels of Beth Coulter’s second-place Pac-12 finish

PHOENIX – Beth Coulter’s second-place individual finish at Pac-12s and strong seasons from Paula Schulz-Hannsen and Ashley Menne set ASU up for a potential return to Nationals in Scottsdale.

Arizona State women's golfer Beth Coulter shot a 5-under par last week at the Pac-12 Women's Championships to finish second overall in the tournament. (Photo courtesy of ASU Athletics)

La pregunta para las víctimas y la corte no es si Aaron Gunches será ejecutado, sino cuándo

WASHINGTON - Se suponía que Aaron Gunches moriría el jueves por la noche. Pero en cambio, el asesino convicto pasará al menos dos meses más en el corredor de la muerte de Arizona mientras los tribunales deciden si el estado puede ser obligado a llevar a cabo una ejecución para la cual dicen que no están preparados

Arizona llevó a cabo tres ejecuciones en 2022, después de una pausa de ocho años debido a preguntas sobre los protocolos de pena de muerte del estado. El asesino convicto Aaron Gunches ha pedido ser ejecutado, pero los funcionarios estatales dicen que todavía hay demasiados problemas con la inyección letal y otros procedimientos para llevar a cabo una ejecución ahora. (Foto cortesía del Departamento de Correcciones, Rehabilitación y Reingreso de Arizona)

Question for victims, court, is not if Aaron Gunches will die, but when

WASHINGTON - Aaron Gunches was supposed to die Thursday night. But instead the convicted murderer will spend at least two more months on Arizona's death row while courts decide if the state can be forced to carry out an execution it says it is not ready for.


Phoenix mayor speaks to ASU Jewish students about tolerance, inclusion and overcoming antisemitism

TEMPE – As one of the youngest big city mayors in the country and a member of the Jewish faith, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego often speaks about tolerance and inclusion. She spoke to members of Chabad at ASU about her experiences and how she approaches leading the nation’s fifth-largest city.

Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego says being mayor of the nation's fifth-largest city is no protection against the growing threat of antisemitism. (File photo by Sophie Oppfelt/Cronkite News)

‘I will never stop’: Legislative fight against fentanyl continues as drug seizures rise

PRESCOTT — Record amounts of fentanyl passing through the southern border and the death of a beloved daughter spurred a Prescott family to raise awareness and fight for new legislation in Arizona.

Michael Humphries, Customs and Border Protection area port director of the Port of Nogales, shows a photo on Jan. 26, 2023, of fentanyl seized at the port. (Photo by Logan Camden/Cronkite News)

Fighting hate: Approaches range from expanding hate crime definitions to gathering data

LOS ANGELES – The system for reporting hate in America is broken. The FBI’s database has limited scope, and people often don’t – or sometimes can’t – report hate crimes to authorities. But federal, state and local entities are tackling hate in a variety of ways – from expanding definitions and launching hotlines to capturing data.

A chalkboard filled with drawings of staff and a large rainbow hangs near the front desk at the TransLatin@ Coalition office in Los Angeles on July 5, 2022. Jimena Sandoval, the group’s communications and marketing coordinator, says it was drawn for Pride Month. (Photo by Jessica Alvarado Gamez/News21)

Companionship and championships: Adult baseball league provides outlet to live out childhood

GOODYEAR – The National Adult Baseball Association plays its World Series in Phoenix every year and is one of America's fastest-growing adult baseball leagues. Mitch Gross, Chris Cumrine, Eric Alexander and Rick Fischer are four of the thousands of men that have all found a new home to play baseball.


Brittney Griner’s release raises questions about lingering impact of Russian penal colony imprisonment

PHOENIX – Brittney Griner was released Thursday from a Russian penal colony and is headed the United States. Some worry about the lingering effects of imprisonment in a Russian penal colony.

Cherelle Griner, the wife of Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner, smiles as she talks to President Joe Biden following the WNBA standout’s release. (Photo courtesy of the White House)

High school students learn about artificial intelligence and related career paths

TEMPE – DriveTime, an online used-car dealership and finance company based in Tempe, partnered with the Mark Cuban Foundation to host an AI boot camp for high school students in the Phoenix metro.

Alec Evans, assistant director of data science for DriveTime, guides Miguel Fernandez, 16, left and Zyron Hilsee, 16, as they work to create a chatbot through Microsoft Azure during the Mark Cuban Foundation AI Boot Camp at the DriveTime corporate office in Tempe. Photo taken Oct. 22, 2022. (Photo by Justin Spangenthal/Cronkite News)

Turkeys gobble, but they don’t go cheap: Thanksgiving meal costs skyrocket

WASHINGTON - Consumers will face "historically high" prices for their Thanksgiving meal ingredients this year, with experts urging them to plan ahead, look for deals and be ready to substitute traditional foods for something cheaper.


Supreme Court orders Kelli Ward to turn over phone records to Jan. 6 panel

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court said Monday that Arizona Republican Party Chairwoman Kelli Ward has to comply with a subpoena and turn over her phone records to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6th insurrection.