Alliance of American Football suspends operations just 8 weeks into first season
PHOENIX – The Alliance of American Football, which has faced financial trouble since its inception, opted to suspend operations Tuesday.
Hard-working senior class leaves mark on ASU women’s basketball program
PORTLAND – The Arizona State women's basketball team saw its season end in the Sweet 16, sending off a hard-working senior class.
‘Lesson in toughness’: Grit helps ASU women advance to Sweet 16
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The Sweet 16 has been elusive in recent years for the Arizona State women's basketball team. Not this time. The Sun Devils go to the wire and beat Miami.
Sweet 16 and always been missed: ASU women hope to advance in NCAA Tournament
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The Arizona State women’s basketball program is in a familiar spot as it prepares for the second round of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. It wants to get to a less familiar spot: the Sweet 16.
Hurley, Mullin: From Dream Team competitors to NCAA Tournament rivals
DAYTON, Ohio – Bobby Hurley and Chris Mullin once squared off in a Dream Team competition. Now they meet in the NCAA Tournament
Arizona again rejects push to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment
PHOENIX – Virginia failed to pass the ERA in February. Now, advocates are looking to Arizona to ratify the sweeping Equal Rights Amendment, which Congress passed in 1972.
Phoenix fashion show shines spotlight on refugees and their contributions
PHOENIX – The International Rescue Committee in Phoenix hosted a celebration of cultural diversity and unique businesses run by refugees in the valley.
Mix of pesticide and fungicide suspected cause of bee deaths in California almond groves
PHOENIX – Researchers in Ohio blame a toxic mixture of a pesticide and fungicide for the destruction of thousands of the honeybee colonies shipped to California to pollinate almond trees in 2014.
Maricopa woman shares story in call for an end to mandatory arbitration
WASHINGTON - Many people sign them without thinking - the terms and condititons for a job or purchase that require disputes to be settled by arbitration, not in court. But some in Congress want to do away with such clauses, which they say benefit big organizations over consumers and workers.
Produce rescue: Nogales group feeds vulnerable communities as it fights food waste
TEMPE – A nonprofit organization in Nogales assists elderly, low-income, undocumented and disabled people in Arizona by giving them affordable fruits and vegetables.
$300,000 down the drain: Rubber ducky, grease and currency clog treatment plant, cost taxpayers
SURPRISE – Surprise residents toss toys, money and food byproducts like grease into their drains that end up clogging equipment at the Surprise South Water Reclamation Facility. A new campaign teaches Surprise residents to save taxpayer money with proper disposal.
Move it: Educators encouraged by early results of Arizona recess law
PHOENIX – Recently passed Arizona recess law requiring two recess periods per day has already made a positive impact on students.
