Cave Creek bus driver goes above and beyond for students
CAVE CREEK — Norm Rogers is not your average bus driver. As a driver in the Cave Creek School District, he goes out of his way to learn every child’s name, he greets all of his students every day and he gives back at every opportunity.
ASU students predict likelihood of super eruption at Yellowstone
TEMPE – Christy Till and her team of Ph.D. students had a rare opportunity to spend a week and a half inside Yellowstone National Park, collecting samples of lava, dodging tourists and sleeping in tents.
Playing multiple sports can prevent young athletes from burning out
Madison Woolgare balances two sports as a sophomore at Desert Vista High School, competitive cheer and swimming.
Arizona charter schools turn 20 with higher test scores
Nestled between a taco shop, a gas station and a church lies the Gilbert campus of Leading Edge Academy. A former Albertsons grocery store on the strip mall is what the small public school calls home.
West Phoenix piano teacher’s lessons go beyond music
Christmas songs play from a piano and echo throughout the halls of a West Phoenix home.
Phoenix Dream Center offers safe haven for at-risk teens and young adults
After the death of his parents, Ian Palmerton spent the first months of his life in an orphanage in Moscow until an American couple came to Russia and brought him to the U.S. to be adopted.
Appetite for holiday tamales keeps family bakery busy
La Purisima Bakery makes hundreds of tamales a week but can barely keep up with holiday orders in December.
Ducey lights Arizona Christmas tree
Gov. Doug Ducey oversaw the proceedings, which included choir singing.
Arizona PIRG Education Fund reminds consumers to be cautious while shopping this holiday season
With Black Friday coming and Christmas in one month, buying toys will be at the top of the list for many parents.
New study: rooftop solar power saves water
A new study claims Arizona could save more than 15 billion gallons of water a year if 20 percent of the state’s energy came from rooftop solar. That’s enough to sustain 90,000 homes, or the population of Chandler, for one year.
Amy Van Dyken is ‘rocking and rolling’ in her continued recovery
SCOTTSDALE - Six-time Olympic gold medalist Amy Van Dyken said she’s “rocking and rolling” in her recovery as she learns to walk again, more than a year after injuring her spine in an ATV accident.
Scottsdale Adopt-a-senior program needs donors
The Holiday Season is a time for family, cheer and presents. For some, however, it can be a season of sadness, because not everyone has the means or the family to celebrate.
