Super Tuesday: Early ballots pouring in from Maricopa County voters
By Julia Thatcher | Tuesday, March 1, 2016
While Arizona's official presidential preference election day isn’t until the 22nd of March, that hasn’t stopped some people from getting in their early ballots.
SVP Fast Pitch: ASU students compete with app that tackles adult illiteracy
By Zac Pacleb | Tuesday, March 1, 2016
More than 36 million adults in the United States and at least half a million adults in Arizona struggle to read.
McCafé brews up a new plan to reduce waste
By Elena Mendoza | Friday, Feb. 26, 2016
Arizona McDonald’s are working with school children to turn used coffee grounds into compost for community gardens.
Parking and ticket-taking bring benefits far beyond Cactus League stadium walls
By Meghan McNamara | Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016
Communities that welcome teams and their fans to spring training each year love baseball. And it turns out baseball loves the communities, too.
From soccer to housing developments, former Arizona spring training sites find new lives
By Karla Aguilar | Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016
In some cities across Arizona, the sounds of spring training have gone silent.
Q&A: McCain wants more troops in Syria, settle U.S. cybersecurity battle
By Blake Benard | Friday, Feb. 19, 2016
Republican Sen. John McCain spoke with Cronkite News Friday about key issues facing the nation, from the choices to replace Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia to the challenges of national security.
Robotics conference in Phoenix showcases future of medical, military technology
By Travis Arbon and Ziyi Zeng | Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016
Wearable and implanted devices are the next frontier of military technology and medicine. That was the message at the Wearable Robotics Association’s WearRAcon 16 conference, which opened on Wednesday.
Arizona legislator pushes flurry of bills aimed at updating state tech
By Travis Arbon | Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016
State Rep. David Stevens, R-Sierra Vista, writes bills every session with one goal in mind: dragging the state’s public-facing technology infrastructure into the future.
Arizona Science Center unveils POPnology tying together technology and science fiction
By Kaitlyn Thompson | Friday, Feb. 5, 2016
POPnology, an 8,000-square-foot exhibit packed with science fiction technology, will make its debut at the Arizona Science Center on Sunday.
Quiet on 16: Marshals attempt to bring order to golf’s craziest hole
By Nick Krueger | Friday, Feb. 5, 2016
SCOTTSDALE - Ordering silence at the 16th hole of the Waste Management Phoenix Open seems pointless. Even laughable.
Arizonans go head to head on motorcycle safety laws
By Gabrielle Abbott | Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016
Motorcyclists who roll down Arizona highways agree that riding in the open air is one of life’s exhilarations. The disagreements become sharp when the subject of whether to wear a helmet - or whether the state should mandate helmet use - is on the table.
Electronic toys may not help language learning for young children
By Zac Pacleb | Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016
When Anna V. Sosa looked over the results of her study, the outcome wasn’t a surprise. However, the Northern Arizona University professor did not expect to see such pronounced results.