FYI: Business booms in downtown Phoenix Warehouse District
Editor's note: This is part of an ongoing series called FYI, which examines Arizona stories and issues using data and multimedia.
AzMERIT low scores may help students long-term
The release of individual school, district and county AzMERIT scores on Nov. 30 confirmed that Arizona’s students do not meet state and national educational standards.
Looking to space technology to save firefighters here on Earth
HAMPTON, Va. - It was a year after workers at the NASA Langley Research Center had developed an inflatable heat shield for spacecraft when Mary Beth Wusk heard about the deadly Yarnell Hill Fire that killed 19 firefighters in 2013.
Arizona, national driving deaths on rise, after sharp drops in 2014
WASHINGTON - After years of steady declines, driving deaths in Arizona have risen sharply this year, mirroring a "troubling" national trend in which lower gas prices and more drivers are translating into more fatalities.
One Tempe clothing company is helping those with special needs design and exhibit their creative artwork
The T-shirt designed by 13-year-old Kamryn Albers moves from one printing station to another as its artist follows each step with nothing short of elation.
Arizona consumers save at gas pump, but spend extra cash at restaurants, on groceries
The average American household has saved $700 from dropping gas prices so far this year, but it appears Arizonans are putting most of that savings right back into the economy, according to a recent study by the JPMorgan Chase Institute.
Nash inducted into Ring of Honor, reflects on how Suns changed the NBA
With Steve Nash at the helm, the Phoenix Suns paved the way for the run-and-gun style of play common in today’s NBA.
Jeremy Goltz: ASU hockey’s untold story
On Nov. 18, 2014, Arizona State University’s club hockey program announced it was moving to Division I NCAA. The news was extraordinary.
McDowell Road’s ‘Miracle Mile’ highlights Phoenix area’s international diversity, culture
The clothes on his back and crumbled documents were the only two possessions Ethiopian refugee Anduale Hassan had to his name after stepping off of the plane at Sky Harbor International Airport. A government official stared when he first saw Hassan.
National Latino AIDS Awareness Day: A growing concern for the community
The number of new HIV infection cases is growing in the Hispanic community at a rate three times higher than in whites and health experts and HIV/AID advocates are pushing for more testing to combat the virus.
Tribes: Domestic violence program ‘very successful,’ but challenges remain
WASHINGTON - It was just a few years ago that tribal courts would not have been able to prosecute the non-Indian man who beat his Pascua Yaqui partner for failing to make his lunch correctly and not doing the laundry.
D-backs make Hispanic outreach a top priority
When driving by a Cactus Youth Baseball League game in south Phoenix, it is hard not to notice the jerseys colored in the Sedona red, black and white of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
