Eco-friendly green burials become more popular in Arizona, the U.S.
By Zac Pacleb and Ben Brown | Wednesday, April 13, 2016
An alternative, environmentally-focused way of interment is picking up popularity across the United States.
Hispanic entrepreneurs contribute $10 billion a year to Arizona economy
By Chloe Nordquist | Thursday, April 7, 2016
In five years Pilar and Carlos Calderon built a thriving childcare business that grew from serving four kids to maximum capacity.
Phoenix attracts West Coast tech companies
By Chloe Nordquist | Thursday, March 31, 2016
In the 1980s and ‘90s, most of the tech jobs in Phoenix focused on back office and customer care centers for companies with headquarters elsewhere, city officials said.
In Flagstaff, Sanders pursues Native American vote, to mixed response
By Molly Bilker | Tuesday, March 22, 2016
FLAGSTAFF -- A cheer went up in Macy’s European Coffeehouse and Bakery in this small mountain city on Tuesday morning as Bernie Sanders walked in with an entourage of media outlets and Secret Service agents.
After 11-year break, IndyCar will return to Phoenix International Raceway
By Maria Vasquez | Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015
The Verizon IndyCar Series will return to Phoenix International Raceway (PIR) for the first time in over a decade.
Basketball at breakneck pace a way of life on Navajo reservation
By Chris Wimmer | Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015
WINDOW ROCK — At 5:15 a.m., sunrise is only a thin pale highlight over red rock mesas in the east as Alicia Hale steps out of her house for her daily run. Even in June, the morning is so chilly at an altitude of almost 7,000 feet that she needs several layers to stay warm.
Giveaways help boost Diamondbacks’ Saturday attendance
By Gabriel Cordoba | Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015
The first thing Bernie Ray looks at when the Diamondbacks announce their schedule is the promotional games. She hasn’t missed one of them. After all, an A.J. Pollock Star Wars bobblehead is worth planning for.
Arizona Coyotes and Sun Devil Athletics announce partnership for 2015-16 season
By Gabriel Cordoba | Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015
TEMPE - Hockey leaders in Phoenix unveiled an Arizona Coyotes jersey with the No. 15 and Sun Devils on the back Wednesday, signifying a union of the two hockey giants.
Border changes improve crossing, critics say officials must do more
By Will Sowards | Friday, May 1, 2015
NOGALES – Engines roar and the smell of diesel wafts through the air as trucks steadily pass through the final checkpoints as they enter Arizona from Mexico.
Navajo zoo receives permit to provide protected eagle feathers
By Meryl Fishler | Thursday, April 30, 2015
For hundreds of years, Native Americans have used eagle feathers for religious and cultural purposes. But the government closely regulates the ability to obtain such feathers, sometimes leading to black market activity.