Arizonans join hundreds in raucous protests demanding action on DACA
WASHINGTON - Hundreds of protesters packed the lobby of a Senate office building Thursday, their chants echoing off the marble walls as they demanded that Congress vote to protect DACA recipients.
Chinese community waits for temporary injunction decision on cultural center
PHOENIX — The future of the Chinese Cultural Center is still uncertain as the community awaits a judge’s decision in an upcoming hearing.
Hopi to elect new leaders as planned plant closure threatens tribe’s financial future
SECOND MESA – Houses and corn fields dot the Hopi reservation, spread across three mesas in northeastern Arizona and circled by the much larger Navajo Nation. The seemingly barren Hopi land carries a rich, centuries old history and, now, an uncertain economic future.
Copperstate 4 Wheelers complete annual cleanup across Tonto National Forest
Every November, volunteers from Copperstate 4 Wheelers spread out across Tonto National Forest on a mission to collect and haul out tons of trash.
Arizona has some of the least restrictive gun laws in the country
PHOENIX - With every mass shooting - from the 26 people killed and 20 wounded in a Texas church this weekend to the 58 dead and 515 wounded at a Las Vegas concert in October - comes the call for stricter measures to prevent mass shootings and domestic terrorism.
The San Carlos Apache struggle to deal with garbage
On a riverbank in Arizona’s San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation, residents take part in vibrant ceremonies practiced for generations, celebrating a woman’s coming of age or praying for a sick person’s recovery.
Supreme Court won’t hear Arizona case on custody fight over tribal kids
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court has refused to hear an Arizona case that pitted a non-Indian mother and Indian father against one another in a fight for custody of their children.
Día de los Muertos: Honoring the past while making a statement about the future
PHOENIX — “This connects us to our ancient, indigenous past.”
Tucson latest Arizona airport to roll out new TSA screening policy
DULLES, Virginia - Tucson International last week became the latest airport in Arizona to roll out enhanced security measures that will require travelers to put any electronic device larger than a cell phone into a separate bin.
Kitchen on the Street bridges weekend gap in childhood hunger
PHOENIX – Kitchen on the Street works to close a gap in childhood hunger by giving students bags of nutritious food to eat over the weekend – enough to feed them until they return to school to get meals.
NAU’s ‘real Lumberjacks’ find thrill in logging sports competition
FLAGSTAFF — Although Northern Arizona University’s students are nicknamed Lumberjacks, it’s the school’s logging sports team that fully encapsulates the meaning of attending college near the Centennial Forest.
ADOT trains truckers from Mexico to pass safety inspections, increase business
NOGALES, Mexico – Sixty truck drivers scribbled notes in a Mexican warehouse last month as they listened to a United States border inspection officer describe the types of things officers examine during border inspections.
