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Cronkite News: Nov. 19, 2015

This edition of Cronkite News focuses on reactions locally and in Washington D.C. to the Syrian refugees in the U.S. and about how Muslims are being treated here after the Paris attacks.


Another major sporting event headed to the Valley

Phoenix has been selected as one of 10 U.S. metro areas that will host the Copa America Centenario 2016, an international soccer tournament that will feature teams from 16 countries from across the Americas and Caribbean.

Mexico Soccer photo

Flagstaff’s Arizona Snowbowl to showcase first new ski lift in 30 years

FLAGSTAFF – Ray Villaraza calls Arizona Snowbowl his “home turf.” The 32-year-old Tempe resident spent 31 days snowboarding last season, he said.


Cronkite News: Nov. 18, 2015

This edition of Cronkite News focuses on a new report showing job growth in Arizona, "bad apple" gun dealers, and how the town of Tombstone is fighting to remain relevant to tourists as interest in the Old West fades.


Arizona projected to lead the United States in future job growth

Forbes Magazine has named Arizona the best state for future job growth, but one local economic expert said the distinction does come with some caveats.


Cronkite News: Nov. 17, 2015

This edition of Cronkite News focuses on protests against Gov. Doug Ducey and other governors who have closed their states' doors to Syrian refugees.


Cronkite News: Nov. 16, 2015

This edition of Cronkite News focuses on local reaction to the terrorist attacks in Paris.


Cronkite News: Nov. 13, 2015

This edition is Cronkite News Refresh, our week-in-review show driven by social media.


School garden grows sustainable students

TUCSON – A whistle blows and little feet run through the hallway and out to the open courtyard of Manzo Elementary that contains the school’s garden. A frenzy of chatter and chicken squawks fill the warm November air.

A child waters plants

More than 75 years later, Frank Lloyd Wright’s vision lives on at Taliesin West

SCOTTSDALE - From the southern slope of the McDowell Mountains, Frank Lloyd Wright’s winter home and studio still look out over the Valley, a place the famous architect called the “top of the world” after he built it in 1938.


Cronkite News: Nov. 12, 2015

This edition of Cronkite News explores why Arizona ranks among the top 10 nationally in "bad apple" gun dealers.


State funding cuts endanger Joint Technical Education Districts, advocates warn

Hailey Adams surveys the equipment in the West-MEC Veterinary Sciences building: an array of kennels, surgical tables and X-ray machines.

Hailey Adams is a West-MEC Veterinary Sciences Instructor who teaches students to become certified veterinary assistants. (Photo by James Anderson/Cronkite News)