Abigail Scott
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News Reporter, Phoenix

Abigail Scott expects to graduate from the Cronkite School with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a minor in public relations. Scott has an interest in local news coverage as well as international reporting.

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Behind the Gold: Medical staff plays key role in ensuring athlete success during Olympics, Paralympics

PARIS – Team USA athletes at the Paris Olympics and Paralympics rely on a dedicated support system, including medical staff and mental health professionals, to ensure peak performance. This team plays a crucial role in preparing athletes both physically and mentally as they navigate challenges on and off the field.

The Team USA track and field medical staff, including athletic trainers, physical therapists, and dietitians, work tirelessly to ensure the health and safety of athletes throughout the competition and beyond (Photo by Savannah Bowie/Special for Cronkite News)

Phoenix Police Department plans to recruit more female officers, diversify staff by 2030

PHOENIX – Phoenix signed the national 30x30 Initiative in January, pledging to recruit more female police officers and setting a goal of having 30% of its sworn Phoenix Police Department officers be female by 2030

The Phoenix Police Department is seeking more female police recruits and is working to make sure 30% of its officers are women in the next seven years. (Photo by Gianna Abdallah/Cronkite News)

Angels on Patrol aids police in helping crime victims

PHOENIX – Not every 911 call ends in an arrest, and many times police officers find themselves wanting to help crime victims and others in need without official resources to do so. That’s where Angels on Patrol comes in.

A Glendale police officer hugs an Angels on Patrol client after he and other officers collected money for her after her purse was stolen. (Photo courtesy of Angels on Patrol)

Map of border surveillance towers shows growing ‘virtual wall’ along US southern border

PHOENIX – The Electronic Frontier Foundation created a map of more than 300 surveillance towers on the United States-Mexico border. EFF questions the implications of surveillance on citizens in border communities and the expansion of surveillance technology.

Two remote video surveillance systems are shown on hills across from the border wall in Nogales, Ariz. (Photo courtesy of Electronic Frontier Foundation)

Glendale breaks ground on first complex to use state affordable housing tax credit

GLENDALE – Centerline on Glendale will be the first housing complex in Arizona funded in part by the state affordable housing tax credit. The complex will have 368 new affordable apartments for Glendale residents by 2024.

Officials attend the groundbreaking ceremony for Centerline on Glendale, a 368-unit complex designed for mixed-income housing and funded in part by a state low-income housing tax credit. Photo taken on March 24, 2023. (Photo by Izabella Hernandez/Cronkite News)

Crime survivors rally at state Capitol to demand better trauma care

PHOENIX - Crime survivors and their families from across Arizona gathered at the state Capitol Monday, calling on lawmakers to fund trauma recovery centers that offer therapy and social services.


Astronaut and artist Sian Proctor headlines ASU’s Space2Inspire events this weekend

Astronaut and artist Sian Proctor is headlining Space2Inspire this weekend at Arizona State University as part of ASU’s Black History Month celebration.

Astronaut and artist Sian Proctor is headlining Space2Inspire this weekend at Arizona State University as part of ASU’s Black History Month celebration. (Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU)

Super Bowl brings traffic headaches. Here’s what you need to know.

PHOENIX — There is an expected increase of traffic coming with Super Bowl events across the Phoenix, Scottsdale and Glendale area. Arizona traffic departments have advice to navigate traffic and road closures.

The Arizona Department of Transportation expects traffic to be thick in downtown Phoenix because of events at the Phoenix Convention Center, Footprint Center and Margaret T. Hance Park. Cars wait at a stoplight on 1st and Monroe streets in Phoenix on Feb. 2, 2023. (Photo by Logan Camden/Cronkite News)