Grace Mack
Grace Mack Pronunciation (she/her/hers)
News Reporter, Phoenix

Grace Mack expects to graduate in May 2024 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a minor in sustainability. Mack plans to apply her major toward producing nature documentaries and sustainability news articles.

Latest from Grace Mack

Phoenix Union school district considers return of school resource officers on campuses to address school safety

PHOENIX – The Phoenix Union High School District is considering bringing back school resource officers on campus after dropping its contract with the Phoenix Police Department nearly three years ago. The move brings great debate among students, faculty and parents.

Officer Edward Toves, shown in a 2018 file photo, when he worked at Westview High School as a school resource officer. His job included visiting classes to teach students about the law. (File photo by Faith Miller/Cronkite News)

Phoenix turns to residents to come up with innovative solutions for providing chilled drinking water in public places

PHOENIX – The Phoenix Office of Innovation partnered with Venture Café to host the first Innovation Challenge. Five teams competed to come up with innovative solutions to provide chilled, drinking water to public places.

The judges decide a winner of Phoenix's Innovation Challenge on April 6, 2023. (Photo by Gianna Abdallah/Cronkite News)

Controversial Arizona bill would allow factories to treat their own water

PHOENIX – Nestlé supports Arizona bill, SB 1660, which would allow factories to treat their own water instead of going through water providers. The bill is sparking controversy.

Under SB 1660, industrial plants would not only be allowed to treat their wastewater on-site, but they would also earn long-term storage credits for treated water they put back in the aquifer. (Photo by Evelyn Nielsen/Cronkite News)

Annual count shows Mexican wolf population reaches record numbers

PHOENIX — The 2022 annual Mexican wolf count shows the population reaching record numbers, with 241 wolves for the first time since the beginning of the program.

The latest Mexican wolf population count showed surprising numbers. Biologists found 109 collared wolves in the wild. (File photo by Jenna Miller/Cronkite News)

New technology is helping Phoenix divert waste from landfills and turning it into clean compost

PHOENIX — Arizona is going greener with new technology that creates clean compost. The compost facility located in Phoenix is the first in Arizona to receive the "depackager."

Trash enters the sorting machine at the 27th Avenue Compost Facility in Phoenix Feb. 2, 2023. (Photo by Lydia Curry/Cronkite News)

Mexican wolf program is making strides after 25 years of effort

ALPINE - The first captive-raised Mexican wolf was released into the wild 25 years ago, when the species was on the verge of extinction. The Arizona Game and Fish Department says it is proud of the progress of the wolf program, which is steadily reaching its goals.

Arizona Game and Fish Department biologist Bailey Dilgard carries an alpha female wolf from a helicopter in Alpine Jan. 26, 2023, to hand her off to Pamela Maciel Cabañas, the sanctuary manager at the Wolf Haven International in Washington state. (Photo by Lydia Curry/Cronkite News)

Phoenix Public Transit expanding its Downtown Area Shuttle Circulator to connect riders to more entertainment, shopping, housing

PHOENIX – Phoenix Public Transit is turning to its riders for their opinion on where to expand the DASH bus route. The new route is being developed to connect to more entertainment, shopping, and housing.

The DASH bus travels to Fourth Avenue and Washington Street on Feb. 2, 2023. (Photo by Gianna Abdallah/Cronkite News)