Search result for Cronkite News Staff

50 years later, Arizona still plays a big role in exploring the universe

PHOENIX – Arizona helped put men on the moon, and the state’s institutions continue to make strides in mapping the cosmos.


Puerto Ricans in Valley demand island governor’s resignation over offensive messages

PHOENIX – The publication of offensive messages from Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló’s private chats has sparked protests in Phoenix and across the U.S.


As golf takes center stage, ASU continues preparations for NCAA championships

PHOENIX – With ASU as the host site, Scottsdale’s Grayhawk golf course is hosting the 2020-22 NCAA golf championships.


Versatility the key for newest Rising player, Liverpool import Corey Whelan

TEMPE - Liverpool product Corey Whelan’s versatility is the main driving force behind Phoenix Rising seeking his signature

Corey Whelan

Brandon Clarke lights up NBA Summer League, takes home MVP award

LAS VEGAS – Phoenix native Brandon Clarke is already showing he may be the steal of the NBA draft

Brandon Clarke

Serious distance runners can’t stay away from Flagstaff, lure of high altitude

FLAGSTAFF - Elite endurance runners are racing to be part of Flagstaff, Arizona community

Courtney Barnes at Flagstaff's Buffalo Park

Arizona quakes are mostly minor, but hundreds happen every year

PHOENIX – The aftershock of the Southern California earthquakes was the first quake Arizonans have felt since 2015, but the Grand Canyon State has hundreds of minor quakes each year.


From high school to NBA: Suns’ Jalen Lecque forges nontraditional path

LAS VEGAS – One year removed from high school, Jalen Lecque looks to make his mark on Summer League Suns.


Throwing a lifeline to poor patients ‘dumped’ by health care providers

PHOENIX - The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act of 1986 bars hospitals from refusing healthcare for those in need and makes it illegal to dump patients on the streets, but the practice persists. That's where groups like Circle the City come in.


Phoenix to look into new system to track, measure police conduct

PHOENIX – Phoenix will take steps to collect and analyze data on police performance, the City Council decided Tuesday. It also is considering a poll to measure community attitudes toward police and a civilian oversight board.


Making the transition: Ex-players Ramage, Gavin look for coaching success with Rising

TEMPE – Former Phoenix Rising FC players Peter Ramage and Blair Gavin are bringing their experience to the coaching staff.


Protesters gather across Arizona to demand officials close immigrant detention centers

EL PASO, Texas – A group including Arizona Congressman Greg Stanton, D-Phoenix, recently visited immigration detention facilities in Texas. Stanton said the facilities don’t meet American values.