Puerto Rico school turns adversity into strength after Hurricane Maria
The principal, teachers and parents at a Puerto Rico school rebuilt after Hurricane Maria left behind a field of fallen trees, mounds of mud, flooded classrooms and torn electrical wires.
Facing fear: Silence often hides domestic violence in Hispanic community
De Colores is a Chicanos Por La Causa based shelter that caters to Spanish-speaking victims of domestic violence.
Yuma plant meant to conserve water will cost millions to update
In 18 years, the Yuma Desalting Plant has only run three times and now needs millions of dollars to repair and upgrade.
Shoebox of hope comes full circle to health care, housing for the homeless
A nun who is a doctor established Circle the City, a medical-care facility for people who are homeless. The work started with her collecting donations in a shoebox. It expanded in April to a second location.
Ducey: Lawmakers agree to raise pay for teachers, support staff
Gov. Doug Ducey announced Friday he had reached an agreement with lawmakers that would provide 20 percent raises to Arizona teachers among other concessions as educators continue their second day of a statewide strike.
National Park Service works to attract more ethnically diverse visitors
More than six million people visited Grand Canyon National Park in 2016 but only a small percentage were minorities. Representatives are working on ways to draw more diverse visitors.
Tens of thousands hit street to protest education funding in Red for Ed march to Capitol
Thousands of Red for Ed protesters marched to the Arizona State Capitol Thursday in a historic demonstration against years of education budget cuts, demanding higher pay and increased classroom funding.
#RedForEd: What’s about to happen when teachers walk out
Arizona educators will walk out Thursday in a historic strike. The move will impact hundreds of thousands of students throughout the state.
Lesko tops Tipirneni, keeps Congressional District 8 in GOP hands
Voters in the West Valley went to the polls Tuesday to cast their ballot for Republican Debbie Lesko or Democrat Dr. Hiral Tipirneni in the 8th Congressional district. The special election is to replace Rep. Trent Franks.
Rat poison in prey threatens owls, other animals across Arizona
People use rodenticides to kill rats, but the pesticides kill other wildlife, especially great horned owls.
Feds no longer collect school shooting data, advocates left to scramble
WASHINGTON - As students walk out of classes to protest gun violence, the federal agency that had collected data on school shootings quietly stopped gathering it last year, leaving advocates scrambling to make sense of varied and sometimes conflicting private records.
Students deem ‘die-in’ gun-control protest successful despite lack of response from Gov. Ducey
Five high school students spent six hours inside of the executive tower in an effort to spur action on gun violence from Gov. Ducey.
