Youth of color disproportionately represented in the justice system
Youth across the country commit the same types of crime, but disparities affecting young people of color have continued to grow.
No pressing the flesh, but candidates learn to campaign under COVID-19
TEMPE - Faced with the stay-home orders and social distancing of COVID-19, candidates have suspended rallies and in-person campaigning, have staffers working from home and are scrambling to find ways to reach voters while competing for donations and media attention in the face of a pandemic.
‘Better safe than sorry’: Athletes react to loss of NCAA winter and spring sports to COVID-19
LOS ANGELES – The NCAA’s decision to cancel all sports because of COVID-19 has left athletes missing their sport.
In era of COVID-19, virtual reality could change how world plays, consumes sports
PHOENIX – Virtual reality could provide fans and spectators with experiences previously thought only possible at in-person events.
Is cheerleading a sport? Some concussion experts say it should be classified as one
PHOENIX – The American Academy of Pediatrics in November identified cheerleading as having one of the highest rates of concussions during practices, second to boy’s football. Cheerleader Ella Johnston suffered a concussion during practice that is taking a long recovery.
FEC filings show Arizonans favor Trump, Sanders with campaign dollars
WASHINGTON - New campaign finance reports show Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders had raised $768,054 in Arizona through Jan. 31, well ahead of the No. 2 Democratic fundraiser, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren's $416,518. President Donald Trump, meanwhile, raised $1.4 million in the state.
Alabama softball transfer Madison Preston searched for a better fit, found it in Tempe
TEMPE - Alabama transfer Madison Preston fits in on a team deep in other transfer players on ASU softball.
ASU shot putters Washington, Noennig making waves on national scale
TEMPE – Arizona State throwers Turner Washington and Samantha Noennig are ranked among the top three in the nation for the longest shot-put throw.
DNC sees Maricopa County voters as key to making Arizona a 2020 battleground
WASHINGTON - Democratic National Committee officials said they plan to focus aggressively on Maricopa County voters as part of their efforts to swing Arizona, one of six battleground states where the party plans to invest millions in 2020 - a move Republicans call too little, too late.
Rosie the Riveter 2.0: Welding, wielding power in male-dominated industry
GOODYEAR – Rachel Miller is her generation’s Rosie the Riveter, becoming a welder in an industry where there are still few women.
Spry rollers: Figure skaters on wheels committed to their sport
MESA – Phoenix Roller Sports Club practices figure-skating on wheels
It’s rattlesnake season. Are you prepared?
SCOTTSDALE – The Phoenix Herpetological Society offers training classes on how to handle venomous snakes.
