Timely tips for staying safe during Arizona’s monsoon season
PHOENIX – Arizona’s monsoon season will likely arrive later than usual this summer, which means more time to prepare for the sometimes violent storms.
Experts give 4 reasons why Trump can’t declare a national emergency to build a wall
PHOENIX – Two legal experts say President Trump can’t use a national emergency to build a border wall.
Move over, single-use plastics: Gilbert company makes Earth-friendly replacements
GILBERT – An Arizona company is working to get rid of all single-use plastics in grocery stores. This year the Gilbert-based company, Footprint, started producing paper straws, and has plans to expand overseas.
Arizona’s two abandoned-mine inspectors face daunting task: ‘We’re all by ourselves’
WICKENBURG – Meet Jerry Tyra, one of only two abandoned-mine supervisors in Arizona. The pair face an uphill battle trying to identify the estimated 100,000 abandoned mines in the state and render them safe, or at least safer.
In a hole: Arizona officials lack funds to find, secure at least 100,000 abandoned mines
PHOENIX – Arizona has an estimated 100,000 abandoned mines, according to the Arizona State Mine Inspector’s Office. However, officials have only identified about 19,000 of them. As more people move to and visit Arizona – many eager to explore the state’s more remote lands – the chances of people coming across one of these hazardous mines only increase.
Refugees and disaster victims offered free housing in Arizona through Airbnb
PHOENIX – Airbnb has created the Open Homes program that allows hosts to open their homes to refugees at no cost. Through this program, refugees are given the chance to connect with their community and get their feet back on the ground.
Election Day: Results roll in, voters share their stories
PHOENIX – Cronkite News reporters fan out across the state to share stories from Election Day. Find election results and voter experiences.
Nogales awaits arrival of U.S. troops as migrant caravan plods north
NOGALES – The Nogales mayor, a business owner and a resident are among the 20,000 residents in this Arizona border city awaiting the arrival of U.S. troops. President Trump ordered the deployment of 5,200 troops along the U.S. Mexico border to handle a migrant caravan traveling through Mexico from Central America.
Missing in Arizona Day: Searching for loved ones in bones and DNA
PHOENIX -- Families bring medical records, photos, fingerprints and DNA of missing relatives to forensics experts and law-enforcement officials at Missing in Arizona day, an Oct. 28 event on Arizona State University’s west campus. The event is mean to help identify those who disappeared.
Hurricane tag team of Rosa and Sergio set rainfall records for October
PHOENIX – After remnants from two tropical systems strike Arizona, Phoenix set a new rainfall record for October.
U.S.-Canada trade deal gives AZ dairy farmers hope, but worries about Mexico tariffs remain
MESA – Mexico-Canada Agreement gives farmers more access to Canada’s dairy markets but two Arizona experts say farmers have been suffering from retaliatory tariffs Mexico imposed on U.S. agriculture.
Rosa’s record rains: Arizona gets drenched as tropical depression barrels through
PHOENIX – Remnants of Hurricane Rosa dumped more than two inches of rain on the Phoenix area over 48 hours, causing traffic collisions during the morning commute, closing several schools and spurring calls from people greeted with water inside their homes.
