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The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors approved $2 million to help reduce homelessness in the county and is collaborating with individual suburban cities that are seeing the biggest increase in homeless populations.
Aug. 12, 2019
Bats are arriving earlier and staying longer due to changes in the climate. That’s according to an ongoing study of bat migration patterns in southern Arizona.
Aug. 12, 2019
Josh Shore lost his mother to cancer over six years ago. Shortly thereafter, his girlfriend broke up with him over the phone. Shore shares a story about meeting someone new after loss and heartbreak.
Aug. 12, 2019
The Trump administration is finalizing major changes to the way it enforces the landmark Endangered Species Act, a move it says will reduce regulatory burden but critics charge will drive more creatures to extinction.
Aug. 12, 2019
Millions of people have been killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since the 1990s. Millions more fled their homes. Now Congolese are the fastest growing refugee population in Arizona, and tension born almost nine thousand miles away is still felt by those who escaped the deadliest conflict since World War II.
→ Congolese refugee community grows in Arizona
→ Congolese refugee community grows in Arizona
Aug. 12, 2019
A woman living in the U.S. has a 1-in-8 chance of receiving a breast cancer diagnosis in her lifetime, according to the American Cancer Society. Now, the Translational Genomics Research Institute has developed a liquid biopsy to better monitor the disease.
Aug. 12, 2019
The website for Upper Crust Bakery said its facility at 37th Avenue and Washington Street provides baked goods for companies like Starbucks, Costco and Kroger’s. The Department of Justice said Upper Crust discriminated against some employees by requiring them to present unnecessary and specific immigration documents to prove their work authorization.
Aug. 12, 2019
Astronomers need stronger telescopes to study the cosmos and search for life on other worlds, but physics limits the size of telescope mirrors and lenses. Now, a University of Arizona team is working on a way around those limits.
Aug. 12, 2019
A recent study by University of Arizona researchers found college students’ spending habits may predict when “adulting” begins. Kali Wilde’s smash hit, “I Can’t Adult Today” is filled with lyrics confronting the behavior.
Aug. 12, 2019
The U.S. boasted more than 8,500 state parks totaling more than 29,000 square miles as of 2017, according to the National Association of State Park Directors. One listener wanted to know how Arizona’s state parks stack up against the rest of the country.
Aug. 12, 2019
On Tuesday, Glendale leaders will consider selling a city-owned cemetery to a private company. It’s Glendale’s oldest cemetery, established by three churches in 1900 before Glendale even became a city.
Aug. 12, 2019
On a warm Saturday morning at the Southern Dunes Golf Club in Maricopa, a few dozen children practiced their swings at the driving range. They were there to take a lesson from Notah Begay, the retired professional golfer and current Golf Channel commentator who played alongside Tiger Woods.
Aug. 11, 2019
Chandler police said Arizona Cardinals Chief Operating Officer Ronald Minegar was arrested about 11:30 p.m. Saturday evening near Pecos Road and Arizona Avenue after officers observed him speeding, failing to maintain his lane and driving his car in the bike lane.
Aug. 11, 2019
Sen. Martha McSally conducted an official visit to Yuma this week. The topic: migrants and asylum seekers. She met with acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan and was briefed by officials from the Arizona National Guard on the situation at the border.
Aug. 10, 2019
Tina Tamboer, senior housing analyst with the real estate market analytics site the Cromford Report in Mesa, said areas in the Valley seeing the best appreciation rates are along employment center corridors and the major freeways.
Aug. 9, 2019
Charles Ryan, the director of the Arizona Department of Corrections, announced his retirement Friday. Ryan will step down after months of calls for his resignation.
Aug. 9, 2019
The first marijuana-related ballot initiative for the 2020 election has been officially filed with Arizona’s Secretary of State's Office.
Aug. 9, 2019
The first update since 2014 to Arizona’s Election Procedures Manual was rolled out Friday for public comment. Secretary of State Katie Hobbs said it’s important the public have the chance to weigh in on how elections are conducted.
Aug. 9, 2019
A Maricopa County Superior Court judge will not allow political candidates to rely on dark money donations protected by a 2017 law, at least not while that law is under review.
Aug. 9, 2019
American classical composer Ferde Grofe ends his 1929 “Grand Canyon Suite” with a particular movement called “Cloudburst.” The Phoenix Symphony performed it last year as part of their centennial celebration of Grand Canyon National Park. Phoenix Symphony’s resident conductor Matthew Kasper talked to The Show about the performance.
Aug. 9, 2019