Nationals make it official: Matt Williams is no longer a Diamondback

Nationals make it official: Matt Williams is no longer a Diamondback

By Jack Fitzpatrick          Cronkite News Arizona Diamondbacks third-base coach Matt Williams was formally introduced Friday as the next manager of the Washington Nationals, reuniting with Nationals General Manager Mike Rizzo, who worked with Williams in Arizona. Williams – who will

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Report: Federal shutdown will slow state’s fourth-quarter growth

Report: Federal shutdown will slow state’s fourth-quarter growth

By Brandon Brown          Cronkite News The federal government shutdown last month could shave 0.3 percent off the expected growth of Arizona’s gross state product in the fourth quarter of this year, according to a recent report. The analysis by Moody’s

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El FC Tucson se Enfrentara a Chivas USA en Juego de Exhibición

Por Francisco Romero El juego amistoso servirá para debutar el Estadio Nuevo del FC Tucson   Tucson, AZ – La directiva del FC Tucson dio a conocer esta semana el juego amistoso que se llevara a cabo en Tucson entre la

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Special detective unit on lookout for crimes against Phoenix businesses

Special detective unit on lookout for crimes against Phoenix businesses

By Peter Haden          Cronkite News  Passing through a central Phoenix discount store on his rounds, Detective Sgt. David Lake picks up a bar of Dove soap. Nothing seems out of place until he turns the box over. It features labeling

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Panel: Harsher penalties for straw buyers could curb gun traffic to Mexico

Panel: Harsher penalties for straw buyers could curb gun traffic to Mexico

By Chad Garland          Cronkite News Stricter U.S. gun measures are needed to stem the flow of guns to Mexico, where the weapons are fueling violence and leaving people “under siege” with little hope of help from their government, activists said

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McCain urges House to act on immigration reform, says issue can’t wait

McCain urges House to act on immigration reform, says issue can’t wait

By Pei Li          Cronkite News WASHINGTON – Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., urged the House Thursday to act on immigration reform, even if that means moving on its own piecemeal approach to the problem rather than the Senate’s comprehensive reform bill.

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Border Patrol widow honored for work that helps others heal

Border Patrol widow honored for work that helps others heal

By Chad Garland          Cronkite News WASHINGTON – The news on that September morning in 2010 left Samantha Hope “almost broken” – a drunken driver had killed her husband, Border Patrol Agent Michael V. Gallagher, while he was on duty that

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Cuts to food stamp benefits hit more than 1 million Arizonans Friday

Cuts to food stamp benefits hit more than 1 million Arizonans Friday

By Pei Li          Cronkite News WASHINGTON – More than 1.1 million Arizonans who depend on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – better known as food stamps – will see their benefits reduced Friday in a long-planned national cut. The Nov.

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Boston es Campeon!

Boston es Campeon!

Por: Ivan Valenzuela Inspirados por David Ortiz, los Medias Rojas de Boston completaron el miércoles su extraordinaria temporada de redención con una victoria 6-1 ante los Cardenales de San Luis que les permitió celebrar la conquista de una Serie Mundial

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Report blames national parks maintenance backlog on Congress

Report blames national parks maintenance backlog on Congress

By Jack Fitzpatrick          Cronkite News Congress is letting maintenance backlogs grow in national parks like the Grand Canyon while continuing to add new sites that the National Park Service cannot afford to maintain, a report Tuesday charged. The report from

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