By Colton GavinCronkite News The farm bill signed Friday by President Barack Obama includes $8 billion in cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, but experts say the cuts will not affect food-stamp benefits in Arizona. That was little comfort
Love is in the air in downtown Phoenix as romantic Valentine’s Day dining experiences at Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel and The Westin Phoenix Downtown take hold. Both hotels are offering dine and stay packages, and the restaurants at each hotel are offering Valentine’s dinner specials. District
By KIMBERLEIGH HOLSCLAWCronkite News Service PHOENIX – Bumper stickers used to be the go-to means of showing support for causes. These days, that happens more and more on special license plates issued by the state of Arizona. With several dozen
By Jordan Young Cronkite News To Cindy McCain, co-chair of a task force Gov. Jan Brewer assembled to address human trafficking, one way to combat the problem is treating women and girls lured into the sex trade as victims. “They’re not prostitutes,
The Isac Amaya Foundation’s annual “I am Informed” Community Education Forum will be held at P.L. Julian Elementary School When: Saturday, Feb. 22 Time: 10:00a.m. – 2:30p.m. **Lunch will be provided Workshops will include: – How to get scholarships regardless
By: Taylor Pineda Spring pastel colors compliment some of the biggest upcoming trends in fashion for this Spring 2014. Wide-length pants are a great replacement to a more fitted legging or slack that we saw trending in the winter. Explore
By Francisco Romero Since 1947 Arizona has been home for Major League Baseball teams during the spring. This year is no different, once again, players from 15 teams will report to camp in less then two weeks to start the
Did you know that the average American consumes around ten pounds of chocolate each year? Get a head start on your annual ten pounds at the Glendale Chocolate Affaire, held the weekend before Valentine’s Day, Feb. 7-9 in Historic Downtown
By Harmony Huskinson Cronkite News Alone, they are scattering of yellow, blue and green cords in a grey case. But when eighth-grader Robert Rubio gets ahold of them at this community arts center, he can create light. With unwavering focus
By Mauro Whiteman Cronkite News Arizona had the smallest gap between men’s and women’s pay among states in 2012, with women in the state earning about 87 cents to the dollar, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
