By: Samantha Witherwax Cronkite News (Phoenix, Ariz.) – When the sprinklers come on in the Washington Elementary School District, you can bet the soil needs a drink. The district has planted wireless irrigation controllers that measure moisture in the soil ensuring
By: Charles McConnell Cronkite News (Washington, D.C.) – The announcement this week that the U.S. will admit thousands more refugees in the coming year will likely mean hundreds more being resettled in Arizona – where relief agencies say they’re ready. Driven
Not only does October mean the start of the Fall, Halloween and anything Pumpkin Spice, but it also means tons of new events coming to the Valley. Concerts, festivals, haunted houses, we can’t keep up! So to make things better
After 10 years of being away, Will Smith is going back to music. The Oscar-nominated actor and former Grammy winner is being featured in a remix of “Fiesta,” a song from alternative/electronica Colombian band Bomba Estereo. The track, released late
By: Devin Conley Cronkite News (Phoenix, Ariz.) – While the Valley’s economy continues to improve, the housing market has lagged. “It’s been the one major missing piston in the whole economic recovery,” said Jim Huntzinger, chief investment officer of BOK Financial.
Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Domhnall Gleeson, Will Poulter, and directed and co-written by renowned filmmaker and Academy Award® winner Alejandro G.Iñárritu (Birdman, Babel), “The Revenant” is an immersive and visceral cinematic experience capturing one man’s epic adventure of survival and the extraordinary power of the
Former two-division world champion Devon Alexander “The Great” is making a grand return to take on battle-tested Mexican Aron Martinez in a 10-round welterweight class as Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on ESPN heads to Gila River Arena in Glendale this
By: Cindy G. Castillo Alexandra Figueroa is proud of the work General Motors is doing to empower women. As a Manufacturing Software Engineer for the company, not only has Figueroa been able to work for General Motors in a Science,
Biting our nails is a common habit, and it’s very possible that people do it as a way to manage stress or anxiety. That’s according to new research by the School of Psychology at the University of Herfordshire, which claims
By: Cody Fincher Cronkite News (Phoenix, Ariz)– When driving by a Cactus Youth Baseball League game in south Phoenix, it is hard not to notice the jerseys colored in the Sedona red, black and white of the Arizona Diamondbacks. The league’s young
