(Phoenix, Ariz.) — The city of Phoenix’s domestic violence awareness campaign, “Paint Phoenix Purple,” has made significant strides since beginning in 2013 by educating and providing resources to thousands of people. The campaign was started by the city of Phoenix
By: Carla LeonCronkite News (San Ysidro, CA) – At the Puerta Este border crossing, U.S. citizens and other foreigners walking into Mexico must now show their passports. “I do business in Baja California, and I do business here in California,
By Adriana Barajas | Cronkite News (Washington, DC) – When she moved from Mexico to the U.S. at age 11, Diali Avila could not know that it was the first step toward a trip to the White House. “When I moved
By: Claire Cleveland Cronkite News (Phoenix, Ariz.) – Arizona has received a $3.6 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to combat prescription drug addictions, part of a federal effort to give states money to prevent overdose deaths.
By: Bailey Netsch Cronkite News (Phoenix, Ariz.) – While more Republican presidential candidates are using “anchor baby” to talk about birthright citizenship, Americans at the center of the debate question the controversial term. “Well, see even the notion of anchor baby
By: Amy Edelen Cronkite News (Phoenix, Ariz.) – While residents and city leaders celebrate the opening of Valley Metro’s light rail extension in Mesa and future transportation funding from recently passed Proposition 104, small business owners at the northwest end of
By: Tom Blanton Cronkite News (Washington, DC) – What could you do with the 51 hours that you spent stuck in traffic last year if you were a typical Phoenix commuter? Or even the four hours that the average Lake Havasu
By: Curtis Spicer Cronkite News (Phoenix, Ariz.) – Spurred by slow but steady employment and housing growth, local and national economists remain cautiously positive about the economic forecast for Arizona. The economists, who spoke at a Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce
By James Anderson | Cronkite News The state’s failure to pay public schools hundreds of millions in court-ordered funding has chased competent teachers from classrooms, education advocates said at a demonstration Thursday. “Programs have been cut. Class sizes have risen because the
By Tyler Freader | Cronkite News Perry High School’s badminton team is good. So good that the team finished as the runner-up in Arizona’s Division I state badminton finals last season. But Perry’s success on the court doesn’t make the team or
