By BRITTANY DUCKSWORTH Cronkite News PHOENIX – In Ms. McConkie’s first-grade class at Dunbar Elementary School, Ashley Vaca has struggled pronouncing her words when reading. But twice a week, she now leaves the room with a volunteer for a private reading session.
Arizona State University alumnus and faculty member Jacquee Gaillard Petchel has established a new endowed scholarship at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication for aspiring journalists. Petchel, the executive editor of the Cronkite School’s Carnegie-Knight News21 national investigative reporting
PHOENIX – More than 15,000 Arizona children and their families will have a unique opportunity to attend a Suns game at US Airways Center this season, thanks to generous donations from Suns players as part of the Suns Player Community Ticket
Expert QA My best friend recently asked me to loan her some money. She promises to pay me back right away, but I’m worried about jeopardizing our friendship. How should I handle it? From the Editors of Las Fabulosas Friends
PHOENIX — Cox Charities has announced its selection of 90 non-profit organizations to receive grant funding, including the Fallen Firefighters Memorial and the CO+Hoots Foundation in Phoenix. In the Phoenix-area, $463,500 was awarded to 66 non-profits. Since the program’s inception in
PHOENIX – The Phoenix Suns and Arizona Sports 98.7 FM have signed a new multi-year agreement that will continue Arizona Sports’ position as the Suns flagship English radio station. The 2014-15 season will mark the start of the 39th consecutive season that
By MIRANDA RIVERS Cronkite News WASHINGTON – Arizona ranked sixth in a new national report on the quality of after-school programs, with the state’s score driven by the large number of poor kids enrolled and by relatively high parental satisfaction. The Afterschool
By: Jessica Danielle Ramirez Journalism might look glamorous from an outside perspective. From red carpet events, flattering fan mail and interviews with interesting personalities, it’s easy for people to view journalism as an attractive career. Although the perks are rewarding,
By CARLENE REYES Cronkite News TEMPE – Thick layers of vapor fill Carl Dewberry’s e-cigarette shop Valor Vapor on a recent afternoon. Some customers chat with one another on couches with slim e-cigarette devices in hand, exhaling vapor into the air,
PHOENIX — Phoenix Sky Harbor International is the number one airport in the country for new small businesses, according to a report by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of the Inspector General. The goal of the report was to
