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TweetPinSharePhoto By Scott M. Allen/U.S. Department of Labor: A worker demonstrates her skills last month at the Chicago Women in Trades facility. Illinois was one of the top 10 states …
Union membership in Arizona inches up but still trails most of the nation Read More
TweetPinShareFile photo by Cassidy McCauley/Cronkite News: Many parents are steering their children toward flag football out of fear of head injuries. From 2014 to 2018, flag football participation at all …
Football’s popularity flags as more parents worry about concussions Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto by Sophie Oppfelt/Cronkite News: Students walk across the Arizona State University campus in Tempe on Aug. 24, 2022. A new Biden administration plan would forgive up to $10,000 in student …
Both sides find something wanting in Biden’s student-debt relief plan Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Police believe Nathaniel Gomez broke into the Gila Valley Consolidated Municipal Court building at 702 S. 8th Avenue and caused bloody damage prior to being found …
Manner of death listed as ‘undetermined’ in the autopsy of a man who died in Safford Police custody Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: An emergency crew works a fatal crash scene in this file photo. New federal data shows that traffic deaths in Arizona fell sharply in the …
Arizona traffic fatalities fell sharply, as deaths nationally spiked Read More
TweetPinShareFile Photo By Nik Wicksman/Cronkite News: Driven in large part by COVID-19, life expectancy in the U.S. fell by 1.8 years in 2020, down from 78.8 years in 2019 to …
Arizona life expectancy fell an ‘extraordinary’ 2.5 years in 2020 Read More
TweetPinShareContributed File Photo/Courtesy ADOT: Commercial truck inspections help keep the roadways safer. Good-working brakes essential to road safety Contributed Article PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Transportation’s Enforcement and Compliance …
ADOT and DPS recognize Brake and Safety Week with a focus on commercial brakes Read More
TweetPinShareContributed File Photo: Tim Wilson, a manufacturing instructor at Estrella Mountain Community College (EMCC) West-MEC campus, shows Kelly a robotic arm in one of the EMCC classrooms. Kelly previously toured …
Senator Mark Kelly’s landmark Microchip Manufacturing Bill signed into law Read More
TweetPinShareFile Photo by Madison Thomas/Cronkite News Arizona’s housing market has been particularly hot over the past two years. While property throughout the US has been in high demand, cities like Tucson …
How will a recession affect Arizona’s housing market? Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy ADOT: Two safety message contest winners have been chosen. Messages focus on speeding and signaling PHOENIX – The votes are in and the winners of the Arizona Department …
ADOT reveals winners of Safety Message Contest Read More