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Introducing Carol Yancho, new Senior Director of Content
Carol Yancho, a leader in media, broadcast and content creation, has been selected to fill the senior director of content position at Arizona PBS. Selected following a national search, Yancho’s tenure at the station began Monday, August 12. A six-time Michigan Regional Emmy® Award winner, we sat down with...
ID service helped over 8,300 unhoused people in Arizona in first year
PHOENIX — More than 8,300 people received up-to-date IDs or other assistance in the first year of a new service for Arizona’s unhoused population. The program is a partnership between the Homeless ID Project and the Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division (ADOT MVD). Around 6,600 people...
Arizona's fake electors case moved forward this week. Here are the major takeaways
Arizona's fake electors case took a step forward this week with three days of hearings on its first significant motions. At issue were three major points: Some defendants had asked for the criminal charges against them to be dismissed based on Arizona's anti-SLAAP law. Typically, these types of laws are limited to use in...
Voters will decide minimum wage ballot measures in several states
Grace McGovern, a 24-year-old bartender and server at a downtown Boston brewery, recalls one recent customer vividly. He was very rude. It was a slow night, and she only had one table, a large group led by a man who “kept touching my lower back and my leg and making jokes,” she told Stateline. It […]
Arizona Humane Society chosen to receive grant to help senior dogs
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The Arizona Humane Society has been chosen among hundreds of applicants to receive a grant that will help hundreds of senior dogs get the care they deserve. AHS was among the 100 animal welfare groups chosen to receive the Grey Muzzle Grant from the nonprofit Grey...
Flinn Scholarship application to open Sept. 12
The application for the Class of 2025 Flinn Scholarship will open on Thursday, Sept. 12. The deadline to apply is Monday, Oct. 21 at 5 p.m. In scope and value, the Flinn Scholarship is unlike almost any other undergraduate merit-based scholarship in the United States. Arizona high-school seniors are eligible to apply for the scholarship, which provides a full ride to Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, or the University of Arizona.
Arizona may receive new national monument
The area surrounding the Gila River, the second-longest river in Arizona, is rich in history, with an abundance of people, wildlife, and national treasures. Archeologists, locals, and biologists are trying to preserve these aspects by making this expanse of the Sonoran desert, only 45 minutes southwest of the Phoenix Valley, a National Monument.
AZ Briefing: Court ruling will suppress Native voting, leaders say; Labor Day weekend fun and road conditions; How ASU can beat Wyoming
Good morning, Arizona. Here's what our reporters are working on and what you should know before you start your day. Voter registration rules already put obstacles in front of Native voters, but the registration requirements will make it worse, advocates say. More about the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding a law that requires...
Jeff Zink, Republican running to replace Gallego repeats false claims about 'post-birth abortions' in 12News interview
PHOENIX — Jeff Zink, the Republican candidate for Arizona Third Congressional District, repeated an oft-debunked claim about “post-birth abortions” in an interview with 12News Friday. Zink falsely claimed to 12News anchor Troy Hayden that several states, including California, had laws on the books allowing a child to...
Arizona Veterans’ Services leader won't be nominated for Senate confirmation
(The Center Square) — Arizona Department of Veterans Services’ Executive Deputy Director Dana Allmond will not be submitted to the state Senate Committee on Director Nominations as part of a legal agreement with the Arizona State Senate. In an email obtained by The Center Square on Friday, Allmond wrote to agency employees that she will remain as a deputy director but that John Scott will instead go up for a formal nomination. ...
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