Experts call mental illness the "fourth wave" of COVID-19, a tsunami driven by sustained isolation and stress. But this wave, like its three physical precursors, is engulfing some communities more thoroughly than others.
Tribal leaders call out government's failure to fulfill promises to fund hospitals, school and detention centers in tribal lands.
For four years, the last two weeks of June have become a professionally inspiring time for me. That's when The Arizona Republic/azcentral.com and Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism team up to sponsor the annual High School Media Innovation…
Scientist and her lab dog work to boost higher ed access for disabled
n a meeting held June 9-11 at Northern Arizona University, the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) presented reports on college completion and research expenditures at Arizona’s three public universities. According to the ABOR Fiscal Year 2020 College Completion Report, Arizona…
The Flagstaff Unified School District (FUSD) approved a new set of tools for teacher evaluation during a board meeting earlier this month.
Residents north of Payson in the communities of Pine, Strawberry and Hunts Ranch have been forced to evacuate because of the Backbone Fire continuing to rage in the area. More fires are also sparking around the state. An evacuation center that…
Some are feeling frustrated and hope conversations turn to what society owes people harmed by systemic racism.
Nearly 200 high school basketball teams from across the West this weekend will squeeze onto 12 courts for the return of the Section 7 tournament. The event played out in 2019 at high schools across the Valley and was postponed…
Researchers at the University of Arizona will be launching a study of how prone Hispanic children are to asthma in Tucson compared with their peers on the other side of the U.S.-Mexico border in Nogales, Sonora. The study will follow…
Vandy outlasts Arizona in 12 innings, knocks Cats into College World Series losers’ bracket
There are two sides to every story. That’s what Arizona State fans must be repeating to themselves after reports this week that the NCAA was investigating whether the Sun Devils committed recruiting violations that include hosting high school athletes during the…
Arizona’s flat income tax proposal has been called many things since it was unveiled last month: Historic. Game-changing. Risky. Immoral. One thing it is not, though: Flat. The proposal would create two tax brackets to feed the state's general fund:…
Parents, if your children are using TikTok and Snapchat, child advocacy groups want you to know pills are being sold on these apps and there is no way for you to monitor your child's interactions with potential drug dealers. "It's…
A Maricopa County Superior Court judge dismissed most of the claims against Proposition 208, a surtax on the state’s highest earners to fund education, leaving one claim to be taken up by the Arizona Supreme Court. The Arizona Supreme Court…
The Tempe Union High School District adopted a comprehensive mental health and social and emotional policy for students and staff in a unanimous vote on Wednesday night. The school district has seen a number of student suicides in recent years.…
