Scoring points for sustainability: Eco-friendly arenas take the lead

Sports betting's relentless expansion grips Arizona and the nation

Organizations support child literacy in Arizona

Scoring points for sustainability: Eco-friendly arenas take the lead

PHOENIX – Sports venues are going green by pioneering sustainable design and retrofitting older stadiums with eco-friendly technologies to reduce their environmental impact.

Sports betting has transitioned from an illegal niche activity to an integral part of the modern live sports experience, generating billions in revenue across the United States. (File photo by Michael DeStasio/Cronkite News)

Sports betting's relentless expansion grips Arizona and the nation
Nonprofit organizations Read On Arizona and Read On Tempe work in conjunction with partners to improve child literacy as third grade test scores show pandemic literacy loss. (File photo by Keerthi Vedantam/Cronkite News)

Organizations support child literacy in Arizona

Border sheriffs see more 'load car' drivers, teens paid to smuggle migrants

Rapid rise in syphilis hits Native Americans in the Southwest hardest

Baseball title run, new video game gives college players NIL rights, ‘handwritten notes’ by robots

Border sheriffs see more 'load car' drivers, teens paid to smuggle migrants

Rapid rise in syphilis hits Native Americans in the Southwest hardest

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