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Recent Articles from Andrew Knochel, Cronkite News Service
Officials: Valley agencies close to eliminating chronic homelessness among vets
By Jan. 1, housing agencies will have found homes for the last 56 chronically homeless veterans in the Valley, making it the first metropolitan area in the country to accomplish this, advocates say.
Stanton: Cities can’t wait for federal help for transportation projects
Cities can’t wait for new federal funding and updated policies needed to advance transportation projects, Mayor Greg Stanton told officials from around the country Monday.
Coconino County Jail adding sweat lodge for Native American inmates
Kelvin Long, a Navajo who will serve as cultural adviser for a Native American religious program at the Coconino County Jail, inspects a circular rebar frame that will be covered with blankets to form a sweat lodge.
New state law requires drug testing for taxi, limousine drivers
Since he began driving a taxi here 17 years ago, Shah Muhsin said firms employing him as a contractor have required him to get drug tests.
McCain to town hall: U.S. must act ‘in some way’ against Syria
Sen. John McCain told a town hall meeting Thursday that the U.S. has to act “in some way” in response to Bashar Assad’s use of chemical weapons, though he said no one is considering sending troops into Syria.
Fundraising, work on track to dedicate state World War II memorial Dec. 7
Behind a construction fence outside the State Capitol, Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett points out the concrete pedestal on which a 70-ton gun barrel from the USS Arizona will rest.
