Recent Articles from Heather Smathers
Levels of lead in school water still too high, group says
When bulldozers came to Creighton Elementary School in January 2018, they knocked down years of history – and took with them some new plumbing fixtures.
Pinal County farmers fret over funding for new wells
Small water providers are feeling the pressure to upgrade equipment and infrastructure under terms of the state’s Drought Contingency Plan.
Workers ‘on the river’ keep Valley’s lights on, taps running
Waylon Johnson drives from his home in Mesa through the Superstition Mountains to get to his office strategically placed more than 100 feet under water.
Pinal County takes owners of opioid-maker, pharmacies to court
Pinal County filed a lawsuit September 25 against family members who are owners of a pharmaceutical company that is alleged to have contributed to the opioid epidemic.
Courts to prep for Russian campaign of disinformation
The CIA spoke and Dave Byers, the director of Arizona’s Administrative Office of the Courts, listened.
Garland Shreves: Life, death and politics
As someone who works with both the living and the dead, Garland Shreves has been with people in their times of sorrow and joy.
Departing corrections boss calls for pay increase to address prison crisis
In his parting words before retirement, the director of Arizona’s prisons gave a dire warning to the governor about the crisis felt at prisons across the state.