The impact of bond and override elections on Arizona educations

Educators agree that the property value of a school district should not determine the quality of education, but reality does not play out that way. ARIZONA, USA — Educators generally agree that a school district’s property value should not determine the quality of a child’s education. But new numbers released to 12 News reveal how […]

Maricopa County homeless deaths rising in 2022

Hundreds of deaths this year are already 42% higher than last year’s total, and the year isn’t over yet. Maricopa County, Arizona — Beatrice X. Johnson is back at Perry Park in Phoenix wearing a shirt with two photos of her sister. “This wasn’t the house we chose for her, but this is the one […]

Yuma County certifies election results despite citizen objections

YUMA, Ariz. (KAWC) – On Monday, the Yuma County Board of Supervisors voted to certify the November 8 election results despite protests from two political activists. Gary Garcia Snyder, who lost his run for state senator, is one of those raising red flags about the quote “abnormal.” Another is David Lara, the trustee of Yuma […]

Migrant encounters rise in Tucson sector, fall in Yuma in November

With the future of the Trump administration’s border restrictions remaining before the U.S. Supreme Court, the number of immigrant encounters along the country’s southwestern border increased by about 4% from October to November. A total of 204,155 migrants were encountered at the US-Mexico border in November, according to US Customs and Border Protection data. CBP […]