Scripps News tour new security at Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center
Maricopa County, Arizona, one of the largest voting jurisdictions in the country, is also one of the most evenly divided and close. Since the state turned to President Joe Biden in 2020, disinformation about the state’s voting process has led to all sorts of intimidation and harassment against those administering elections. Demonstrations at the election […]
Scripps News sees bomb threat come into a sheriff’s office in real time
Election Day has come and gone, and while officials say it went smoothly overall, it hasn’t been without some notable disruptions, one of which Scripps News reported in Maricopa, Arizona. I witnessed it firsthand in the county. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the federal agency tasked with assisting local and state election officials, announced […]
Spellers bring their own buzz to Scripps National Spelling Bee | National
At the back porch of her family’s home in Irwin, North Carolina, Laila Rechel puts on a suit and prepares to check out what’s going on in the backyard. A quick check on her hive, then she’s back to studying with this budding beekeeper. All set for this year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee. When she […]
3 Arizona students to compete at Scripps National Spelling Bee
When 14-year-old Karen Opoku Appo comes home from school each day, she memorizes root words and spends hours being quizzed by her parents on how to spell words in past national spelling bees. It’s been a tough routine preparing for the 95th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee later this month, where she will be one […]
