Alysa Horton

1 month ago | news-journal.com | Alysa Horton |Anna Cecil |Chloe Gough |Sydney Topf |Aidan Pittman |Natanya Friedheim

On Monday, Janna Rodriguez will close the home day care she runs three hours early to hold a rally. She’s invited elected officials across Long Island to learn about the struggles she and other child care providers face. Rodriguez is one of more than 1,400 people who signed a pledge to close their child care center or call out of work for the fourth annual “Day Without Child Care.”“This is an act of protest,” said Dominique Countee of Community Change Action, the group organizing the event.

1 month ago | cronkitenews.azpbs.org | Alysa Horton |Adnan Alam

Communities around Phoenix’s 27th Avenue want better for the area, but what “better” means depends on who you ask. Grand Canyon University and the 27Collab are working to beautify and revamp the area around the Christian university. Photo taken on April 2, 2025, in Phoenix. (Photo by Samuel Nute/Cronkite News) By Alysa Horton/Cronkite News April 24, 2025 PHOENIX – A community of believers prays for the people outside the safe bubble of Grand Canyon University in Phoenix.

2 months ago | ktar.com | Alysa Horton |Balin Overstolz McNair |Colton Krolak |Bailey Leasure

TUCSON – Friends, family, Tucson community members and dignitaries honored the life of Congressman Raúl Grijalva Wednesday during a funeral Mass at St. Augustine Cathedral in Tucson followed by a celebration of life. Grijalva was known over his 12 terms for being a progressive Democratic voice. He died March 13 at the age of 77, from complications with his cancer treatment. The pews at Wednesday’s Mass were filled with hundreds of people.

2 months ago | ktar.com | David L. Veenstra |Alysa Horton

PHOENIX — Police are investigating a west Phoenix shooting that left one man dead and hospitalized three others on Friday. Officers responded to a shooting near 4100 North Black Canyon Access Road around 11:30 p.m. where they found 25-year-old Tyson Harris with a gunshot wound. Harris was taken to the hospital where he later died due to his injuries. According to the Phoenix Police Department, officers found a second man with a gunshot wound near the original scene.

2 months ago | ktar.com | David L. Veenstra |Alysa Horton

PHOENIX — LEGOLAND Discovery Center Arizona set a new world record for the most LEGO racecars raced in three minutes. The record was shattered Thursday morning in Tempe at the Arizona Mills mall, as members of the Creative Crew worked together to race 375 LEGO cars down a ramp. In total, 260 cars composed of 3,000 LEGO bricks and 1,000 LEGO tire pieces were built by the group in 45 minutes.