Kelsie Blazier

Feb 5, 2025 | abc15.com | Kelsie Blazier

PHOENIX — From soccer to basketball to flag football, Drew Veatch knows what it takes to coach young athletes. “A good coach is just anybody that's willing to give back, somebody that's patient, understanding and just trying to get every kid involved,” Veatch said. As the Learning and Development Manager for the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley, Veatch is already invested in the wellbeing of the club’s attendees.

Jan 18, 2025 | abc15.com | Fay Fredricks |Kelsie Blazier

PHOENIX — Following her third State of the State address, Governor Hobbs sat down with ABC15 Anchor Fay Fredricks to discuss her priorities for the 2025 legislative session. The conversation included Hobbs’ plans to make housing more affordable, protecting Arizonans from wildfire threats, homelessness, and the prospect of mass deportations under the second Trump Administration. Watch part one and two of the interview in the player above.

Jan 14, 2025 | abc15.com | Kelsie Blazier |Jennifer Kovaleski

The Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) has filed suit against Maricopa County and County Treasurer John Allen over a tax dispute that could raise tuition or cut programs. MCCCD is trying to resolve a $45 million tax bill it now owes, with interest, stemming from a 2016 lawsuit and property tax error it didn’t cause. “The filing is in response to the County’s years of miscalculations and lack of resolution related to the Qasimyar v.

Jan 8, 2025 | abc15.com | Ford Hatchett |Kelsie Blazier

BUCKEYE, AZ — A counselor at Lewis Prison was arrested and accused of supplying inmates with drugs and contraband cellphones, according to court paperwork obtained by ABC15. Berman Comon was arrested on January 3 as part of an Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, and Re-Entry (ADCRR) investigation looking into “large amounts of dangerous contraband” found in the Rast unit of Lewis Prison.

Jul 20, 2024 | abc15.com | Melissa Blasius |Kelsie Blazier |Courtland Jeffrey

PHOENIX — As demand for home births increases, ABC15 is helping moms find the best care for themselves and their babies by providing an interactive database with information on all Arizona midwives. Below you will find a first-of-its-kind online tool that families can search, combining information from the Arizona Department of Health Services and the Arizona Board of Nursing. Both agencies regulate midwives, although each has different rules for midwife training, scope of practice, and oversight.