Rachel Louise Just

Lansing, Michigan, Phoenix

Political Reporter at KNXV-TV (Phoenix, AZ)

Politics for @abc15. Previously politics for @wwmtnews / just about everything for @ABCFOXMT. Probably hiking.

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Meals on Wheels faces funding challenges ahead of budget votes

1 week ago | abc15.com | Rachel Louise Just

Seniors in multiple counties in Arizona are no longer able to immediately sign up for Meals on Wheels, as funding for the organization continues to face lagging investment. When he started to struggle with his food budget, 66-year-old Jeffrey Morrissette figured he might qualify for Meals on Wheels, the meal delivery service that has been a lifeline for some elderly and disabled Americans since the 1950s.
ASU warns international students to stay in the US until graduation

2 weeks ago | abc15.com | Rachel Louise Just

TEMPE, AZ — Arizona State University is now urging some international students to return to the United States and remain in the country until they graduate. An email sent on June 6 from ASU's International Students and Scholars Center, and obtained by ABC15, "strongly recommends" students return to the U.S. by Monday, June 9 if they are out of the country. The email adds that students are recommended to not leave the U.S. until the completion of their degrees.
Tempe family theatre says it lost funding, putting production at risk

1 month ago | abc15.com | Rachel Louise Just

TEMPE — Childsplay, a children's and family theatre in Tempe, says it has lost tens of thousands of dollars that were to be used to fund a world premiere of a kids theatre production based on a Black superhero. The play, J Sonic and the Unknown, is scheduled to premiere in September. Childsplay says it has been working on the show for over two years now, and designs for much of the production are already in the final stages.
Arizona State researcher conducts 'me-search' on autism with national impact

1 month ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Rachel Louise Just

Share Joshua Anbar, an assistant teaching professor at Arizona State University, led research into Arizona's contribution to the project as Arizona's site co-principal investigator. "This really is an important public health issue, we need to be talking about it," Anbar said. His connection is personal. Anbar has been diagnosed with autism, and he joyfully conducts what he calls "me-search" into the disorder.
Arizona State researcher conducts 'me-search' on autism with national impact

1 month ago | abc15.com | Rachel Louise Just

When the CDC released its 2025 Community Report on Autism in April, it marked a milestone in the decades-long efforts to understand the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder. And for one of the authors of the report, it was the culmination of years of effort to understand more about the world — and himself. Joshua Anbar, an assistant teaching professor at Arizona State University, led research into Arizona's contribution to the project as Arizona's site co-principal investigator.
Family pursuing justice after 82-year-old died after A/C turned off in triple-digit temperatures

1 month ago | abc15.com | Rachel Louise Just

SUN CITY WEST, AZ — A family is on a mission for change following the loss of their mother to extreme heat last year after APS shut off her power due to missed payments. Temperatures soared to 102º in the days after 82-year-old Kate Korman's air conditioning was shut off by the utility company on May 13, 2024. The Sun City West woman was found dead six days later. Kate's death was a private family tragedy for a year, until it suddenly wasn't.
Arizona law enforcement sees drop in pursuits during Trump's first 100 days

1 month ago | abc15.com | Rachel Louise Just

PHOENIX — High-speed pursuits tied to smuggling are down in Cochise County, a border county that at one point saw some of the highest border crime activity in the country. Deputies were engaging in high-speed pursuits almost daily when activity peaked in 2023, with 234 pursuits in total logged that year, according to Cochise County Sheriff's Office data. Numbers have plummeted so far under President Donald Trump's administration, with only 17 such chases in 2025, so far.
At least eight Arizona State University students see visas revoked

2 months ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Rachel Louise Just

Share TEMPE, AZ — At least eight students at Arizona State University have had their visas revoked, the university said, as part of the latest immigration policy change applied to international students by the Trump Administration. The revocations for visa holders at Arizona State University is the latest example of the Trump Administration revoking visas for international students with little to no warning and with unclear legal standing. The news was first reported by Arizona Luminaria.
At least eight Arizona State University students see visas revoked

2 months ago | abc15.com | Rachel Louise Just

TEMPE, AZ — At least eight students at Arizona State University have had their visas revoked, the university said, as part of the latest immigration policy change applied to international students by the Trump Administration. The revocations for visa holders at Arizona State University is the latest example of the Trump Administration revoking visas for international students with little to no warning and with unclear legal standing. The news was first reported by Arizona Luminaria.
City of Phoenix prepares for another expected extreme heat summer

Mar 24, 2025 | abc15.com | Rachel Louise Just

PHOENIX — Phoenix is expecting unseasonably warm temperatures this week when it could get as high as 100º in the Valley, and many of the city's and nonprofits' heat preparedness resources haven't yet started up for the year. If Phoenix reaches 100º Tuesday, it'll be the earliest in the year it will have hit the milestone in the city's history. "The Arizona sun is unrelenting," said Phoenix City Councilman Carlos Galindo-Elvira, who represents District 7.