Meet Zoey Rivers. She is a lady wrestler at Casteel high school. At first glance, you see a young, happy, and normal high schooler, but get to know her and…
The virus numbers are at a level in our state that we haven’t seen since June. Back then I said, “shut it down”. Fortunately we did. Here we are in…
Story by James Malamas Former Indianapolis Colts tight end and Super Bowl champion, Ben Utecht, suffered multiple concussions throughout his career and as a result began losing his memories. Utecht…
This week’s Starting the Conversation, focuses on a Valley mom, her son’s battle with drug addiction and how she is hoping to use her tragedy to help other families. “Things…
Darryl Clack loves football. He played in college and at the professional level. The amount of adversity one goes through to get to the National Football league is something…
Story by Maddyn Johnstone-Thomas East Valley resident Ashley Valuikas starts her day at 4 a.m. by heading to the gym to get a workout before her two kids wake up….
Dr. Michelle Tom is a Dr. right here in the state of Arizona, fighting on the front lines of the corona virus. She is hands-on with COVID-19 patience. Tom…
Frida Mata After more than a decade of increasing rates of concussions, a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the rate of emergency room…
Athletes go through the same ups and downs as anyone else. In addition to playing their sport, they also have to juggle school and life in general. While a lot…
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Story by Frida Mata The growing problem of student-athlete concussions has inspired the Barrow Neurological Institute and ASU to extensively research ways at attempting to lower them. Nationally, teams report…
