Ali Vetnar is a reporter at KTAR News. Growing up in Phoenix, she's now reporting on the streets of her hometown. Ali joined the KTAR newsroom after she graduated college from Arizona Christian University in 2017 with a degree in communications with an emphasis in broadcasting. Her career started at the editor desk, but her passion for storytelling led her into the community meeting people face to face to tell their stories. She is passionate about stories involving social justice, first responders and public safety. You can follow her on Twitter @Ali_Vetnar and Facebook at @AliVetnar.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 15, 2018Record rainfall in Phoenix area creates breeding grounds for mosquitoes
The wettest October in Phoenix history has created a warm and moist living environment for those pesky, disease-carrying mosquitoes.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 11, 2018Proposition 305 poses question about use of state funds for private schools
If Proposition 305 passes, all of Arizona's students would eventually be eligible to apply for a program that provides state funds for private education.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 9, 2018Activists call for answers as Arizona officials meet with Southwest Key
After reports child abuse inside Southwest Key facilities surfaced, the Arizona Department of Health Services sat down on Tuesday with program officials about the alleged abuse.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 9, 2018Tuesday is Arizona’s deadline to register to vote in November election
Arizonans wishing to vote in the November general election need to register on Tuesday or they'll miss their chance to have a say in who represents them in the coming years.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 2, 2018Maricopa County partners with shelter for domestic violence awareness
Every year in Arizona there are 100 deaths due to domestic violence. The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office is attempting to bring awareness this month with the announcement of a new partnership with New Life Center.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 1, 2018How to protect yourself on Facebook following recent hack
Facebook says it discovered hackers exploiting its "View As" feature, which allows people to see what their profiles look like to someone else.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 28, 2018Phoenix fire investigators make arrests in two arson cases
The Phoenix Fire Investigations Unit recently arrested two suspected arsonists accused of starting fires with Molotov cocktails, including one linked to a two-year-old case by forensic evidence.
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UNITED STATES NEWS | Sep 26, 2018The divorce rate in the US is falling, thanks to — millennials?
The U.S. divorce rate has dropped by 18 percent from 2008 to 2016, according to a recent analysis from a University of Maryland professor. Millennials may be the ones to thank.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 24, 2018Phoenix man paralyzed by police shooting makes claim of brutality
Edward Brown said there are errors and inconsistencies in the Phoenix Police description of the shooting that left him paralyzed.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 21, 2018Arizona National Guard unit prepares for deployment to Middle East
The 198th Arizona National Guard is preparing to serve its very first deployment overseas. The unit will deploy Sunday and spend approximately a year in the Middle East.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 19, 2018National PLAY campaign to keep kids healthy stops at Chase Field
Members of the Arizona Diamondbacks joined up with the PLAY campaign at Chase Field to promote the importance healthy lifestyles for children.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 19, 2018GCU baseball field was training ground for group of Phoenix firefighters
More than a dozen former Grand Canyon University baseball players remain on the same team as members of the Phoenix Fire Department.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 17, 2018Tempe district launches program to stop high school students from vaping
The Tempe Union High School District has launched its “Vanish the Vape” campaign to stop students from using e-cigarettes.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 17, 2018Arizona tourism campaign brings $1.5 million in revenue this summer
A six-week campaign launched by the Arizona Office of Tourism to increase visitation revenue over the summer raised more than $1.5 million in hotel visits alone.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 13, 2018Tempe Marketplace displaying 12 murals honoring music legends
New murals memorializing 12 musical legends -- including Aretha Franklin, David Bowie and Prince -- are going on display at Tempe Marketplace.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 11, 2018With eye on moon, NASA to test spacecraft parachute system in Yuma
NASA will test the parachute system of its Orion spacecraft at the U.S. Army Proving Ground in Yuma on Wednesday morning. Orion is expected to send astronauts to the moon in the coming years.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 11, 2018History class important for students who didn’t live through 9/11
High school history teachers are seeing classrooms filled with students who were not yet born or are too young to remember the day the Twin Towers fell.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 10, 2018Mayo Clinic joins hospital groups to create new generic drug company
The Mayo Clinic has joined six other hospital groups in launching Civica Rx, a nonprofit generic drug company that will help patients by addressing shortages and high prices of lifesaving medications.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 6, 2018Phoenix protesters rally to protect immigrant kids in custody
Activist group Uncage and Reunite Families wants to make sure Arizona and federal authorities are held accountable for harm done to immigrant children while in custody.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 6, 2018New Phoenix facility wants to help homeless men find housing
A new Phoenix shelter aims to reduce the length of time it takes for men to transition from homelessness to permanent housing.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 5, 2018Maricopa County investigating voting issues during primary election
The Maricopa County Recorder’s Office will launch an investigation into the problems that voters endured during last week's primary election.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 24, 2018Democrats turn out to register to vote ahead of Arizona primary
The primary elections for the 2018 midterms are less than a week away and, according to the Secretary of State's office, Democrats have already turned out in droves to register to vote.
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ARIZONA HEALTH NEWS | Aug 22, 2018Arizona continues to face shortage in primary care physicians
There is a physician shortage in Arizona. It is estimated that almost 70 percent of Arizonans live in areas that have a shortage of health care professionals.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 22, 2018Phoenix hospital saving lives by salvaging hepatitis C-positive kidneys
A Phoenix medical center is using the dramatic rise of the opioid epidemic nationwide to help the growing number of individuals waiting for kidney transplants.