Griselda Zetino, a multimedia reporter, has a passion for storytelling. She joined the KTAR News team in December 2016. Prior to that, she worked as a freelance journalist. Her clients included NBC Latino, The Guardian and the Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting. She enjoys covering politics, education and immigration. The Mexico native earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Arizona State University in May 2011, and she is currently a board member for the Arizona Latino Media Association.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 29, 2019Arizona farms shrinking in number, growing in size
Jim Boyle Jr.'s roots in dairy farming is one of the reasons he returned home to Arizona after he left for college and lived in New York for several years.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 29, 2019Education advocates greet new Arizona budget with mixed emotions
Teachers and education advocates are reacting with mixed feelings to the state budget Arizona lawmakers approved late Monday night.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 27, 2019Valley nonprofit helps former foster youth find jobs
Finding a job and keeping it can be difficult for young people who’ve aged out of the foster care system, but one Valley nonprofit is helping them out.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 25, 2019Fatal crashes in Arizona over Memorial Day weekend declining
Memorial Day weekend is one of the deadliest holiday periods to be on the road. A study finds Arizona's one of the only states seeing a fatal crashes decline.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 22, 2019Phoenix police officer lends helping hand to burglary victim
Phoenix Police Officer Veronica Lumpkin was given a community award for buying a new car battery for a woman who had hers stolen.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 22, 2019$15 million for school counselors in Arizona budget ‘a good start’
The proposed Arizona state budget unveiled this week includes millions of dollars to hire more school counselors as the state grapples with the nation’s worst student-to-counselor ratio.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 21, 2019Stalemate over child sex abuse lawsuit limits continues at Arizona Capitol
A senator vows to hold up the Arizona budget unless the Legislature extends the statute of limitations for child sex abuse victims to file civil lawsuits.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 20, 2019Phoenix nonprofit helps homeless get to medical appointments
Elaine is a nonprofit formed in February that drives homeless individuals to their medical appointments and helps them navigate the healthcare system.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 17, 2019Phoenix elementary school awarded $100,000 gym
Dozens of students from Brunson-Lee Elementary School burst into a loud cheer Thursday when their school was announced as the winner of a $100,000 gym.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 16, 2019City of Phoenix cracking down on people illegally dumping trash
The city of Phoenix is cracking down on people who illegally dump trash, installing high-quality cameras in four regions that are often targeted.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 15, 2019Arizona law lets students get some medicines without parent permission
Arizona students will now be able to get some medications at school without permission from their parents or guardians.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 13, 2019Mesa court helps homeless, mentally ill defendants stay out of jail
Instead of reaching a guilty or innocent verdict, the Community Court in Mesa comes up with a plan to improve the lives of defendants.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 10, 2019Goodwill helps Phoenix mom rise from homelessness, find career
A Phoenix mom who lost her job and became homeless several years ago is on her feet and thriving with some help from Goodwill.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 6, 2019Correctional officer assaulted by inmates at Buckeye prison speaks out
A correctional officer assaulted by several inmates in December at a Phoenix-area prison said he’s not the only one who has been attacked.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 2, 2019ADL says anti-Semitic incidents in Arizona increased by 23% last year
The number of anti-Semitic incidents reported in Arizona increased for the third consecutive year, according to new data from the Anti-Defamation League.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 30, 2019Family of 5 living in a bus makes Arizona their new home
The bus only has 240 square feet of livable space. But for Joanie and Adam Wegman and their three young kids, it’s all the space they need.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 29, 2019Artificial intelligence-powered clinics providing medical care
Patients are getting medical care using kiosks powered by artificial intelligence inside clinics at several Safeway stores across the Valley.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 25, 2019ASU, PCH partner on cutting edge programs for nursing students
Arizona State University’s nursing college and Phoenix Children’s Hospital are teaming up to create first-of-their-kind programs for nursing students.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 24, 2019More Arizona women than men voted in 2018 midterm election
Women voters outnumbered men during the 2018 midterm election in Arizona, according to a new analysis released by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 22, 2019Emergency room visits by kids with suicidal thoughts, attempts doubles
A new study shows an alarming rise in child and teen suicide nationwide, and a local psychiatrist says it’s similar to what’s happening in the Valley.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 17, 2019Arizona preschools fall toward bottom of the pack in national report
A new report from the National Institute for Early Education Research grading preschool programs nationwide doesn’t show good results for Arizona.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 16, 2019Phoenix husband of fallen American soldier deported, allowed to return
A Phoenix man married to an American soldier killed in combat was deported to Mexico last week, but he has been allowed to return to the U.S.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 15, 2019Gov. Doug Ducey calls for results-based bonuses for Arizona schools
Gov. Doug Ducey says he wants to reward high-performing Arizona schools by giving them bonuses, but a children's advocacy group worries it could leave schools with the most need behind.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 12, 2019Company producing technology to monitor Arizona-Mexico border
As President Donald Trump continues to call for more border security, a Texas-based technology company says it can help by providing surveillance towers.