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 | Aug 17, 2018DACA recipients making significant contributions to national economy
Young undocumented immigrants protected from deportation under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program are making significant contributions to the economy.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 15, 2018Independent groups have spent $6 million in Arizona’s Senate race
Independent groups are pouring a lot of money into the U.S. Senate race in Arizona: Nearly $6 million so far, according to the Federal Election Commission.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 14, 2018Arizona’s use of Naloxone has ‘significant impact’ in opioid fight
The use of Naloxone by law enforcement in opioid overdose cases “is having a significant impact in the fight against opioid overdoses," Gov. Doug Ducey declared Monday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 13, 2018‘Peaceful sanctuary’: Laveen man growing tropical trees, plants in desert
One place you don’t expect to see tropical trees growing is in the middle of the desert -- but that’s exactly what Randy McCabe is doing near the base of South Mountain in Laveen.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 10, 2018Citizenship question on Census could cost Phoenix millions of dollars
The federal government’s proposal to add a question about citizenship status to the 2020 U.S. Census could lead to major financial losses for Phoenix.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 9, 2018AIA issues new guidelines to protect high school athletes from heat
As temperatures continue to grip the Valley, the Arizona Interscholastic Association is taking steps to protect high school athletes from the dangers of heat illness.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 8, 2018Phoenix area undergoing major demographic changes, report finds
Asian, Latino and African-American populations have grown much faster than other demographic groups in the Phoenix area since 2000, according to new research.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 7, 2018FBI reminding parents to protect kids from online, cell phone dangers
As students go back to school, the FBI wants to remind parents to teach their kids about cell phone safety in order to avoid interacting with potential predators.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 7, 2018Arizona groups raising money to help young people apply for DACA
Arizona groups are ramping up efforts to raise money and help young undocumented immigrants apply for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 6, 2018Arizona teachers seeing paychecks increase – some more than others
The first school year of the 20 by 2020 plan has begun, and teachers in Arizona are beginning to see their paychecks reflect the change.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 2, 2018ASU Prep faces uncertain future because of skyrocketing rent
As students return to ASU Preparatory Academy in downtown Phoenix this week, there are concerns about the future of the charter school as it faces a steep rent increase.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 2, 2018Woman sends $1K, apology letter to Tucson restaurant she stole from
A former waitress who stole money from a Mexican restaurant in Tucson more than 20 years ago sent the restaurant $1,000 and an apology letter in an effort to make things right.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 2, 2018HonorHealth plans new hospital, its sixth, in north Phoenix
An HonorHealth hospital near Interstate 17 and Dove Valley Road in north Phoenix is set to open with 40 beds in September 2020.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 1, 2018D-backs’ Archie Bradley helps Lyft promote new partnership with PCH
The ride-sharing company Lyft rolled out a new partnership on Tuesday -- and turned to a well-known Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher to help promote it.
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UNITED STATES NEWS | Jul 31, 2018Smoking ban in, near public housing goes into effect Tuesday
Smoking will not be allowed in or near public housing units starting on Tuesday, due to a newly-implemented rule from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 30, 2018NextGen Arizona: Young voters ‘will make the difference in this election’
As canvassers make their final push for signatures leading up to the 2018 elections, NextGen Arizona is looking toward the younger generations.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 27, 2018It’s OK to fly out of Sky Harbor with guns, but follow proper procedures
Air travelers aren’t prohibited from bringing along their guns, but there are procedures they must follow -- or it could cost them thousands of dollars.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 26, 2018Program offers Phoenix-area students a taste of life in public safety careers
Students in the Phoenix-area were able to get an inside look at public safety careers and participate in hands-on trainings during the three-week Public Safety Summer Academies.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 25, 2018As temperatures swell, Salvation Army workers hand out water in Phoenix
As temperatures reached record-breaking highs on Tuesday, Salvation Army workers were handing out cold bottled waters in Phoenix to those looking to escape the heat.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 24, 2018Majority of Arizona voters support renewable energy investment, poll finds
A new poll found that there was wide support among Arizona voters for renewable energy, with 75 percent saying the state should prioritize solar as an energy source in the next decade.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 23, 2018
Free hotline set up to help migrant mothers released from detention
Migrant mothers who were separated from their children at the southern border now have a free hotline they can call after they’ve been released from detention.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 23, 2018Arizona teachers trained to integrate computer science in their classrooms
More than 80 teachers from across Arizona were at Grand Canyon University last week for a free workshop on how to integrate computer science curriculum in their classrooms.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 20, 2018Canned food structures on display for Phoenix ‘Canstruction’ competition
A Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, a "Star Wars" AT-AT walker and a puppy sitting in a food bowl. Those are a few of the seven structures made entirely of canned foods taking part in this year’s Phoenix “Canstruction” competition.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 18, 2018Second Phoenix facility illegally housing migrant children discovered
A little more than a week after a Phoenix office building was found to have been illegally housing migrant children, another building was discovered.