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 | Mar 24, 2022State bill could force low-rated schools in Arizona to close
A bill in the state Legislature that aims to help public schools in Arizona improve could actually force nearly 200 to close.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 23, 2022Blue Zones initiative aims to help south Phoenix residents live longer, healthier lives
A new initiative is launching to help improve the health and well-being of residents in south Phoenix, which has some of the lowest life expectancies in the Valley.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 18, 2022Gov. Ducey against suspending Arizona’s gas tax to provide drivers relief at the pump
While Gov. Doug Ducey told reporters Tuesday recent gas prices are “like nothing we’ve seen in our lifetime," he doesn’t believe suspending the gas tax in Arizona is the answer.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 16, 2022Goodwill breaks ground on adult high school in Phoenix
Goodwill of Central and Northern Arizona broke ground Tuesday on a center that will give adults a second chance to earn a high school diploma.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 15, 2022Pfizer’s COVID vaccine less effective at preventing infection in younger children, new study finds
A new study shows the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is less effective at reducing the risk of infection among younger children compared to older age groups.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 11, 2022UArizona, Banner Health, SpaceX launch fellowship to train doctors on aerospace surgery
A first-of-its-kind fellowship program that’ll train doctors to do surgeries and provide critical care in space is launching in Arizona.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 8, 2022Arizona public schools enrollment improves, still below pre-pandemic levels
Enrollment in Arizona’s public schools increased slightly compared to last school year, but it hasn’t reached pre-pandemic levels.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 7, 2022Mesa ranked as one of the safest large cities in the country
Mesa is one of the safest large cities in the United States, according to an analysis from a personal finance technology company.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 7, 2022Some Phoenix Elementary School District teachers to get pay cuts
Some teachers in the Phoenix Elementary School District are upset to hear they’ll see a reduction in pay next school year while others could be getting raises.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 3, 2022House bill would get rid of Algebra II requirement to graduate high school in Arizona
A bill moving through the state legislature would no longer require Arizona high school students to take Algebra II to graduate.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 2, 2022
Banner Poison Center in Phoenix warns of harmful chemical in COVID-19 test kits
As the use of at-home COVID-19 test kits rises, so has the number of accidental exposures to a chemical in the test kits that can be harmful.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 23, 2022Black mothers in Phoenix create microschools to provide alternative learning
Five years ago, a group of African American women in Phoenix called the Black Mothers Forum came together because they wanted to create a safe and supportive learning environment for their children
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 22, 2022Arizona Senate bill would require ‘election integrity audits’
A Republican-backed bill advancing in the state Legislature would call on the auditor general’s office to audit Arizona’s elections.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 18, 2022Musical based on life of Arizona ‘Dreamer’ headed to New York City
A musical based on the life of an Arizona "Dreamer" is headed to New York City for an off-Broadway production.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 16, 2022Child care costs prompting Arizona parents to quit jobs, stay home with kids
Some Arizona parents are quitting their jobs because they believe it’s more financially feasible to stay home with their kids than to pay for child care.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 15, 2022Arizona’s teacher shortage isn’t getting any better, survey finds
A new survey finds Arizona K-12 public schools are still struggling to find enough teachers to hire.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 14, 2022Northern Arizona University to change admission requirements starting in fall 2023
Northern Arizona University will have new admission requirements for students who wish to attend the university starting in the fall of 2023.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 11, 2022Arizona voters to decide on in-state tuition for undocumented students
Arizona voters will get to decide in November if undocumented students can once again pay in-state tuition and qualify for state financial aid.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 10, 2022Black expecting moms, their babies struggle for survival in south Phoenix
Numerous factors create barriers for African American women in south Phoenix to carry a healthy baby to full term and for babies to make it to their first year of life, according to the community-based program South Phoenix Healthy Start.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 8, 2022Valley respiratory therapist likens caring for COVID patients to a battlefield
Joya Montgomery works as a respiratory therapist at Banner Estrella Medical Center in Phoenix. She describes her days working in the intensive care unit two years into the COVID pandemic as “a battlefield.”
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 3, 2022Initiative gets Phoenix Union high school students motivated to go to ASU
An initiative by Arizona State University and the Phoenix Union High School District is trying to motivate more students to go to college through letters that explain what needs to be accomplished for admission.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 1, 2022Mesa woman says late husband became organ donor to have ‘huge impact’
A Mesa woman is encouraging people to register as organ, eye and tissue donors after her late husband saved three men with his organ donation following his death from a stroke in September 2020.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 28, 2022Report points to why Arizona Latino students have been falling behind academically
A new report shines a light on factors that for decades have been causing Latino students in Arizona to lag behind many of their peers.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 27, 2022Phoenix Children’s doctor: Croup becoming more common among kids with COVID-19
A doctor at Phoenix Children’s Hospital wants parents to be aware of a loud, barking-like cough known as croup that’s showing up among children infected with the omicron variant of COVID-19.