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 | Jul 12, 2021Arizonans planning international travel see ‘long wait’ for a passport
As more people get vaccinated against COVID-19 and start to travel again, it’s taking weeks and even months for passport applications to be processed.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 9, 2021Phoenix-based band comes up with Mexican-style ‘corrido’ for the Suns
When the Phoenix Suns asked Emanuel Coria and his 16-member Banda La Alterada to come up with a song about the team, he jumped at the opportunity.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 7, 2021Arizona’s economy stands to benefit from Suns’ NBA Finals appearance
Arizona is about to get a huge economic boost thanks to the Phoenix Suns making it to the NBA Finals, according to two Valley economists.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 5, 2021Here’s how to protect yourself from Arizona’s summer heat
Maricopa County's top health official offers ways for people to stay safe during the summer heat with this year’s temperatures already proving to be deadly.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 2, 2021Arizona community colleges see steep enrollment drop in past school year
A drop in student enrollment at Arizona community colleges could have negative consequences for the state’s future workforce, an education advocate warned.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 30, 202120 years later, undocumented Arizona immigrants still hopeful of DREAM Act
A generation of undocumented immigrants in Arizona and across the country have, for two decades, longed for the DREAM Act to provide them a path to citizenship.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 28, 2021Doctor warns fall months will be ‘most dangerous’ for unvaccinated
About half of Arizona’s population has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and a Mayo Clinic doctor encourages the rest who are eligible to do the same.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 24, 2021Mayo Clinic doctors: What you need to know before traveling during COVID
Mayo Clinic doctors have some recommendations for Arizonans looking to travel this summer with COVID-19 vaccination rates improving and cases dropping.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 22, 2021Arizona teachers overwhelmingly oppose proposed state budget
As state budget talks resume this week, a new survey shows Arizona teachers strongly oppose the proposed budget and feel it leaves money on the table that could otherwise go toward public schools.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 16, 20219 years after DACA, Congress considers path to citizenship for dreamers
Nearly a decade after a temporary program was announced to protect young undocumented immigrants from deportation, Congress is considering a bill that would provide a permanent solution.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 14, 2021COVID-19 vaccinations slowing down in Arizona six months into rollout
About 72,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses were being administered per day statewide at the peak of the vaccine rollout toward the end of March and the beginning of April. Now, it’s down to about 17,000.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 7, 2021Arizona housing market sparks bidding wars for homebuyers
Homebuyers throughout Arizona are dishing out tens of thousands of dollars extra in bidding wars to get the home they want.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 3, 2021Several Phoenix-area hotels house migrant families seeking asylum
Migrant families seeking asylum in the United States continue to be housed at Phoenix-area hotels, and Arizona’s top prosecutor questions whether that should be allowed.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 2, 2021State budget could give Arizona school boards final say on masks
Arizona’s proposed state budget could give school boards the final say on mask requirements.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 1, 2021ASU launches water safety education program to reduce child drownings
Pediatricians and other doctors in Arizona will now have water safety educational materials they can provide during well-child visits for young children thanks to a new program.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 28, 2021Arizona Republican Sen. Paul Boyer doesn’t support his party’s budget plan
Republican Arizona state Sen. Paul Boyer isn’t on board with the $12.8 billion state budget his party proposes for the coming year.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 26, 2021Some Arizona foster and adoptive parents experience payment delays
A few hundred parents of foster and adopted children in Arizona have seen delays in financial assistance payments from the state that are meant to help them care for the children living with them.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 19, 2021Arizona municipalities trying not to slow down homebuilders amid surge
A Valley attorney thinks Arizona municipalities are welcoming the homebuilding growth and removing red tape as a way to make up for the economic slowdown experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 12, 202112-year-old daughter getting COVID vaccine ‘right thing to do,’ father says
COVID-19 vaccines for kids 12-15 years old could start in Arizona as early as Thursday, and a Scottsdale father can’t wait to get his 12-year-old daughter vaccinated.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 11, 2021Voters to decide if undocumented Arizona students pay in-state tuition
Arizona voters in next year’s election will get to decide if undocumented students can once again pay in-state tuition at public universities and community colleges as well as qualify for state financial aid.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 10, 2021Community colleges in Arizona gear up to offer 4-year degrees
Community colleges throughout Arizona can offer four-year degrees starting this fall, but they’ll only be able to do so in limited areas.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 5, 2021Arizona is one of the states with the most COVID-19 cases among kids
Arizona is one of the states with the most COVID-19 cases among children, and the state’s top health expert doesn’t believe schools are to blame for that.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 4, 2021Valley YMCA offers free swim classes for National Water Safety Month
May is National Water Safety Month and a Valley nonprofit is making a big splash to keep people safe in and around water this summer.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 29, 2021Arizona class sizes still among the largest 3 years after Red for Ed
Three years after thousands of Arizona teachers rallied at the state capitol, the state continues to have some of the nation’s largest class sizes.