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UNITED STATES NEWS | Aug 6, 2020‘Hope in Darkness’: Nearly 2-year prison nightmare ends for Holts
Work continued behind the scenes in 2018 on gaining the release of American Josh Holt and his wife Thamy, imprisoned in Venezuela since 2016.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 6, 2020Dr. Cara Christ foresees online, hybrid classes for ‘quite a while’
Arizona's top public health official said this week she sees online and hybrid learning continuing to be part of school life during the coronavirus outbreak.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Aug 5, 2020Astronomers see signs of activity from Solar Cycle 25
Astronomers around the world have been waiting for signs of the start of Solar Cycle 25. It appears that a few small sunspot groups have broken out in the northern hemisphere of the sun.
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UNITED STATES NEWS | Jul 30, 2020‘Hope in Darkness’: Prisoners riot, use Josh Holt as bargaining chip
A class divide between prisoners inside Venezuela’s El Helicoide, in part, led up to a riot there that threatened the life of Utah man Josh Holt.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Jul 29, 2020These 3 stars are easy to see on summer nights
Rising high in the east northeast sky during these hot summer nights, we find three main stars that are easy to view with the naked eye. They're known as the Summer Triangle.
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UNITED STATES NEWS | Jul 23, 2020‘Hope in Darkness’: Key relationship helped pave road to Holts’ release
The foundation for a meeting with Venezuela’s president to negotiate the release of Josh and Thamy Holt was laid nearly 20 years beforehand.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 23, 2020Monsoon activity arrives in Phoenix area, bringing rain, high winds
The first monsoon activity of the year arrived in metro Phoenix on Thursday with afternoon rain and chances of increased wind and dust.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Jul 22, 2020August skies offer celestial treats from meteors to Mars
As we move deeper into the summer monsoon season, we can be assured of some nights filled with lightning and thunder, along with clear skies that are going to reveal some amazing sights, too!
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 22, 2020Kathy Hoffman wants Arizona schools to reopen based on metrics
The top education official in Arizona said as much she wanted students back in the classroom, schools should be able to decide when to reopen based on public health data on the coronavirus outbreak.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 21, 2020Chance of rain in Phoenix area creeps up to 30% by Thursday night
Sprinkles that have teased the Valley this week have a chance to turn into the first storm of the monsoon season by Thursday, forecasters said.
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DAVE RAMSEY | Jul 19, 2020Setting short-term goals in unpredictable seasons
We’re halfway through 2020, and I’m willing to bet by now those goals you set in January have gone out the window. But it’s important to adjust your goals to the season you’re in.
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UNITED STATES NEWS | Jul 16, 2020‘Hope in Darkness’: Prison takes mental, physical toll on Josh Holt
Health problems and potentially dangerous conditions inside a Venezuelan prison combined to send a Utah man, held there for nearly two years, into a deep depression.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Jul 15, 2020Arizona sky watchers getting eyeful of comet as it moves higher
The once-faint Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) continues to impress Arizona sky watchers, who can see it both in the early morning and early evening skies.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 13, 2020White House coronavirus testing czar wants most Arizonans to wear mask
At least 90 percent of the Valley population should be wearing a face mask when they go out during this outbreak, a White House coronavirus task force member said Monday.
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DAVE RAMSEY | Jul 12, 2020If you’re tempted to raid 401(k), try these measures instead
About half of Americans have withdrawn, or plan to withdraw, money from their 401(k)s or IRAs to pay for expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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UNITED STATES NEWS | Jul 9, 2020‘Hope in Darkness’: 2 daughters left behind as Holts remained in prison
After Josh Holt and his wife, Thamy, were arrested in Venezuela, in June 2016, getting her daughters to the United States was a lengthy and complicated negotiation process.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Jul 8, 2020Wow! Comet NEOWISE is visible in Arizona skies
With the arrival of the summer monsoon season and the possible end of our drought, we turn our attention to the end of the long “drought” of visible comets!
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UNITED STATES NEWS | Jul 2, 2020‘Hope in Darkness’: Cellmate teaches Holt how to work system
A Utah man who spent nearly two years in prison in Venezuela says he owes his survival, at least in part, to one of the country's most wanted men.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Jul 1, 202051 years after the first landing on the moon, is there interest in return?
With the world’s attention focused on the 51st anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing, what lies ahead with both robotic and human exploration of the moon?
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 30, 2020Mountainside Fitness CEO calls 2nd closure order ‘reckless’, plans to sue
Mountainside Fitness CEO Tom Hatten said Tuesday the latest state order that puts Arizona's reopening on hold was "reckless," "subjective" and an overreach on Gov. Doug Ducey's part.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Jun 24, 2020A visit with the summer scorpion in our Arizona skies
With the heat of the summer upon us, we get to look skyward and find the celestial replica of one of Arizona’s native arthropods, the scorpion.
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UNITED STATES NEWS | Jun 24, 2020‘Hope in Darkness’: ‘Mama Bear’ Laurie Holt doesn’t give up
Laurie Holt, mother of a young Utah man imprisoned in South America, was a woman on a mission trying to get her son released.
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DAVE RAMSEY | Jun 21, 2020Hey, dads – here’s some advice to share with your kids on managing money
In honor of Father's Day (June 21), here are five tips to get the ball rolling when you dads out there talk to your children about finances.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 19, 2020Phoenix City Council declares masks in public now mandatory
The Phoenix City Council issued a declaration Friday requiring most residents to wear a face mask when they are in public to curb further spreading of the coronavirus.