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Stories by Lily Altavena
Posted May 2, 2017, 9:59 am
Lily Altavena
/Cronkite News
Mayor Sandy Moriarty is used to getting these messages: frustrated emails from residents blaming Sedona’s traffic problems on tourists, asking the city to stop marketing to them. Occasionally, she’ll pick up an angry call with similar exasperated “rants.”... Read more»
Posted Apr 14, 2017, 2:09 pm
Lily Altavena
/Cronkite News
More than four in ten adults in Arizona know someone who who has been addicted to prescription painkillers, according to a new poll. “Opioid addiction knows no boundaries,” said Douglas Coleman of the Drug Enforcement Administration. “It affects every demographic. It affects rich, poor, black, white. It affects everybody.”... Read more»
Posted Nov 9, 2016, 1:48 am
Lily Altavena
/Cronkite News
Donald Trump, the real estate mogul whose populist message resonated with white working-class Americans, rode a powerful wave of support on Tuesday in Arizona and across much of the country to be elected the 45th president of the United States.... Read more»
Posted Oct 19, 2016, 6:46 pm
Lily Altavena
/Cronkite News
Democrat Hillary Clinton now holds a five-point lead over Republican Donald Trump in the presidential race in Arizona, though more than 20 percent of the state’s likely voters say they are undecided, according to the latest Arizona Republic/Morrison/Cronkite News Poll.... Read more»
Posted Oct 11, 2016, 6:24 pm
Lily Altavena
/Cronkite News
Pima County’s Medical Examiner reported 17 fentanyl-related deaths last year, up from seven in 2014 – a deadly trend involving one of the most potent synthetic opioids in the world.... Read more»
Posted Jul 25, 2016, 9:11 pm
Lily Altavena
/Cronkite News
U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva, one of the earliest congressional supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign, took the stage at the Democratic National Convention to say he is throwing support behind likely nominee Hillary Clinton. "I’m proud to be part of a movement that’s going to beat Donald Trump, that’s going to help Hillary Clinton," he said.... Read more»