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Advocates point to recent tragedies involving kids in congregate care By: Melissa Blasius Posted 5:12 PM, Sep 02, 2025 PHOENIX — Nearly 20% of Arizona’s foster kids are not living in family homes; instead, those hundreds of kids are living in congregate care settings, according to the Department of Child Safety’s most recent monthly data. Congregate care…

New audit underway on abuse investigations The state agency that protects Arizona’s children has been audited again and again over the past decade. By: Anne Ryman Posted 5:12 PM, Sep 02, 2025 PHOENIX — The state agency that protects Arizona’s children has been audited again and again over the past decade. Despite finding lots of problems, only…

Mass layoffs at federal agencies have affected workers who were focused on increasing employment opportunities for people with disabilities. By Nicole Leonard Updated Aug. 18, 2025 11:36 am When Adam Fishbein was offered a position in the U.S. Department of Labor in 2021, it felt like he’d achieved a goal that he had worked toward…

Natalia Navarro Aug 27, 2025 The Trump Administration last week canceled funding for a California sexual health education program serving homeless, foster care and incarcerated youth, alleging it is an “attempt to indoctrinate children with gender ideology.” At issue is California’s curricula, which teach that gender identity can differ from biological sex and that trans and nonbinary…

Shortly after Abrego was released from federal custody Friday, the Trump administration said it intended to deport him to Uganda. Aug. 25, 2025, 7:17 AM CDT / Updated Aug. 25, 2025, 5:45 PM CDT By Gary Grumbach, Marlene Lenthang and Rebecca Cohen BALTIMORE — Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who reunited with his family last week after 160 days apart following his mistaken deportation to El Salvador,…

Sydney Johnson Aug 25, 2025 Nearly five decades ago, frustration over the government’s lack of urgency to make public buildings more accessible reached a flashpoint. It was April 1977, and more than 100 disabled protesters staged a nearly month-long sit-in at a federal building in San Francisco’s United Nations Plaza. After 26 days, and with support from…

Troyce Grant Aug 18, 2025 MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Celebrating hip hop and Memphis. The very first People’s Hip Hop Awards Experience wrapped up Sunday night in the heart of the Bluff City. The show featured several star-studded names and performances and was co-hosted by actor Omar Gooding. Some of the talent that rolled through the…

Martin Staunton Aug 5, 2025 MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Fire survivors praised the Memphis Fire Department (MFD) for heroic work that reduced the death toll in an assisted living apartment complex in the Raleigh community. While survivors and neighbors’ expressed grief for the person who died, one survivor told FOX13 she’s grateful to God for her…

Jason Munz Aug 5, 2025 Phillip “Doom” Haynes, a Memphis basketball star in the early 1980s, has died at age 63. Known for his signature bankshot, Haynes helped lead the Tigers to three straight Sweet 16 appearances from 1982-84. Phillip “Doom” Haynes, the homegrown guard who became a star for Memphis basketball in the early 1980s,…

by: Harrison Klopp Posted: Aug 4, 2025 / 03:52 PM CDT MEMPHIS, Tenn.–It’s back to school day for high schoolers at Memphis Shelby County Schools, and for the first time cell phones have been banned during school hours. This all comes after Tennessee State Lawmakers gave their final approval to ban the use of cell phones…