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A little girl is lifted out of a Customs and Border Protection van at Casa Alitas shelter in Tucson, which can handle hundreds of migrants a day. (Photo by Lillie Boudreaux /Cronkite News)

PHOENIX – If asked to check the time, one might check their phone or a digital clock – but, what about the old-school analog clock? As the world continues to move further into a digital era, some might ask: Is reading an analog clock even a necessary skill anymore?

Bob Martin, who manages hydropower at Glen Canyon Dam, shows the effects of cavitation on a decommissioned turbine in November 2022. Similar damage was recently discovered in a little-used set of tubes that carry water to the Colorado River. (Photo by Alex Hager/KUNC)

Border sheriffs say a steady increase in “load car” drivers – U.S. teens paid to shuttle undocumented migrants from the border – has sparked dangerous high-speed driving by the teens. Military police in this 2017 photo check for drunken drivers at Camp Pendleton, California. ( Photo by Lance Cpl. Betzabeth Y. Galvan/U.S. Marine Corps)

Syphilis infections nationwide reached a 70-year high in 2022, and no group has been hit harder than Native Americans, CDC data shows. Rates of congenital syphillis were three times higher for Indigenous than for Black babies, and 12 times higher than for whites.

Nonprofit organizations Read On Arizona and Read On Tempe work with partners to improve child literacy, as third grade test scores show pandemic literacy loss.

States across the nation have seen massive growth in handle and revenue, including Arizona. With the factors that have led to the growth along with big market holdouts with untapped potential, there may be no end in sight for the industry’s boom.

The solar panel installation at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta generates 1.6 million kilowatt hours of renewable energy per year, reducing the venue’s electricity use by 29%. (Photo by Andrea Vilchez/ISI Photos/USSF/Getty Images for USSF)

With all 15 Cactus League teams concentrated within a 45-mile radius, the Valley becomes a hot spot for card traders chasing down their favorite players and rookie cards. (File photo by Brooklyn Hall/Cronkite News)

A player who grew up in Holbrook is now the coach of the Phoenix Suns, and Mike Budenholzer couldn’t be happier.