02/01/2026
What a horrible tragedy. Events like these break our hearts.
3 arrested after NAU student dies at fraternity 'rush' event
The dead student had attended a gathering the previous evening, identified as a “rush” event for the Delta Tau Delta fraternity at Northern Arizona.
09/24/2025
Tragic and completely preventable with straight talk about consequences, before trouble starts.
2 teens charged after social media challenges take dark turn in Bethlehem
Authorities are urging families to talk with their children about the risks of participating in viral challenges that can have life-altering or fatal consequences.
08/13/2025
What do you think about the parent’s lawsuit?
He typed a school shooting joke. He didn't know most Arizona schools can see everything
Surveillance software is proliferating at schools in Arizona and across the United States. This family sees a violation of the First Amendment.
07/28/2025
Arizona's 'no hands' law on driving and cell phones is explained here.
Can you be on your phone at a red light in Arizona? Here's what the law says
Arizona law prohibits drivers from using electronics with their hands or body parts. But what about at stop signs or red lights? Here's what to know.
10/25/2024
A most important article published this week by the Arizona Republic. The rise in super-aggressive and weapon-involved juvenile offenses is dramatic here in Arizona and around the country. Fortunately, our courts are addressing the root causes as well as appropriate responses, but much more needs to be done, especially in family and school settings.
'Dark places': Violence, mental health issues put Arizona teens on dangerous trajectory
After one of the worst pandemics, two related epidemics are spreading: one of plummeting teen mental health, and one of unprecedented teen violence.
05/08/2024
Stopping it at its source would be better but in the meantime, this move could save precious lives.
Education Department wants more schools to have fentanyl overdose medication
Educators, health care professionals and law enforcement officers will meet in the coming months to decide how to implement the naloxone initiative.
03/18/2024
Heads up, Arizona. Rules have hanged around this hybrid, low-high compound and now its sale has a Class 2 Felony designation.
Why is delta-8 illegal in Arizona? What parents should know about the drug
Restrictions on delta-8, or "diet w**d," are changing in Arizona as the drug has become more popular among teens. Here's what parents should know.
12/30/2023
So many victims in the Preston Lord tragedy. So much grief and heart-wrenching loss for so many families. Above all the Lords.
What do you think parents, teens, schools, police, and our communities can and need to do to help prevent such horrors from happening in the first place? How should we think and act to change the norms that allow kids to become criminals and in this case, killers?
What will it take?
Drop your comments below.