Lorne Matalon
Griffin Carlin of Alpine, Texas, says he learned a lesson in teamwork and friendship on the Pecos River in West Texas.
Close Calls: A River Rescue In Texas
For two friends, 9-year-old Francis Benton of Marfa, Texas and 11-year-old Griffin Carlin of Alpine, their weekend trip unraveled in the early morning of Memorial Day as nature turned nasty. They were caught in a flash flood.
“We survived and we learned something about helping each other," said Griffin. "And we learned something about life.”
Arizona Senators To Introduce Legislation To Address Child Migrant Crisis
Arizona Senators John McCain and Jeff Flake will be introducing legislation to address the tens of thousands of children arriving at the United States-Mexico border from Central America.
“This crisis will continue until the parents who paid thousands of dollars to smuggle their children north to the United States see plane-loads of them landing back at home — their money wasted,” McCain said in a statement on Thursday.
Stina Sieg
John Weynand makes his living one golf ball at a time. He dives full time at courses across the Valley - and the country.
Odd Jobs: Diving For Golf Balls Is Big Business In The Valley
Like many golf-ball divers, John Weynand doesn’t rely on machinery or traps. He uses his hands, without gloves this time of year, and works a pattern with his fingers across a pond floor.
Imagine a really filthy Easter-egg hunt.
“To get into a pond with living critters crawling around the bottom of it in the dark, for the next, say, six hours,” he said, pausing just a beat. “It takes a different person."