The Paralympic Games closing ceremony earlier this week capped nearly three months of world-class athleticism.
Six Arizonans came back as Olympic and Paralympic champions, with gold, silver and bronze medals in sports including gymnastics, skateboarding, wheelchair rugby, sitting volleyball and paratriathlon.
Fifteen athletes that call Arizona home had made their way to Paris for the elite competitions.
Voices of Arizona
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A Phoenix teen recently broke several national para-swimming records. And her sight is set on the 2028 Paralympics. -
In a Flagstaff retirement community, one veteran sits with his wife and stepdaughter as the smell of BBQ wafts, and the sounds of music blare from the DJ booth. It’s his birthday, and as the oldest resident at The Bluffs of Flagstaff, they threw him a party. -
Michael Clare, owner of Clare Framing and Art, has dedicated more than 40 years of his life making frames to display works of art. -
Darlene Justus is determined to preserve two military barracks from Camp Papago Park — a World War II POW camp. -
Albert Rivera was about 2 years old when the case known as Melendres was filed in 2007 against the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, which got a new leader this year.
