Mikenzie Hammel

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"The Flexible Journalist" - Hammel is a fourth-year student studying broadcast journalism at Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite college in an accelerated bachelor's-master's program. She is currently the Executive Editor for The Downtown Devil - a publication that covers hyperlocal news in the downtown Phoenix area - and is always looking for ways to improve her reporting and news writing skills—behind the camera and in front of it. Hammel is also a certified yoga instructor at the Sun Devil Fitness Complex; she is flexible physically as well as in a way that allows her to be able to cover any news story that will educate the public, encourage civil discourse and impact communities.

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Phoenix mom feared eviction after final notice, but never received others

When a letter from the Phoenix Housing Department arrived in Esther Sánchez's mailbox informing her she might lose her housing voucher, she feared she and her two young children could be left homeless.  Sánchez is a working single...

Prop 207 could affect Arizona in different ways, experts say

Proposition 207 could potentially expunge people convicted of certain marijuana-related crimes in addition to making the drug fully legal in the state of Arizona if passed. The proposition, which will be voted on in the upcoming November election,...

Coronavirus vans bring testing to first responders and low income communities

Instead of going on hikes or visiting with family and friends, Dr. Vershalee Shukla spends her weekends administering free COVID-19 tests to underserved Phoenix communities with mobile testing vans. Shukla and her team at Vincere Cancer Center partnered...

City council approves $10 million public art plan

The city of Phoenix approved the 2020 Public Art Plan budget at over $10.3 million, nearly $600,000 more than 2019. This year’s budget is the fourth-highest recorded amount within the last ten years, with 2010 being the highest...