Alyssa Bickle

Alyssa Bickle

Reporter

Alyssa Bickle reports on Education and Transit for The Copper Courier. She has reported for The State Press and Mesa Daily Independent in the past and is studying journalism and political science, minoring in urban and metropolitan studies.

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Housing Northern Arizona University buildings pictured in November 2022 (Shutterstock Photo/Around the World Photos)
Housing What It’s Like to Be a Student in One of Arizona’s Most Expensive Cities for Housing

College is hard enough—but NAU students are also struggling to afford rising rent in a city with limited housing supply.

Alyssa Bickle August 18, 2023 8:00 am MST
Housing Flagstaff viewed from above in 2021 (Shutterstock Photo/Tim Roberts Photography)
Housing Why a Flagstaff Renter Signed Her Lease Without Seeing the Property

The city of Flagstaff has some of the highest housing costs in the state, with limited land to grow on and a major university controlling much of the housing stock—and it’s not trending in a direction favorable to renters. 

Alyssa Bickle August 17, 2023 1:53 pm MST
Local Bella the chihuahua at the De Colores pet park (Photo by Alyssa Bickle)
Local Phoenix Domestic Violence Shelter Offers Safe Space for Survivors and Their Pets

Many people at the risk of domestic violence choose to stay with an abusive partner out of fear for their pets. This Phoenix shelter provides a way out. 

Alyssa Bickle August 11, 2023 2:38 pm MST
Education Participants in Phoenix Public Library and Banner Thunderbird Medical Center's Spoonfuls of Stories program (Photo courtesy of Banner Health)
Education How Phoenix Librarians Are Bringing Joy to Banner Thunderbird Patients

Phoenix Public Library just surpassed its one-year mark of sending librarians to Banner Thunderbird Medical Center to read aloud to patients.

Alyssa Bickle August 10, 2023 3:41 pm MST
Education (Photo by Tim Trumble, courtesy of Rosie's House)
Education Rosie’s House in Phoenix Seeks Instruments for Young Musicians in Need

A blossoming music academy in downtown Phoenix has so many incoming students, they’re running short on instruments.

Alyssa Bickle August 1, 2023 2:26 pm MST

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LGBTQ A Same-Sex Couple in Chandler Was Discouraged From Fostering. Now They’ve Adopted 7 Kids.

A same-sex couple in Chandler was discouraged from becoming foster parents, but they have now fostered over a dozen kids and adopted seven.

Alyssa Bickle July 7, 2023 3:20 pm MST
Education Westwood High School students make their way to classes, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022 in Mesa, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Education Arizona’s $15M Investment in Dual Enrollment Will Help More Low-income Students Access College

The Arizona state budget will roll out $15.5 million for dual enrollment tuition, with priority given to low-income students.

Alyssa Bickle June 29, 2023 3:03 pm MST