A Spooktacular Haunted Carnival to remember!
The Safe Schools & Security Team @saltriverschools brought the event to the ALA football field on Oct. 28. Here are some of our favorite eerie moments from the night. Video by reporter Chris Picciuolo
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“Telling the Stories of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community”
News reporter
(480) 274-7252 - Chris.Picciuolo@SRPMIC-nsn.gov
Chris Picciuolo is from Aurora, Illinois. Previously, he worked as a photojournalist for the Ak-Chin O'odham Runner Newspaper in Ak-Chin, Arizona, and as news editor and production specialist at NCTV17 in Naperville, Illinois.
The Safe Schools & Security Team @saltriverschools brought the event to the ALA football field on Oct. 28. Here are some of our favorite eerie moments from the night. Video by reporter Chris Picciuolo
The following episode contains topics regarding trauma, addiction and recovery. This can be triggering to some listeners. Please take care while listening. The O’odham Action News Podcast is back! In this episode, news reporter Chris Picciuolo has a conversation with comedy duo James & Ernie ahead of their upcoming comedy...
Three takeaways: Salt River, clear your schedule for Sunday, Nov. 2, and get ready to laugh until your cheeks hurt! It’s Native Comedy Night at the Showroom at Casino Arizona featuring solo act Tonia Jo Hall and the first contemporary Native American comedy duo in the U.S., James & Ernie....
With a hulking black helicopter parked behind them and the Superstition Mountains in the background, the Rezdogs Jiu Jitsu team from the Wa:k San Xavier District on the Tohono O’odham Nation joined Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member Rianna “Ona Bear” Tate in a circle and stacked their hands in...
The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community has begun outreach to inform the Community about efforts to explore opportunities for growth, revenue and sustainability around the southwestern edge of the Community. These efforts are related to land use on and around the 250-acre Salt River Materials Group (SRMG) Dobson site, located...
3 Takeaways: During National Breastfeeding Month in August, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community WIC program made sure to champion mothers and their important role in the Community. On August 21, WIC held a “celebration of breastfeeding support” at the River People Health Center lobby with the theme “Honoring Moms...
Video by OAN Reporter Chris Picciuolo
Don “Wild Eagle” Wuebber is an enrolled Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member who grew up on the East Coast in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. He was born at Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix and was adopted at 3 months old. Now, at 57, he lives in Pennsylvania...
The new Journey to Recovery (JTR) treatment and rehabilitation facility in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community officially opened its doors on September 8, beginning operations at about 70% occupancy through the end of the year and gradually scaling up to full capacity early in 2026. Female patients were moved...
