Publication: AZ Family

First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

Pinned PHX firefighter "fighting for his life"

A Phoenix firefighter is being treated at a Valley trauma center after being crushed between two emergency vehicles while responding to a fire.The 23-year-old firefighter was pinned between an ambulance and a fire truck as the two were jockeying for position ... [Published AZ Family - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Phoenix (Arizona, United States), Tommy Thompson, emergency, Mulch

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

Nearly 1,000 firearms collected during third gun buyback event

33.408091 -111.789936 33.479111 -112.14229 33.576671 -112.065014 PHOENIX -- For a third Saturday in a row, cars were wrapped around the block hours before Phoenix Police opened up shop near 39th Avenue and Glendale.This was one of three gun buyback locations ... [Published AZ Family - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Phoenix (Arizona, United States), Daniel Garcia, Police, Donations

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 10 hours ago - 1 reports

MCSO: 7 apprehended during human smuggling investigation

MARICOPA COUNTY, Ariz. -- The Maricopa County Sheriffs Office Human Smuggling Unit apprehended seven people Friday who had allegedly entered the country illegally.MCSO said three of the individuals were booked into jail on human smuggling charges, while ... [Published AZ Family - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Smuggling, Investigation, Honduras, Guatemala, Ecuador

First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 11 hours ago - 1 reports

Body found in Scottsdale canal

33.538312 -111.908219 SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Scottsdale police said a body was found Saturday morning in a canal near Hayden Road and Indian Bend.Police said an officer was searching for missing 78-year-old Edward Brawley when the discovery was made.The ... [Published AZ Family - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Police

First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 1 reports

HOTLINE: Saturday, May 18

Nick Verreos,www.nvnickverreos.com, Available at Dillard's and Dillards.comAddress: 6900 E Camelback Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85251Phone:(480) 949-5869 ... [Published AZ Family - 13 hours ago]

Entities: Nick Verreos

First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 1 reports

18-year-old dies after being struck by car while crossing road

33.538578 -112.116941 PHOENIX -- An 18-year-old Valley man died Friday night after being struck while crossing the street.Phoenix police said just after 11 p.m. three pedestrians were crossing westbound against the light at 2700 W. Glendale Avenue when ... [Published AZ Family - 13 hours ago]

Entities: Phoenix (Arizona, United States), Police, Investigation

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 14 hours ago - 1 reports

Food fight may stop graduating seniors from walking

QUEEN CREEK, Ariz. -- A food fight at a Valley high school may keep some graduating seniors from walking during the schools commencement ceremony.A group of seniors at Combs High School near Queen Creek decided the last few days of school would be a good ... [Published AZ Family - 14 hours ago]

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 14 hours ago - 1 reports

Project Rose targets Valley sex trafficking

PHOENIX -- A two-day special sex trafficking operation, Project Rose, aimed to help nearly 100 people picked up off the streets of Phoenix.The two-part operation focused on arresting traffickers and offering the victims of trafficking a special diversion ... [Published AZ Family - 14 hours ago]

Entities: Sex Trafficking, Phoenix (Arizona, United States), James Holmes, Police, Catholic Charities

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Weekend Freeway Travel Advisory (May 17-20): Eastbound Loop 101 closed near I-17

PHOENIX Freeway improvement projects in the Phoenix area will require closures this weekend (May 17-20), according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. Eastbound Loop 101 is scheduled to be closed near Interstate 17 in north Phoenix for resurfacing ... [Published AZ Family - May 18 2013]

Entities: Deer Valley Corp, Arizona Department of Transportation, Transportation System

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Drama-filled Scottsdale restaurant plans job fair and grand reopening

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The now infamous owners of Amy's Baking Company in Scottsdale say after a week-long shutdown of their restaurant, they're looking to relaunch and hire dozens of new employees.Amy's will hold a job fair Sunday afternoon, from 2 p.m. ... [Published AZ Family - May 18 2013]

Entities: Gordon Ramsey, Phoenix (Arizona, United States), Computer Hacker, Public Relations

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Valley mom ineligible to foster kids; changes law and gets her way

PHOENIX -- Susann Van Tienderen and her husband Dan love their biological babies and would now like to foster children.The state is in desperate need of more Van Tienderens.There are 14,000 kids without homes. "We have lots of love and attention to give ... [Published AZ Family - May 18 2013]

Entities: Foster Child, Jan Brewer

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Fatal crash closes part of Red Mountain 202

33.328078 -111.704307 GILBERT, Ariz. -- A fatal crash on the Red Mountain 202 closed part of the freeway Thursday night.DPS said a collision took place at Recker Road at about 7 p.m. when a car that was pulled over in the emergency lane was struck by ... [Published AZ Family - May 18 2013]

Entities: emergency, Police

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...one of the worst imaginable things that you could have happen to one of your firefighters, happened, said Chief Bob Khan, Phoenix Fire Department. "It hits you in the gut. It's like a family member that's gone down. The love you have for the people you work with is not really describable by words; it's just a bond."

Pinned PHX firefighter "fighting for his life" [Published AZ Family - 1 hour ago]

...a handgun that I haven't used in a long time and I have a couple of kids and I wanted to make sure they would be safe," explained Steven Thraen. "So I wanted to get rid of the gun, so this was a good way to do it." In the first 20 minutes at the Maryvale location people had already turned in 140 guns

Nearly 1,000 firearms collected during third gun buyback event [Published AZ Family - 8 hours ago]

Iliana says she'll believe it when she sees it. "I just want my pool to be completed, that's all I'm asking for" she proclaimed. We'll do a follow up next week and let you know if that pool was completed...

Valley pool company promises to finish job [Published AZ Family - May 18 2013]

..."Every pool, whether it has a fence or not, should be considered a danger," Phoenix Fire Capt. Larry Nuez said. "[Kids] will be creative in trying to find a way into that water. ... Adult supervision, obviously No. 1, is the key, but all the different barriers need to be considered." A pool fence and self-latching gates are great, but what if you don't have one and can't afford to put one in? There are many products out there to help...

Safety precautions for backyard pools [Published AZ Family - May 17 2013]

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