When state Sen. Steve Farley, D-Tucson, offered his latest bill this year attempting to ban texting while driving in Arizona, he faced strong opposition from Senate President Andy Biggs that helped derail the measure. Biggs, a Republican...
Read morePHOENIX — First responders in Arizona are on the brink of using a new drug that can help reverse an opiate overdose. The drug is called Naloxone, and it is designed to counteract the side effects of an overdose like shallow breathing...
Read more(NBC NEWS)- A $20 million pilot program to extend the use of police body cameras for “transparency” was announced by the Department of Justice on Friday, amid nationwide protests over police treatment of suspects. A string of recent...
Read moreFirst Responder’s Night with Arizona United SC is May 16th at the Scottsdale Stadium at 7:30 pm vs. Austin Aztex. plus Compete in our First Responder’s Futbol Extravaganza during halftime! (READ BELOW!!) Order Online: ...
Read morePRESCOTT – The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office may be the first law enforcement agency in this county to mount body-worn cameras on its officers. Sheriff Scott Mascher is asking the Board of Supervisors to appropriate the money on...
Read moreCoconino County will hold the largest, multi-agency, full scale disaster response exercise tomorrow in Flagstaff. The exercise will involve about 14 fire, law enforcement and EMS agencies and more than 200 personnel on the scene. The exercise...
Read moreTo send jail staff to training, the Gila County sheriff decided to close the Payson jail for eight days in May. As a result, Payson police will have to drive anyone arrested to the Globe jail, which will mean one or two officers will lose half a...
Read moreMore than 200 demonstrators gathered at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix before marching toward the Fourth Avenue Jail on Thursday, the fifth anniversary of when Gov. Jan Brewer signed Senate Bill 1070 into law, in protest of U.S. Immigration and...
Read moreNEW RICHMOND, Ohio (AP) — The dramatic body camera video shows the slaying suspect charging at the officer, screaming — pleading, even — for him to open fire. “Shoot me!” yells Michael Wilcox to the backpedaling officer, who keeps the...
Read moreEmployee pay is once again at the top of Flagstaff City Council’s budget discussion list. Council will be discussing the issue, along with several other budget priorities, at two hearings scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday this week. Interim...
Read moreRobert Bates, the volunteer sheriff’s deputy who killed an unarmed suspect in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on April 2, says he accidentally fired his handgun when he meant to deploy his stun gun. Bates apologized for killing Eric Harris last week but...
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