Dani Birzer
Content Producers
Phoenix
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26 yr old, nonbinary nerd + gamer cat dad who uses he/him or they/them pronouns.
Use common sense, not comic sans.
You can follow him at @BirzerDani on Twitter on @averageupstartduck on Instagram.
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Updated: Jun. 26, 2022 at 1:04 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
Phoenix police say they found him on the ground next to a vehicle after a report of a shooting in the area around 1:30 a.m.
Updated: Jun. 26, 2022 at 12:36 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
Police say that the man was heading west in a BMW SUV in the eastbound lanes when he hit a Toyota Sequoia head-on.
Updated: Jun. 25, 2022 at 4:06 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer and Jordan Gartner
Police in Arizona say a baby who nearly drowned earlier this month in a bathtub has died and his babysitter was arrested.
Updated: Jun. 25, 2022 at 2:51 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
Officers say Gaddy tried to help the baby while calling 911. The child was resuscitated by first responders and taken to a hospital and then was flown to another hospital in extremely critical condition. He died on Friday night, June 24.
Updated: Jun. 25, 2022 at 12:22 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
Law enforcement says that protestors were given multiple warnings that they were trespassing and were an unlawful assembly. Troopers then deployed field force teams and tear gas to clear the area while some protestors reportedly defaced various memorials in Wesley Bolin Plaza.
Updated: Jun. 20, 2022 at 9:48 AM MST
|By Dani Birzer
Officers say the shooting was reported just before 3:30 a.m.
Updated: Jun. 19, 2022 at 12:22 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
The woman reportedly threw her drink and food bag at the employee claiming that her fries were cold and her nuggets weren’t spicy.
Updated: Jun. 19, 2022 at 10:46 AM MST
|By Dani Birzer
The heavily decomposed body was found around 8 p.m.
Updated: Jun. 18, 2022 at 1:09 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
The boy is three-years-old and is in critical condition.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2022 at 12:33 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
The declaration allows Coconino County to spend emergency funding from all sources, as well as request help from the state.
Updated: Jun. 15, 2022 at 9:54 AM MST
|By Dani Birzer
Rooms will include private balconies, elevators, access to a food court, and best of all — it's only a 10-minute walk to the South Rim.
Updated: Jun. 15, 2022 at 9:32 AM MST
|By Dani Birzer
Many animals like Indu the elephant get homemade popsicles. Indu even gets showers throughout each day.
Updated: Jun. 12, 2022 at 1:59 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
The firefighter’s identity and cause of death have not been released yet, but Sun City Fire Department says that funeral arrangement details will be released to the public soon.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2022 at 10:19 AM MST
|By Dani Birzer and Alexis Cortez
During an interview with police, Evans admitted to shooting at the two men and said it was self-defense.
Updated: Jun. 3, 2022 at 1:40 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
The hiker was identified to be Melanie Goodine from Ottawa, Ontario, who was hiking up to the rim after hiking down to the Colorado River earlier in the day.
Updated: Jun. 2, 2022 at 1:03 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
The company says it wants to preserve the building’s history.
Updated: May. 29, 2022 at 8:04 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
The man was swimming in the area of Butcher Jones at Saguaro Lake, witnesses told deputies.
Updated: May. 28, 2022 at 1:19 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
Tempe police say that they have pulled a suspect’s body out of Tempe Town Lake Saturday around 11:20 a.m.
Updated: May. 28, 2022 at 12:29 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
He was not wearing a lifejacket.
Updated: May. 26, 2022 at 7:17 AM MST
|By Dani Birzer
The suspect’s mom said that while there were guns in their home, they were locked in a safe.
Updated: May. 22, 2022 at 3:34 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
This tour celebrates her third, full-length album called “Blue Water Road.”
Updated: May. 21, 2022 at 5:30 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
According to police, they managed to escape their corral Saturday afternoon and went trotting down the street.
Updated: May. 14, 2022 at 2:26 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
His wing feathers were melted by the heat of the fire but are expected to grow back with time and rest.
Updated: May. 11, 2022 at 2:49 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
Joshua Bagley had been released from jail just three days prior before he allegedly strangled the woman.
Updated: May. 11, 2022 at 11:50 AM MST
|By Dani Birzer
SRP officials say that there are still 14,000 more homes left to go.
Updated: May. 1, 2022 at 7:34 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
MSCO says the man wasn’t wearing a life jacket.
Updated: Apr. 30, 2022 at 5:37 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
Sueing’s wife stayed at the scene and was interviewed by detectives.
Updated: Apr. 26, 2022 at 4:20 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
The woman has not been identified yet.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2022 at 8:32 AM MST
|By Dani Birzer and Jessica Goodman
MCSO says there is no sign of foul play.
Updated: Apr. 22, 2022 at 8:53 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
Base officials confirm that he was not a member of the military.
Updated: Apr. 17, 2022 at 4:31 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
Student Bryan Andrew was found unresponsive in the pool area.
Updated: Apr. 5, 2022 at 2:31 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
When the helicopter arrived at 8:30 p.m., officials announced Osswald was dead.
Updated: Apr. 4, 2022 at 5:40 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
According to court documents, when asked what happened to his dad, Jeschor told officers, “I killed him.”
Updated: Mar. 30, 2022 at 12:25 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer and The Associated Press
Senate Bill 1138, sponsored by Sen. Warren Petersen, will delay irreversible gender reassignment surgery until age 18 for transgender minors. The governor also signed S.B. 1165, sponsored by Sen. Nancy Barto, which requires all Arizona public and private schools to designate their interscholastic athletics teams based on the biological sex of the participating students.
Updated: Mar. 30, 2022 at 10:47 AM MST
|By Dani Birzer
Chandler is now allowing residents to pay their utility bills with cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, or Litecoin. By choosing PayPal, the crypto option will automatically display as a payment method in PayPal Checkout if there’s enough to cover the payment.
Updated: Mar. 11, 2022 at 3:22 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
The two worst categories for drivers in the state are both careless driving and the average death rate.