Dani Birzer
Content Producers
Phoenix
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Dani is a 27-year-old trans nerd who uses he/him and they/them pronouns. He is a self-proclaimed gamer cat dad and married to the love of his life. Dani lives by the motto "Use common sense, not comic sans."
He has been working in multimedia publication since 2018, having earned his Bachelor's degree at Savannah State University in Journalism, a certificate in Film Production from Georgia Film Academy, and a Master's degree in Broadcast Journalism from American University.
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Updated: Apr. 17, 2023 at 1:12 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
Anton Sereghy, 18, faces a charge of second-degree murder.
Updated: Apr. 11, 2023 at 6:18 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer and AZFamily Digital News Staff
Over 20 artists will take the stage at the Country Thunder music festival.
Updated: Apr. 11, 2023 at 11:09 AM MST
|By Dani Birzer
Endicott said her family and friends will be waiting expectantly at the finish line for her this weekend.
Updated: Apr. 10, 2023 at 11:35 AM MST
|By Dani Birzer and Tianna Morimoto
The suspect has since been identified as Daniel Altamirano, 24.
Updated: Apr. 9, 2023 at 12:08 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer and AZFamily Digital News Staff
Details are extremely limited.
Updated: Apr. 3, 2023 at 12:05 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
Around $112 million in funds is linked to cryptocurrency investment schemes.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2023 at 1:21 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer and Jordan Gartner
Authorities say a toddler has died after drowning in a home’s backyard pool.
Updated: Mar. 13, 2023 at 1:22 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
Police say the child’s grandmother was watching him at the time.
Updated: Mar. 12, 2023 at 9:46 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer and Gray News staff
The suspect refused to leave the coffee shop, allegedly sparking a six-minute fight with officers trying to arrest him.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2023 at 5:41 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer and Ben Bradley
No officers were injured in the shooting.
Updated: Mar. 4, 2023 at 12:48 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
17 men have been arrested on sex-related crimes against minors in Chandler.
Updated: Mar. 4, 2023 at 12:41 PM MST
|By Tianna Morimoto and Dani Birzer
A shooting involving an officer happened at a Walmart near 35th and Southern avenues.
Updated: Feb. 27, 2023 at 4:07 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
More than 92% of all waste from downtown Phoenix Super Bowl LVII events was diverted from landfills.
Updated: Feb. 26, 2023 at 9:56 AM MST
|By Dani Birzer
Two cyclists died and another is still in critical condition after Saturday's incident.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2023 at 2:18 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
The Phoenix Suns have received more than $5 million in donations from Sarver Foundation.
Updated: Feb. 20, 2023 at 10:13 AM MST
|By Dani Birzer
It's the 35th year of the festival!
Updated: Feb. 11, 2023 at 12:05 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
Tara Hitchcock caught up with NFL Hall of Famer Kurt Warner to talk future coaching rumors and Super Bowl LVII.
Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 at 2:02 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
"La Morena" joined forces with three other powerhouse women of Arizona to create a Super Bowl LVII mural in downtown Phoenix.
Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 at 12:18 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
In addition to terminating her contract, effective in March, the board voted that Dr. Anna Battle be placed on “non-disciplinary, paid administrative leave effective immediately.”
Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 at 9:31 AM MST
|By Dani Birzer
Multiple Valley cities are receiving federal grants for road safety safety improvement projects from the Biden administration.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 3:28 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
Dino Ranch LIVE from Disney Junior is making its way to the Arizona Financial Theatre March 28.
Updated: Jan. 29, 2023 at 8:28 AM MST
|By Dani Birzer
The investigation is still being examined as a homicide, Phoenix police confirm.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 2:05 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer and Jacques Billeaud
The commission's goal is to gather information about the state’s prison system and make improvements.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2023 at 10:51 AM MST
|By Dani Birzer
Egg smuggling is starting to increase at the U.S.-Mexico border as egg-flation increases in the U.S.
Updated: Jan. 16, 2023 at 9:44 AM MST
|By Dani Birzer
The shooting happened near 43rd Avenue and Thomas Road around 9:30 p.m. Saturday night.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 5:39 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
The woman involved in the fight told officers that she was being trafficked. Police arrested 60-year-old Steven Hurry was arrested at the scene.
Updated: Jan. 9, 2023 at 5:50 PM MST
|By Kylee Cruz, AZFamily Digital News Staff and Dani Birzer
Gov. Katie Hobbs delivered her first State of the State address on Monday afternoon around 2 p.m.
Updated: Jan. 9, 2023 at 12:01 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
The “Ford Free Days” of the WM Phoenix Open will be held on Monday and Tuesday!
Updated: Jan. 8, 2023 at 12:18 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer and Emma Lockhart
Tempe police confirmed Sunday morning that Kenneth Hearne died in the hospital. The sergeant who was shot has been released.
Updated: Dec. 28, 2022 at 5:20 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
Christopher Esteen was arrested and faces various charges including three counts of sexual assault.
Updated: Dec. 27, 2022 at 4:18 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer and Ben Bradley
The victims were identified as Narayana Muddana, Haritha Muddana and Gokul Mediseti.
Updated: Dec. 24, 2022 at 6:00 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer and The Associated Press
A Maricopa County judge has ruled against Kari Lake in her election lawsuit, affirming governor-elect Katie Hobbs’ win.
Updated: Dec. 24, 2022 at 1:10 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
Caroline Patten, the fiancée of Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb’s son Cooper, died in the hospital on Friday night.
Updated: Dec. 20, 2022 at 10:05 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer, Tim Reynolds and AZFamily Digital News Staff
Ishbia is chairman, president and chief executive of United Wholesale Mortgage and a member of the Spartans’ NCAA championship team in 2000.
Updated: Dec. 20, 2022 at 11:17 AM MST
|By Dani Birzer and Stacker
Gas prices have fallen just in time for holiday travel road trippers!
Updated: Dec. 19, 2022 at 9:29 AM MST
|By Dani Birzer
The Feb. 11, 2023 show is anticipated to be one of the biggest weekend events during Super Bowl weekend in February.
Updated: Dec. 18, 2022 at 9:24 AM MST
|By Dani Birzer
A potential kidnapping call led to a police chase that started in the Tolleson area and ended in south Phoenix on Saturday night.
Updated: Dec. 13, 2022 at 2:31 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
The AIA has voted to include flag football as its newest sanctioned sport and plans to feature a fall championship in 2023.
Updated: Dec. 13, 2022 at 2:22 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
Shaquille O’Neal, Diplo, Snoop Dogg, and other celebs are headed to the Valley on Super Bowl weekend for the annual Shaq's Fun House event.
Updated: Dec. 7, 2022 at 11:17 AM MST
|By Dani Birzer
The University of Arizona has received a whole-genome sequencer device worth $1.3 million for their childhood diseases research center.
Updated: Dec. 4, 2022 at 11:50 AM MST
|By Dani Birzer and The Associated Press
The selection announcement was made Sunday morning, pitting the two against each other for the Fiesta Bowl on Dec. 31.
Updated: Dec. 4, 2022 at 8:33 AM MST
|By Dani Birzer
Pinal County Sheriff’s Office said that there is heavy flooding happening near Arizona City on Sunday morning.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2022 at 10:09 AM MST
|By Dani Birzer and Emily Van de Riet
A bystander is being credited for his quick action in helping a police officer arrest an alleged shoplifter at a Walmart in Arizona.
Updated: Nov. 28, 2022 at 2:12 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
Officials confirm that three people are dead and four others were hospitalized after the rollover crash that happened near Casa Grande on Interstate 10 on Thursday.
Updated: Nov. 28, 2022 at 10:19 AM MST
|By Dani Birzer
The group will stop in Glendale on Sept. 1 and 3, 2023. Tickets go on sale later this week.
Updated: Nov. 27, 2022 at 10:48 AM MST
|By Dani Birzer
Arizona State University has announced that graduate Kenny Dillingham is the Sun Devil’s head coach.
Updated: Nov. 26, 2022 at 2:20 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
Officers learned that the shooting happened near 7th Avenue and Culver Street.
Updated: Nov. 26, 2022 at 10:29 AM MST
|By Dani Birzer
More than 1 million American families are same-sex households. Around 710,000 of those are married, with the rest unmarried.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 3:38 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
An Arizona man has been indicted for stalking, sending threats, and making harassing phone calls to a couple from Indiana.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 3:09 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
A man has been sentenced after killing his ex-girlfriend’s brother in 2020 in Phoenix.
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