An investigation by Maricopa County has ended into how a rainstorm severely flooded parts of the community of Anthem, Ariz., last month. County spokeswoman Cari Gerchick tells The Arizona Republic that the county concluded the July 31 storm in Anthem …
Each year, hundreds of children are injured or killed on Arizona’s roadways as a result of improper use of a safety seat or no use of a safety seat at all. Beginning Aug. 2, Arizona’s new booster seat provision will …
A new radio tower at the top of Thompson Peak near Scottsdale, Ariz., gives the city an opportunity to improve its public safety network. The Scottsdale City Council approved an agreement earlier this month with the Department of Public Safety …
The family of a 14-year-old boy killed by a drunken driver in January 2008 has settled its lawsuit against the Arizona city of Tucson for $2 million. The Arizona Daily Star reports that the family of Jose Rincon Jr. recently …
Coconino County officials say a large canopy that covered an amphitheater at a county park outside Flagstaff, Ariz., has collapsed under the weight of snow. No one was hurt and the amphitheater at Fort Tuthill County Park was closed when …
The Phoenix Office of the Occupational, Safety and Health Administration says it is investigating last week’s death of a Mesa man at Sky Harbor International Airport. Authorities say US Airways employee Robert DeMarco died Friday when he became lodged between …
A Tucson, Ariz., man who sold storm grates stolen from around Pima County has been sentenced to three years’ probation and ordered to pay more than $108,000 in restitution. Prosecutors say 22-year-old Matthew McClellan and a co-defendant began stealing grates …
The statewide DUI holiday task force has arrested more than 4,000 suspected drunk drivers in Arizona since Nov. 24. The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety said in a news release Sunday that 1,085 drivers have been arrested for extreme DUI …
A Tucson, Ariz., councilman wants a deadly crosswalk made safer after a 13-year-old boy was killed last week. KVOA-TV reports Ward six Councilman Steve Kozachik has asked the City Department of Transportation to look into putting a traffic light for …
Arizona’s holiday drunk driving task force has so far resulted in more than 2,800 DUI arrests during the 2011 holiday period. The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety said Saturday that law enforcement has conducted 46,194 traffic stops between Nov. 24 …