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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A man is dead after an officer-involved shooting that happened in north Phoenix Saturday evening.
Updated: 5 hours ago
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Three men were taken to the hospital last night after being reportedly shot at in Glendale early Sunday morning.
Updated: 16 hours ago
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Katie Hobbs and Kris Mayes, in a joint presser, address the Pima County Superior Court’s decision to uphold a total abortion ban.
Updated: Sep. 24, 2022 at 8:55 AM MST
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A man is in the hospital after being hit by a vehicle in a hit-and-run crash in Phoenix Saturday morning.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2022 at 1:05 PM MST
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The accident happened shortly before noon Wednesday on Chandler Boulevard near Ithica Street.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2022 at 12:59 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
Abrazo Arrowhead Campus Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is reading to babies all week long as part of their “Babies with Books Read-a-Thon”.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2022 at 11:58 AM MST
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In the past year, the equestrian-centric location has held more than 70 events and has been host to more than 500,000 people.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2022 at 11:21 AM MST
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The 90-acre shopping center near the Loop 303 will be put to use as a mixed-use destination for everyone, from new shopping stores to restaurants and even a physical therapy clinic.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2022 at 10:20 AM MST
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About 300 tons of sand hit the floor of the Footprint Center on Wednesday morning.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2022 at 8:02 AM MST
|By Dani Birzer
The Dallas-based airline is expanding its access to Colorado with non-stop service from Denver/Boulder (BJC) to Phoenix (PHX) and Las Vegas (LAS) starting Nov. 3, 2022.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2022 at 5:33 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
Connick has won multiple Grammy and Emmy awards and received various Tony nominations for his performances on Broadway.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2022 at 3:52 PM MST
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Mega 104.3 has announced the concert line-up for the annual Valentine’s Super Love Jam on Feb. 18, 2023!
Updated: Sep. 20, 2022 at 2:28 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
Joining him are Jason Aldean and special guest MacKenzie Porter and The Chainsmokers and guest Gryffin.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2022 at 1:27 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
Paying for internet, printing amenities, groceries, home office needs, and more can add up quickly over time.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2022 at 1:04 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
Sickle cell anemia is the most severe form of sickle cell disease--a red blood cell disorder that primarily impacts the Black community.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2022 at 12:31 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
Both were taken to a local hospital where the man, later identified as 21-year-old Michael Medina, was pronounced dead.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2022 at 11:39 AM MST
|By Dani Birzer
Arizona’s Family meteorologist Steven Sarabia met up with bike safety and awareness nonprofit The Rob Dollar Foundation to talk all about the do’s and don’ts of bike safety.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2022 at 6:00 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
A woman has been arrested after hitting her 9-year-old daughter repeatedly at a restaurant on Sunday.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2022 at 5:03 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
The Navajo Department of Health and the Navajo Epidemiology Center have issued a Health Advisory notice announcing that three individuals have confirmed cases of Monkeypox.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2022 at 4:44 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
The first cohort will have 40 trainees working with a veteran Hollywood line producer and faculty from SCC.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2022 at 2:59 PM MST
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The archive houses more than 3,000 publicly available COVID-19 testing-related publications, research on diagnostic tests, and analyses of testing practices.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2022 at 1:37 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
Both women were indicted, with each facing a charge for the sale or transportation of narcotics, a class 2 felony.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2022 at 1:10 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
An Arizona DPS Air Rescue Helicopter found the crash site, where they found the pilot, Chad Wilson, 42, and the passenger Brandi Wilson, 42, dead.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2022 at 12:52 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
Officials say data shows that four out of five victims of work zone crashes were either drivers or their passengers.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2022 at 12:05 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
Venezuelan-born Danny Ocean will be stopping at Phoenix’s The Van Buren on his 2023 tour.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2022 at 11:18 AM MST
|By Dani Birzer
A homeowner was able to escape a fire that broke out at Holiday Spa mobile home park in Phoenix, just off Cave Creek Road.
Updated: Sep. 18, 2022 at 9:49 AM MST
|By Dani Birzer
A man is dead after being shot and found by police in Phoenix.
Updated: Sep. 18, 2022 at 8:27 AM MST
|By Dani Birzer
Police are seeking the suspect involved in a bank robbery in Window Rock that happened on Friday.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2022 at 9:35 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
The fire department has six drones, all of which can fly 400 feet and 5 miles away from the drone pilot.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2022 at 11:29 AM MST
|By Dani Birzer
A pilot and a passenger are dead after a plane crashed outside Yuma on Friday.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2022 at 9:00 AM MST
|By Dani Birzer
A man is dead after being reportedly hit by a car in east Phoenix.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2022 at 8:20 AM MST
|By Dani Birzer
One man is dead after a two-vehicle car crash just off I-10 in west Phoenix.
Meth pipes, butane canister found in DUI suspect’s van following deadly motorcycle crash in Goodyear
Updated: Sep. 14, 2022 at 2:10 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
The suspect told police he ran the red light because he was being chased by someone driving a Camaro.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2022 at 2:07 PM MST
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A local ice cream shop in Seligman just broke the Guinness World Record for the most variety of milkshake flavors available.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2022 at 11:52 AM MST
|By Dani Birzer
More than 2,000 full-time customer care positions are now open across Arizona, Delaware, Illinois, Ohio, and Utah.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2022 at 7:35 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer and AZFamily Digital News Staff
Police arrested Christopher Clark, 40, after he reportedly ran a red light and caused a deadly crash in Goodyear.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2022 at 2:56 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
St. Mary’s Food Bank announced the organization is quickly approaching record numbers of families in need.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2022 at 1:33 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
Arizona’s dove hunting season will end at legal sunset on Thursday.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2022 at 12:44 PM MST
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Morgan is the only winner out of the state of Arizona, and will now compete among finalists for one of the top three prizes--an additional $5,000, $10,000, or $25,000.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2022 at 12:30 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
On Monday, the Navajo Department of Health, Navajo Epidemiology Center, and Navajo Area Indian Health Service said that the total number of deaths is now 1,893.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2022 at 3:56 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
SRP has announced that it will be increasing monthly utility costs for the rest of 2022 and into 2023.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2022 at 3:32 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
The ticket was sold at a Scottsdale Circle K store near McDowell and Hayden roads.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2022 at 1:23 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
According to court documents, a Queen Creek officer spoke with the driver, identified as 18-year-old Ezana Addisu Y Tessema, and smelled alcohol on him.
Updated: Sep. 11, 2022 at 11:10 AM MST
|By Dani Birzer
General admission single tickets are going on sale this Monday at 10 a.m. for ASU Gammage’s 2022-2023 Broadway season line up!
Updated: Sep. 11, 2022 at 9:05 AM MST
|By Dani Birzer
One man is dead and a woman is injured after a shooting at a north Phoenix strip mall Saturday afternoon.
Updated: Sep. 11, 2022 at 8:46 AM MST
|By Dani Birzer
A man was arrested early Sunday morning after reportedly causing two separate car crashes in Scottsdale.
Updated: Sep. 10, 2022 at 1:04 PM MST
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The show will run until Sept. 25, with performances every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and every Sunday at 2 p.m.
Updated: Sep. 10, 2022 at 12:24 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Warning for Flagstaff, the Pipeline Burn Scar area, and surrounding communities in Coconino County until 3 p.m.
Updated: Sep. 10, 2022 at 9:46 AM MST
|By Dani Birzer
One woman had been injured after a bullet grazed her shoulder.
Updated: Sep. 10, 2022 at 8:45 AM MST
|By Dani Birzer
Officers went into the apartment and found a woman, later identified as Traci Thurman, and a man, later identified as Ian White, inside. Both had gunshot wounds and died at the scene.
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