Casey Torres

1 week ago | kold.com | Casey Torres

SCOTTSDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — More changes designed to keep children safe from predators could be coming to Arizona schools. Gretchen Jacobs’ daughter, Ava, was molested by a teacher’s aide at Chaparral High School in 2021. Since then, Jacobs has been working to get a bill passed to protect children like her daughter. “I mean, it’s a great school, but it just shows that it can happen anywhere,” said Jacobs. Jacobs carried a heavy guilt for what happened to Ava, who is autistic and non-verbal.

1 week ago | azfamily.com | Casey Torres

LAS VEGAS, NV (AZFamily) — There are conflicting reports from the National Parks Service (NPS) and the school involved in a massive rescue of 28 people from a hiking trail near Lake Mead, which is four hours northwest of Phoenix.

2 weeks ago | kold.com | Casey Torres

MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — Avelo Airlines is putting out a call for Valley area pilots, flight attendants and technicians to help with a charter contract with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). A former Avelo flight attendant, who asked to remain anonymous, is concerned with the safety of these types of flights. He shared cellphone video he recorded from a few years ago showing a row of passengers with shackles on their feet and wrists getting off a plane.

2 weeks ago | azfamily.com | Casey Torres

MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — Avelo Airlines is putting out a call for Valley area pilots, flight attendants and technicians to help with a charter contract with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). A former Avelo flight attendant, who asked to remain anonymous, is concerned with the safety of these types of flights. He shared cellphone video he recorded from a few years ago showing a row of passengers with shackles on their feet and wrists getting off a plane.

2 weeks ago | azfamily.com | Casey Torres

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The future of the Arizona Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) is uncertain due to massive budget shortcomings. The program is expected to run out of money by the end of the month. Families who receive services from the program are now scrambling. That includes Brandi Coon. Her 10-year-old son Tyson had a traumatic brain injury when he was six months old, which led to cerebral palsy and epilepsy. “I get the privilege of being his mother and his caregiver.