Holly Bock

Phoenix

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Some scattered showers remain as triple digit heat returns to Arizona

1 week ago | azfamily.com | Holly Bock

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — There are still some scattered showers across the state today, with periods of rainfall expected throughout the afternoon. The best chances for rain remain in the higher terrain north and east of the Valley today. We are tracking big changes by the weekend as temperatures jump around 25 degrees, and we could see the warmest days of the year so far.
New 24/7 cooling center opens in downtown Phoenix

1 week ago | azfamily.com | Holly Bock

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Summer is just around the corner and Arizona’s Family got an inside look at the new 24/7 cooling center in the heart of downtown Phoenix. The city opened an always-open cooling center for the first time last year, but the new location will help more people. The new center is on Jackson Street, between Central and First avenues, making it just blocks away from Chase Field and PHX Arena. It opened May 1 and is slated to close on Sept. 30 unless heat continues through October.
Gilbert family’s nonprofit trains first responders on serving people with disabilities

2 weeks ago | azfamily.com | Holly Bock

GILBERT, AZ (AZFamily) — New training to help police better handle emergencies involving people with autism, neurodivergences or other disabilities. It’s a personal mission for a Valley officer with a son on the spectrum. His family is encouraging state lawmakers to pass a bill to make these interactions easier for everyone.
Glendale police to equip patrol cars with moving radar systems

2 weeks ago | azfamily.com | David Baker |Holly Bock

GLENDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — The city of Glendale announced on Monday the police department will soon be installing moving radar systems to all its patrol vehicles. The systems will be mounted on the front and back of the cars and allow the officers to check drivers’ speeds regardless of where they are compared to the patrol car. The Glendale City Council approved $600,000 for the new technology. Glendale Police Cmdr. Jay O’Neill said moving radar systems completely change the game.
Requirements changing to become law enforcement officer in Arizona

3 weeks ago | azfamily.com | Holly Bock

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — There are new changes in the hiring process to become a police officer in Arizona. Anyone who had used marijuana in the two years before applying would be turned away from the job but soon that won’t be the case. Part of the interview process to become a law enforcement officer is a lie detector test, so even if someone is the perfect fit, if they have consumed marijuana over the last two years, then they would be turned away. That time frame is now changing to six months.
Requirements changing to become law enforcement officer in Arizona

3 weeks ago | kold.com | Holly Bock

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — There are new changes in the hiring process to become a police officer in Arizona. Anyone who had used marijuana in the two years before applying would be turned away from the job but soon that won’t be the case. Part of the interview process to become a law enforcement officer is a lie detector test, so even if someone is the perfect fit, if they have consumed marijuana over the last two years, then they would be turned away. That time frame is now changing to six months.
Inmate overdoses prompt new tactics to keep drugs out of Arizona jails

3 weeks ago | azfamily.com | Holly Bock

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office is looking at some new approaches to keeping drugs out of the county jails. Detention officers have reported an increase in overdoses behind bars. Deputies say inmates are smuggling drugs into the jail by hiding them inside their bodies, making it nearly impossible to detect. The Maricopa County jail system has the fourth-largest inmate population in the country.
Easter weekend forecast warm, sunny across Arizona

3 weeks ago | azfamily.com | Holly Bock

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Happy Saturday, everyone! The system that brought rain and snow to the state is now moving east, leaving us with dry conditions and partly cloudy to mainly sunny skies today. Many Valley locations have seen over a tenth of an inch of rain with the system that passed through yesterday. High country snowfall totals are pretty impressive. Munds Park saw 12″ of snow since Friday at noon, 9″ in Flagstaff, and 5″ in Pinetop and Show Low.
Millions of dollars could be cut from Phoenix first responders’ budget

4 weeks ago | azfamily.com | Holly Bock

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Phoenix city leaders want to hear from the community before they vote on a new budget, as an anticipated deficit will force the city to make tough choices. One proposal is to cut more than $10 million from the budgets for the fire and police departments. The Phoenix Fire Department answers close to half a million calls per year. They say they need all the resources they can get, but city leaders may have no choice but to cut the fire and police budget, at least temporarily.
Easter weekend brings cooler temps, possible showers to Arizona

1 month ago | azfamily.com | Holly Bock

PHOENIX (AZFamily)— After record-breaking and record-tying heat over the last three days, Sunday’s temperatures are a couple of degrees cooler but still really warm. Temps will stay in the mid-90s, which is around 10 degrees warmer than normal for this time of year. Due to dry conditions and wind gusts of up to 40 mph, a Red Flag Warning remains in effect through 8 p.m. today for southern and eastern Arizona and areas east of Phoenix.