Phoenix Police body cam video & witnesses phone video from fatal police shooting of James Garcia
Phoenix Police Department released body cam footage of an assisting officer not involved in the shooting death of James Garcia. Plus witness' video footage depicting the killing of the 28-year-old man in west Phoenix on the 4th of July has renewed criticism of the Police Department.
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July 06, 2020
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How Sen. Kyrsten Sinema helped kill the police reform debate
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema voted to stop a police-reform bill in the name of bipartisanship. But, as commentator Robert Robb explains, it was anything but.
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July 05, 2020
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Phoenix Police Department releases 911 call, video of standoff in which police commander killed
Phoenix police released on July 2, 2020 the video footage and 911 calls that depict the moments that led up to the killing of Cmdr. Greg Carnicle by 22-year-old Jacob McIlveen earlier this year in north Phoenix.
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July 03, 2020
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Climbing gym forced to close for the second time as COVID-19 pandemic grows in Arizona
Focus Climbing Center in Mesa is forced to close a second time during the COVID-19 pandemic after Gov. Ducey's order for specific businesses.
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July 02, 2020
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Vice President Pence along with Gov Ducey & Dr Deborah Birx address the COVID-19 spike in Arizona
Vice President Pence spoke to the media, joined by Gov. Doug Ducey and members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force. They talked about the recent spike in coronavirus cases in the state. The vice president urged residents to wear masks.
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July 01, 2020
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Gov. Ducey orders bars and gyms closed, plus delays the start of schools for Arizona amid COVID-19
Gov. Doug Ducey announces an executive order on June 29, 2020 ordering bars, gyms and other specific businesses to close for 30 days. He also announces that the first day of school is being delayed until August 17.
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June 29, 2020
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Dion Johnson was shot and killed by an Arizona DPS trooper. Johnson's mother wants justice.
A series of questions have raced through Erma Johnson's mind in the past month: What happened during 56 missing seconds of audio? How could it take six minutes to get medical help? Why did a DPS trooper shoot and kill her son Dion?
When will someone give her some answers?
Will the thousands of people yelling her son's name on the streets of Phoenix help her receive justice?
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June 29, 2020
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Gov. Doug Ducey wants to take action as Arizona COVID cases spike.
Arizona's governor is no longer taking a holistic approach to the coronavirus as the number in cases spike. Showing a stern demeanor at his latest press conference, he told viewers Arizonan's need to step up and take action. Here's are some of the steps the governor plans to take to reverse the numbers.
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June 25, 2020
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Arizona monuments secure for now as veteran groups and protesters demand removal
Some Arizona veteran groups demand Gov. Doug Ducey to take action and remove the Confederate Monument at the state Capitol.
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June 24, 2020
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Police and protesters clash outside of Dream City Church during President Trump's visit
Police in riot gear stood face-to-face with protesters when shots shook the crowd as police officers fired flash-bang grenades, pepper balls and a burst of pepper spray.
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June 24, 2020
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Trump supporters sound off on what they want to hear from the President during his Phoenix visit.
Supporters wait outside of Dream City Church in North Phoenix hoping that President Donald Trump will address immigration, racism and unity.
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June 23, 2020
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Trump supporters don't mind the risk of COVID as they wait for the President's Phoenix arrival.
Hundreds of people supporters gather outside a Phoenix church, hours ahead of President Donald Trump's rally.
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June 23, 2020
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Arizona DACA recipients and allies celebrate in front of ICE office.
DACA, recipients and allies celebrated in front of Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices in Phoenix.
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June 18, 2020
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Gov Ducey makes an announcement on wearing masks & updates his plan of action for COVID-19 in AZ
Gov. Doug Ducey on June 17, 2020 announces his plan for having Arizonans wear a mask and giving local authorities the ability to require them. Plus he gives an update on the overall plan of action for the state as infection rates rise dramatically.
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June 17, 2020
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Hansen Mortuaries in Phoenix helps families adapt funerals during the COVID-19 pandemic
At Hansen Mortuaries in Phoenix, the changes in funerals during a pandemic means limiting the 200-seat chapel to no more than 50 guests for in-person services. Many funerals now have just 10-15 immediate family members present with the rest watching online, President Brad Hansen said.
"Typically the immediate family, and you will have the minster here," Hansen said. "So at least the camera can see their faces (of the immediate family) and show them. And music that goes with it and everything else."
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June 16, 2020
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Family and friends pay their respects for Dion Johnson as he's laid to rest.
Family and friends remember 28-year-old Dion Johnson who was fatally shot by a Department of Public Safety trooper in Phoenix. Johnson was laid to rest at Greenwood Cemetery.
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June 15, 2020
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Climbing gym reopens in Arizona during the COVID-19 pandemic coming up with their own rules
For those who want to exercise at Focus Climbing Center in Mesa these days, it's a good idea to check the gym's website first to see how many people are already inside and hoisting themselves up the holds bolted to the walls.
Owner Joe Czerwinski installed an online customer counter as part of his reopening procedures when his climbing gym reopened May 26 so that people would know if it was at or near capacity, something he never had to worry about before the coronavirus pandemic.
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June 14, 2020
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What happened at Sapphire? Families seek investigation of COVID-19 outbreak at Tucson nursing home
Gerren Ard tells the story of his grandmother, Beatrice Ard, contracting COVID-19 at Sapphire of Tucson Nursing and Rehab.
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June 12, 2020
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Arizona hospitals are prepared for more COVID-19 patients says Gov Ducey plus what the plan is now
Gov. Doug Ducey on June 11, 2020 addresses how Arizona hospitals are prepared for COVID-19 patients and what the plan is moving forward in the state. Plus he talks about making the best decisions for Arizona, he addresses if he wears a mask and his message for Arizonans as COVID-19 numbers increase in the state.
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June 11, 2020
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360 video: Protesters again demand Confederate monument removal near Arizona State Capitol
The stone monument is a gift from the United Daughters of the Confederacy in the early 1960s, and is located in Wesley Bolin Plaza.
Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs wants to move the monument into the Arizona Capitol Museum. The Secretary of State’s Office operates the museum and Hobbs said the monument would be placed indefinitely into long-term storage.
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June 10, 2020
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Charlie Aragon never thought COVID-19 could get him. Prior to his illness, Aragon, 35, had the physique of a bodybuilder, a testament to his favorite activity: weightlifting. Now, all he can muster are daily walks near his home in Laveen Village, where he lives with his parents and 5-year-old son. Aragon lost nearly 60 pounds off his 5-foot-9, 247-pound frame when he was in the hospital. Because he's young and doesn't have any underlying health conditions, Aragon didn't think he would get seriously ill. "I was the last person I ever thought would get sick from this," he said. While people over the age of 65 are more likely to die from COVID-19, doctors and nurses in Phoenix hospitals have reported an increase in younger patients in their 20s, 30s and 40s — including in ICUs. "We're seeing all kinds of patients Charlie's age and younger, medical problems or not," said Dr. Jennifer O'Hea, Phoenix critical care physician. “This virus is not discriminating at all."
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The new coronavirus officially arrived in Arizona in late January, but it wasn't until March that the state's battle against COVID-19 began in earnest. In those early weeks, a handful of cases prompted an escalating series of preventive measures in Arizona. But compliance with restrictions — and the restrictions themselves — relaxed over time, and Arizona soon found itself on a path to a dramatic spike in COVID-19 cases. In the four-plus months the state has spent grappling with the virus, Gov. Doug Ducey has, time and again, been slow to adopt aggressive strategies to minimize coronavirus infections and deaths. Ducey's public briefings over 17 weeks illustrate how Arizona lost its early advantage to become one of the world's worst infection hotspots.
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Snarky signs aren't anything new for Phoenix vintage shop Antique Sugar, but a recent notice asking customers to wear a mask hit a nerve online. A photo of the sign ricocheted around the internet, racking up thousands of shares in just one day after Antique Sugar owner Sarah Bingham posted it to her personal Facebook account. The sign respectfully asks patrons to wear a mask or postpone their visit. Bingham had grown frustrated when, 10 days into the city mask mandate, some people still weren't covering their faces when they came into the shop. A few people became angry with her when she asked them to wear a mask. "It's such a minimal, easy thing to do, and I'm asking so nicely — well, not anymore, but I did," Bingham said.
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Phoenix is officially starting the process to rename two streets long criticized as offensive and racist. In two separate votes, the City Council voted unanimously today to initiate the process to change the names of Squaw Peak Drive and Robert E. Lee Street in north Phoenix. Both street names are widely considered offensive — squaw is a derogatory word for Native American women and Robert E. Lee was the commander of the Confederate Army in the Civil War. The street names have long been a source of debate in Phoenix, and were what spurred the council to approve a 2017 policy change that allows the city to rename derogatory or controversial street names without resident approval.
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Vice President Mike Pence visited Arizona today to meet with Gov. Doug Ducey amid a surge of COVID-19 cases that are taxing the state’s hospitals and health care workers. The outbreak prompted the governor to again shut down gyms, bars, movie theaters, water parks, and other establishments in an effort to curb the spread of the new coronavirus. At a physically distanced public briefing, Pence said he was instructing Homeland Security to provide another 500 medical personnel, following Ducey's request for extra help to combat the new coronavirus. Those doctors, nurses and personnel should arrive in the coming days. "Help is on the way and we're going to spare no expense to provide the kind of reinforcements that you will need across the state,” Pence said.
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When the pandemic arrived, Kayla Pinkard promised herself that as soon as it was safer she would make the trek out to Sanders, Arizona, more often to visit her grandmother. It pains her now, knowing she can't make good on that promise. Helen Nez, a Navajo rancher and retired nurse, died three days after testing positive for COVID-19 last month. She was 81.
Nez had a desire to hold onto her Navajo culture and pass it down to her family. She would take her granddaughter to Native ceremonies and powwows. “Before they were taking our culture away from us, the Native people, and it was important for us to come back and relearn it,” Pinkard says. Nez worked as a nurse at Tuba City Regional Health Care for most of her career and inspired her daughter, Melissa, to become a nurse, too. "As careful as we try to be — we tried to be so careful, but she still got it," Melissa says. "She raised us well. She will be missed."
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Scottsdale Councilman Guy Phillips says he will not resign following backlash he received for saying "I can't breathe" to a crowd at the protest he held against mask-wearing requirements. They were the words George Floyd said moments before he died at the hands of Minneapolis police on May 25. Phillips' response comes after Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, Scottsdale Mayor Jim Lane and several other city and state officials condemned his comments. In addition, more than 13,800 citizens signed a petition calling for Phillips' removal. Today, Phillips said he didn't regret having the rally, but that the incident was a misunderstanding and he had no intention of mocking anybody. "The adrenaline gets going...obviously you've gotta be careful about what you say around here," he said.
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Few people were at the bars in downtown Scottsdale on Monday evening in the hours after Gov. Doug Ducey announced that bars would again close in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. Scottsdale locals Milissa and Mike Simmons, pictured in the second photo, drank beers outside during the hot afternoon at a fairly empty Pattie's First Avenue Lounge, a dive bar in Old Town Scottsdale. "I’m devastated because I can’t go on my mini-vacation," Milissa said. "They’re taking away our sanity by limiting us ... now we can’t even go to our local bar." Mike, 70, said he thinks young people caused the shutdown. "Young people don’t care," he said. “They just want to come out and have a fun time ... Do I think Ducey’s got a right? If it controls this situation, maybe."
Bars and other businesses were forced to close at 8 p.m. Monday for 30 days. Read more at the link in our bio.
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Gov. Doug Ducey issued a slew of orders on Monday in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 in Arizona. The statewide directive — which includes the closing of certain types of businesses, limits on gatherings, and the delay of the 2020 school year — will take effect at 8 p.m. tonight and apply through at least July 27. "Arizonans have been, by and large, terrific, fantastic and responsible," Ducey said. "But we have found some situations in categories where we need to take more aggressive actions, and that's what we're going to do today."
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NEW: Facing mounting pressure to respond to Arizona's ballooning COVID-19 numbers, Gov. Doug Ducey on Monday announced he would again shut down bars, gyms and theaters in Arizona. His forthcoming executive order, which also will cover water parks and tubing and prohibits gatherings of more than 50 people, is expected to take effect at 8 p.m. It will not affect churches or restaurants. "I think we saw the photos and videos of some of the things that were happening around our state this weekend (at bars and clubs), and the result of that (type of activity) has been an increase in the spread," Ducey said.
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Gov. Doug Ducey called recent spikes in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths "unacceptable," and pleaded with Arizonans to take every step possible to reverse those troubling trends. If you can avoid going out, stay home, he said Thursday. Wear a mask and distance yourself from others if you can't. And, please: Stop gathering in large groups. "Do it for your family, for your friends, for your neighbors, for our front-line health care workers. … You can help reduce the risk for the most vulnerable in our society," the governor said. Arizona is facing one of the worst COVID-19 surges in the country, with more than 3,000 new cases reported on four of the past seven days.
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Several murals have appeared in downtown Phoenix in response to the May 25 deaths of George Floyd and Dion Johnson, two unarmed Black men who died in police custody in Minneapolis and Phoenix, respectively. Phoenix artists have painted these public works of art to express the same message that's been central to recent protests across the country: Black Lives Matter. “Right now more than ever it is our responsibility to say something. This is our job, this is what we do as artists,” said Muta Santiago, a Phoenix-based artist.
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