July 12, 2017 • Vol. 15, No. 30
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Anthem | Black Canyon City | Carefree | Cave Creek | Desert Hills | New River| North Phoenix | Tramonto | Vistancia
Brooklyn Fire burns 33,000 acres, now 75 percent contained
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Pictured: Firefighters working in the area of the Brooklyn Fire. ELIZABETH MEDORA STAFF
NORTH VALLEY – The Brooklyn Fire, which sparked on the afternoon of July 7, has
burned about 33,000 acres in the Tonto National Forest and
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No injuries caused by aircraft emergency landing in New River NEW RIVER – A small plane made an emergency landing in New River, near N. Coyote Pass Rd., on Monday morning. No injuries or structural damage occurred due to the incident. Maricopa County Sheriff ’s Office reported that deputies were on-scene with the pilot shortly after the emergency landing and that the pilot was the sole occupant of the plane. Daisy Mountain Fire Department crews responded to the incident and noted that there were no injuries caused. At this time, the cause of the emergency landing is unknown, and the Federal Aviation Administration is investigating.
Ensuring the safety of children around water
Pictured: Swimming lessons at the YMCA.
Photo courtesy of YMCA
Photo courtesy of Daisy Mountain Fire Department
Daisy Mountain Fire Department and the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office responded after an aircraft made an emergency landing near Coyote Pass Rd. in New River.
Suspect arrested after fatal wrong-way collision
KATE ARTMANN STAFF
ELIZABETH MEDORA STAFF
NORTH VALLEY – According to a study conducted by the USA Swimming Foundation, 79 percent of children in families with household income less than $50,000 have no or low swimming ability. Bob Hubbard, co-owner of the Hubbard Family Swim School, provides low or no cost swim lessons, as he believes that everyone should have the
BLACK CANYON CITY – A Black Canyon City resident was arrested after a fatal wrong-way collision on the I-17 at Black Canyon City on the afternoon of July 4. In addition to the fatal collision, four other collisions were caused by the wrong-way driver, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety. DPS reported that 76-yearold Darroll Wayne Roberts was arrested on-scene on a charge of DUI/Vehicular Homicide. DPS Media Specialist Bart Graves noted via email that the suspect’s
SWIM SAFETY continued on page 9
WATER REPORT:
YMCA DRIVE:
EVENTS:
Carefree water quality
Bottled water drive to
Black Canyon City library
report released
benefit those in need
hosting beekeeper presentation
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actions and whereabouts prior to the incident will be covered as part of the ongoing investigation. According to DPS, troopers received reports of a red SUV traveling northbound in the southbound lanes of I-17 near milepost 242, starting just after 2:30 p.m. on July 4. The fatal collision involved a motorcycle; the rider, 50-year-old Cindy Lee Meade of Phoenix, was declared deceased on-scene. Due to the multiple collisions, the I-17 was closed in the area for
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• Service Directory
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