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BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Sunrise Mountain High School graduate Jamie Warren dreamt of working as a TV news reporter in her hometown market. She did it in less than five years after graduating from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at ASU. In June 2018, she joined ABC15. “It is a dream of mine, actually,” Warren
said with a smile. “My family watches me every day. I love being able to tell stories and have them be able to see me reporting in the community that I grew up in. They’re dedicated viewers.” Born in Chicago, Warren and her family moved to Peoria when she was an infant. Still residing in her hometown, Warren considered a variety of careers, including a profession in the medical field, while at Sunrise Mountain. “Nothing was really sticking with me,”
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she said. “When I was growing up, I would watch the local news every morning before school, while I was eating breakfast and getting ready. I felt so connected to the reporters. I felt like they were my friends telling me what was happening during the day. “I loved how they were always somewhere new every single day. They weren’t in a cubicle or anything. They were just out SEE NATIVE PAGE 3
Peoria police officer helps rescue man from fire BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI
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Peoria Police Officer Kyle Trouton is being hailed as a hero after rescuing a man from a Sept. 24 house fire in the 8600 block of West Quail Track Drive. Trouton was alerted to the fire at 4 a.m. when his department received a call stating someone was screaming for help in the area. As officers were driving to the call, dispatchers received information that the house was possibly on fire. When Trouton arrived on scene, he saw the house fully on fire and was advised by neighbors that there was still someone on the second-story balcony in the rear yard. Flames were filling the house, but Trouton did not hesitate and knew he had to get back there to assist the resident, according to Sgt. Brandon Sheffert of the Peoria Po-
Peoria Police Officer Kyle Trouton’s quick actions were hailed by his employers. (Photo courtesy of Peoria Police Department)
lice Department. He made his way through the cluttered side yard to the rear yard, where he was met with smoke and flames. He saw a man hanging onto the second-story balcony, and Trouton told him to let go and he would catch him. “The male jumped, and officer Trouton was able to catch him and keep him from hitting the ground,” Sheffert said. “Thankfully, due to officer Trouton’s quick actions, nobody was injured in this fire. Peoria Fire Medical arrived on scene quickly and evaluated the resident and worked to ensure the fire was contained.” Body camera footage from Trouton can be found on the Peoria Police Department’s social media (@PeoriapoliceAZ) and on YouTube at https://bit.ly/PeoriaPoliceFire. The cause of the fire is being investigated, Sheffert said.
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