Posted 6:00 PM 4/30/2013

TUCSON - Water related accidents are the number-one killer of kids under age 5.

It's why we launched the Kristi's Kids News 4 Tucson Lifesaver program four years ago.

We are reminding everyone about the A.B.C.'s of swim safety.

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Posted 5:04 PM 4/30/2013 by Alyssa Reilly

Arizona’s own Ryan Innes will appear on The Voice tonight. Innes was born and raised in Thatcher, Ariz. then moved to Utah.

Posted 5:02 PM 4/30/2013 by Lupita Murillo

HAYDEN- It's the talk of the town. Within minutes of one of the ASARCO mine employees getting arrested word traveled fast throughout the mining community.

Gene Garcia was arrested right after his shift change on Monday at ASARCO's Hayden mine.Rene Arbizo an 18 year employee was also (More)

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Posted 6:00 PM 4/25/2013 by Kristi Tedesco

TUCSON - It's warming up this week which means more kiddos will be heading for the pool.

It doesn't matter how careful of a parent you are, your child can drown or nearly drown.

Christian Quintero was 11-months old when his journey began. That was four years ago when he nearly (More) • Video (1)

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Posted 6:24 PM 4/18/2013

TUCSON - These days, we hear a lot about shortages but this one is alarming to our Lifesavers.

Every summer, we need about 500 lifeguards in Pima County. There's an estimated shortage of 150 as we go into the swim season.

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Posted 8:45 PM 4/11/2013 by Kristi Tedesco

TUCSON - It is April and already this year we've had a child drown in Pinal County; A tragic reminder that we have to teach our kids water safety. And if they do fall in how to survive. You may have seen the video clips of Infant Swim Self Rescue (ISR). It's the last line of defense (More) • Video (1)

Posted 7:23 PM 4/5/2013 by Kristi Tedesco

TUCSON - It's time to sign your child up for free swim lessons through the YMCA of Southern AZ.

New this News 4 Tucson "Lifesaver" season, the YMCA is partnering with Kristi's Kids to give free swim lessons to 300 children this summer. We're calling it SwimFest. Each child will get an (More)

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Posted 6:00 PM 4/4/2013

TUCSON - For the fourth year KVOA is launching our Kristi's Kids News 4 Tucson Lifesaver program.

Drowning is a top cause of accidental death for young children. So far in 2013, one child has died in a water related incident in Pinal County.

This year we are expanding our efforts to (More) • Video (1)

Posted 11:21 AM 4/1/2013

The Tucson Fire Department wants to get the message out to keep your kids safe around swimming pools. And we are launching the Kristi's Kids News 4 Tucson Lifesaver campaign on Thursday April 4th.

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Posted 6:37 PM 2/28/2013 by Kristi Tedesco

ORO VALLEY - Kevin B. Howard Architects is the first Kristi's Kids "Lifesaver" of the year.  The company is donating all of the proceeds, from a private event raffle, to our drowning prevention campaign.

Kevin B. Howard architects opened a Poliform showroom tonight (More) • Videos (2)