3 Arizona teachers test positive for COVID-19 after sharing summer school classroom, 1 passes away
Kimberly Chavez Lopez Byrd, a teacher, passed away from COVID-19 on June 26. Two other teachers, who shared the same classroom, tested positive for the virus.
Procession held for helicopter pilot killed while battling Polles Fire
A helicopter has crashed while battling the Polles Fire, killing the pilot, according to fire officials.
Officials closing Tonto National Forest on July 2; some lakes, roads still accessible
The Tonto National Forest will be closed starting July 2, however, some areas like lakes and certain forest roads will still be accessible.
Evacuations lifted for 190,200-acre 'Bush Fire' in Tonto National Forest; wildfire now 98% contained
The Bush Fire burning northeast of the Valley has increased in size and is burning nearly 200,000 acres of land. Those who were evacuated were allowed to go back home over the weekend.
Payson Police: Missing 91-year-old found dead
The search for a missing 91-year-old man has ended on a tragic note.
Outside probe backs complaints against Arizona lawmaker
Arizona Representative David Cook reportedly had a romantic relationship with a lobbyist and used his influence to try to stop a seizure of her property.
United Food Bank delivering 2 semi-trucks full of food to White Mountain Apache Tribe
The United Food Bank is delivering two semi-trucks full of food on Thursday morning to more than 1,000 households that are part of the White Mountain Apache Tribe. The event began at the Hon-Dah Casino and continues while supplies last.
Gila County Sheriff releases statement on man's death at Workman Creek Falls
Gila County officials found a 32-year-old man deceased at the bottom of Workman Creek Falls. The sheriff released a statement on the Glendale man's death.
Coronavirus testing continues in Gila County
Arizona continued the COVID-19 testing blitz on May 26, this time at Ponderosa Family Care in the Rim Country. The family practice has tested more than a thousand people and doctors say so far, results are showing the area has been mostly spared.
GCSO: Calf shot in the head with an arrow
Officials with the Gila County Sheriff's Office are looking for information on an incident that left a calf shot in the head with an arrow.
3 national forests in Arizona prohibit recreational shooting
Recreational shooting is being temporarily prohibited in three national forests in Arizona.
Grandparents found dead after Claypool home fire, grandson arrested
Authorities in east-central Arizona say the victims in a double homicide were the grandparents of the 18-year-man who lived with them and who was arrested in the case on suspicion of murder and other crimes.
United Food Bank delivers more than 62,000 pounds of food to White Mountain Apache Tribe
Mesa's United Food Bank brought more than 62,000 pounds of food to the White Mountain Apache Reservation this week.
Advocates urge release of prisoners as Arizona fights coronavirus
As the coronavirus surfaces in Arizona prisons, advocates for inmates worry that they’re running out of time to persuade Gov. Doug Ducey to avoid a larger outbreak by releasing some of the 42,000 people who live in close quarters behind bars.
Parents of children who died in Tonto Basin facing manslaughter, child abuse charges
The parents of the three kids who died after being swept away by floodwaters in Tonto Basin are facing charges of manslaughter and child abuse by Gila County officials.
Phoenix area water reservoirs near full after wet winter
Reservoirs have reached near capacity along the Verde and Salt rivers after a wet season caused rain and snow runoff across central Arizona mountains.
Arizona sees 8th coronavirus death as cases surpass 500
The Arizona Department of Health Services confirmed that 508 cases have now been reported. More than half are in Maricopa County. All but two eastern counties — Gila and Greenlee — now have cases.
Copper company fined $33K over Arizona smelter air pollution
A copper-producing company has been fined $33,000 for failing to comply with a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency settlement over dust pollution at an Arizona smelter.
Body of canyon hiker who went missing in Gila County has been found
Officials with the Gila County Sheriff's Office have confirmed that the body of a man found by crews earlier on Monday is that of a man who went missing while hiking in a canyon.
Crews perform dramatic rescue of a man and his truck stuck in Tonto Basin flood waters
Storms left roads flooded out in the Tonto Basin and that's where deputies rushed to rescue a man stuck in a flooded waterway.