Pinnacle Fire grows to over 34,000 acres; Black Rock area evacuation notice rescinded

The Graham County Sheriff’s Office has rescinded the Pinnacle Fire evacuation order for the Black Rock area. 34,417 acres have burned and the fire is 60% contained.

Klondyke, Aravaipa communities told to evacuate
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Two communities in Graham County have been ordered to evacuate due to the Pinnacle fire, which is burning in the Santa Teresa Mountains.

New evacuations ordered for Pinnacle Fire
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New evacuations have been ordered for the Pinnacle Fire, which is burning west of Safford in the Coronado National Forest. The community of Klondyke, south of Whiting Ranch Road needs to evacuate immediately. The fire has burned 17,453 acres and is 15% contained.

Pinnacle Fire burns 15K acres near Safford
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The Pinnacle Fire has burned 15,801 acres west of Safford. The fire started last week in the Coronado National Forest and is 0% contained. A "GO" alert for evacuations has been issued for the Black Rock Ranch area.

San Carlos Apache Tribe nearly halts spread of coronavirus

About one-third of the population on the southeastern Arizona reservation had been infected over the past year. Now, the average number of positive COVID-19 cases is down to less than 1% a week.

All Arizona counties meet benchmarks for safely reopening businesses

On Oct. 1, Graham County advanced to the moderate transmission stage of COVID-19, joining all other Arizona counties, with the exception of Greenlee County, which remains in the minimal stage.

Excessive Heat Warning in effect for 11 Arizona counties

The Excessive Heat Warning will affect parts of Coconino, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, La Paz, Maricopa, Mohave, Pima, Pinal, Yavapai and Yuma counties.

Excessive Heat Warning issued for 9 Arizona counties

According to the National Weather Service, the heat warning goes into effect at 10 a.m. on August 24 and is set to expire at 8 p.m. on August 28. The warning covers most of the Valley, including Ahwatukee, Avondale, Buckeye, Cave Creek, Chandler, Deer Valley, Gilbert, Glendale, Mesa, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe, and Queen Creek.

Some recreation sites in Coronado National Forest reopening

Campfire, smoking and recreational shooting restrictions to prevent human-caused forest fires are in place as Coronado National Forest reopens.

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.

AZDHS: All counties with COVID-19 cases must close gyms, bars, movie theaters; restaurants dine-out only

The Arizona Department of Health Services is requiring that all counties with cases of the novel coronavirus must close all of their bars, gyms and movie theaters effective at close of business on Friday.

Arizona jail inmate who claimed sex assault jumps out of car, dies

Arizona authorities are investigating the death of a jail inmate who made her way out of several restraints and jumped out of a car not long after alleging she had been sexually assaulted by an officer.

Inmate escapes from off-site work crew in Safford

The search continues for a prison inmate who walked away from a work crew in eastern Arizona.