Agencies help Arizona family prepare for wildfire season and recover from Ocotillo Fire
A team of first responders came together to support a Cave Creek family that is trying to recover following the Ocotillo wildfire last summer -- but now they're better prepared for the next fire to come their way.
More than a dozen javelinas taking over a Cave Creek neighborhood
While they're not necessarily building homes and such, more than a dozen of them are getting comfortable in a Cave Creek neighborhood.
Sears Fire near Cave Creek burns 14,476 acres, now 60% contained
Some residents have evacuated summer homes northeast of Phoenix where a wildfire in the Tonto National Forest has burned over 14,000 acres of grass and brush.
Former Arizona resident gets prison for fake oil well scheme
An elderly Cave Creek man has been sentenced to four years in prison after being accused of selling interests in fake oil drilling projects in Montana and Texas.
Cactus Shadows High School gets ready to resume classes amid staff call out
Students at Cactus Shadows High School will return to in-person learning in a matter of days.
Cave Creek high school delays return to in-person classes due to lack of staffing
Cactus Shadows High School Principal Tony Vining announced Sept. 5 that Cave Creek Unified School District’s sole high school didn’t “have enough staff to safely open and will need to revert to our distance learning model.”
1-year-old dies after being pulled from pool in Cave Creek
Firefighters say the boy was not breathing and family members were performing CPR when crews arrived at the scene.
Ocotillo Fire in Cave Creek now 100% contained
Arizona State Forestry officials said the fire believed to be human-caused was reported last Saturday afternoon and some 500 homes were evacuated involving about 1,000 residents.
Evacuation orders prompted by East Desert Fire now lifted; fire 100% contained
Evacuation orders prompted by the East Desert Fire have been lifted, according to officials with the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management.
Residents begin returning to homes after 'East Desert Fire' evacuations end
Residents have begun returning to their homes near Cave Creek after evacuation orders ended at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
How an air attack on the 'East Desert Fire' is crucial to stop the spread
Hundreds of firefighters are battling the "East Desert Fire" that began in north Phoenix Sunday and now grew closer to Cave Creek, evacuating more than 100 residents from their homes early Monday morning.
Friends remember 22-year-old who died following dirt bike crash in Cave Creek
A Cave Creek family is mourning the death of a 22-year-old man who was killed when his dirt bike collided with a tractor.



















