More than 2,000 feet above where the East Verde River crosses State Route 87 north of Payson, snowmelt and rainwater that will eventually drain into Arizona’s rivers and streams begins with a journey ...

Three major Arizona wildfires burned across metro Phoenix on Thursday night, and two more fires northeast of the Valley were burning near high-country communities. The five fires had engulfed more ...

A medical examiner will determine the cause of death for a hiker found dead on a trail in Payson, Arizona, police said. Getty Images/iStockphoto A hiker stumbled upon a 74-year-old man’s body on a ...

Another pocket of unhealthy air pollution is present in Arizona, covering an area around Payson, as well as a portion of Phoenix. Officials and experts say that worsening air quality increases health ...