Brandon Loomis

Forecasts call for hot, dry and windy conditions in an already challenging Arizona wildfire season. Officials have imposed fire restrictions.

Riverbank-choking thickets of tamarisks have long created a bristly nuisance and an environmental scourge in central Arizona and much of the arid West.

Brandon Loomis, Arizona Republic One more dry winter in the West is likely drain the Colorado River reservoirs to the point where they can

The Colorado River flows toward the Hoover Dam outside of Las Vegas.

Federal water managers are planning to reveal a short-term river management plan this summer, but states say they need long-term certainty.

A fire northeast of Cave Creek grew to 42 acres as of June 23, 2026, but Tonto National Forest officials said crews have blocked its progress.

Crews fighting the Sycamore Fire near Globe begin containment in remote Tonto National Forest terrain as more crews and equipment arrive.

A wildfire forced the closure of State Route 87 in both directions north of Fountain Hills on Wednesday, June 24.

Brandon Loomis, Arizona Republic The Pocket Fire north of Sedona grew to 1,187 acres but was acting as fire managers had hoped and was

The Arizona Department of Transportation closed SR 87 north of Fountain Hills when a vehicle exploded and started a brush fire, as seen in this video.