PHOENIX Effective July 3, 2006, Tonto National Forest officials have lifted the closure order limiting public access to the Mogollon Rim and the Pinal Mountains. The closure is no longer needed because fire danger has been reduced by increased moisture…

PHOENIX With forest closures and fire restrictions limiting some recreation opportunities on the Tonto National Forest, forest officials are advising people to look ahead when making weekend plans. We want people to know that the Tonto is open for business,…

U.S. Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona issued a comprehensive scientific report on June 27, 2006 which concludes that there is no risk-free level of exposure to secondhand smoke. Nonsmokers exposed to secondhand smoke at home or work increase their risk…

PHOENIX The Tonto National Forest will close the Mogollon Rim running from the Town of Strawberry to the Fort Apache Indian Reservation beginning Friday, June 23 at 8 a.m. The Tonto will also close the Pinal Mountains south of Globe…

Bipartisan Majority Supports FY07 Defense Appropriations Act WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressman J.D. Hayworth (R-Ariz.) has announced that millions of dollars in defense appropriations contracts are slated for Arizona projects designed to fight the War on Terror. The fiscal year 2007 Defense…

Universal Pictures and the Arizona Department of Commerce are putting the call out for movie extras to appear in "The Kingdom" now being filmed in the East Valley. This feature film is being filmed June-August. "The Kingdom" stars Jamie Foxx…

Stolen mail included credit cards, gift cards and packages from multiple Valley postal facilities PHOENIX - A federal grand jury here returned separate indictments here today against four former U.S. Postal Service workers for felony offenses relating primarily to theft…

Phoenix, Arizona This week, we are in the middle of some of the most critical days in this year's fire season. Red flag warnings continue across the state and fire weather watches are now becoming an everyday occurrence. Hot, dry…

Phoenix, AZ -- The Brins wildfire in Sedona spread into the edge of Oak Creek Canyon near Slide Rock State Park Sunday night and firefighters are continuing to fight the blaze using air tankers. State Parks staff evacuated the public…

PHOENIX, Ariz. -- Jessica Karin Heird, age 20, was charged in Phoenix on June 7, 2006, with International Parental Kidnapping. Edward Henry Leader, age 37, was charged with Aiding and Abetting Heird in the commission of that crime. U.S. Attorney…

Phoenix, ARIZ---Fire officials are increasingly concerned as hot dry weather is expected to return to Arizona over the weekend. Dry lightning has been responsible for scores of fires over the past week. More are expected as sleeper fires are detected.…

PHOENIX, ARIZONA -- The United States Attorneys Office for the District of Arizona announced that on June 6, 2006, a federal grand jury at Phoenix, Arizona, returned a three-count indictment against 18-year-old Terrence Johns, an Indian, of Coolidge, AZ. The…