Payson News

PAYSON, Ariz. -- A 74-year-old woman was injured in a bear attack near Payson Thursday morning and officials are attempting to track the animal.

A 74-year-old Arizona woman was injured Thursday morning when a bear ripped a hole in the tent where she, her husband and their dog had been sleeping.

Heavy crowds on Sunday caused lengthy delays for boaters trying to get into the water at Saguaro Lake.

PAYSON, Ariz. -- Cooler temperatures and decreased winds have made conditions easier for firefighters battling the Sunflower Fire south of Payson.

Six structures have been lost in a 14,000-acre wildfire north of Phoenix. Fire information officer Dan Bastion says crews reported Monday that two more structures had been destroyed by the Gladiator Fire, up from four last week.

Mother Nature gave firefighters a small reprieve Saturday from her incessant winds, allowing them to modestly trim the weeklong fire that has torched thousands of acres and forced small communities to evacuate in central Arizona.

May 16: According to the Arizona Department of Public Safety, a person died in the rollover that happened around 5:30 a.m. on westbound I-10 near 40th Street.

An air tanker drops retardent on a fire Monday, May 14, 2012, near Crown King, Ariz.

Wind gusts of more than 30 mph contributed to the Sunflower Fire, where crews are already battling the heat, low humidity, and nearly impossible terrain.

Everyday people cross the border into Mexico. Some go for a nice Mexican meal or to buy jewelry, but other people have an appointment to get to.

Crown King & Horsethief Basin; threats posed include campgrounds, lookout towers, communitcation sites, power lines and historic sites within the forest CROWN KING, Ariz.

Tonto National Forest officials announced today a temporary closure due to the Sunflower fire which began on May 12, approximately 21 miles south of Payson, Ariz., west of Hwy.

Authorities say one of several Arizona wildfires has prompted a call for mandatory evacuations in the historic mining community of Crown King.

Web Producer: Marissa Pasquet TUCSON - Fire crews are battling wildfire that started Thursday.

PAYSON, Ariz. - For years they did the best they could with a crumbling old building, but Thursday in Payson they are celebrating.

A quick-moving storm that hit the Valley Wednesday afternoon left a stream of serious damage in its wake.