A federal judge conceded that a planned copper mine will destroy a site sacred to the Apache people, but refused to stop a ...

Firefighters from Smyrna, Delaware, have headed out west to help fire teams in Arizona as the "Billy Fire" burns through the ...

A U.S. district judge has denied a request by a Native American tribe and environmentalists to stop the federal government from transferring land in Arizona for a massive copper mining project.

Several fires are burning across Arizona, including in the Tonto National Forest where the Billy Fire has been burning since ...

Crews are responding to a new wildfire in the Tonto National Forest. Forest officials said the fire is one mile northwest of Washington Park in Payson Ranger District. >> Download the 12News app for ...

People in an area just north of Payson are being told to evacuate due to the Washington Fire. The wildfire broke out on Wednesday afternoon one mile northwest of Washington Park in the Payson Ranger ...

Authorities in Gila County say the Billy Fire continues to grow as firefighters lose some containment on the blaze burning in ...

PHOENIX – A specialized incident management team took command of the Washington Fire near Payson on Friday. Southwest ...

Blackbird State Forest’s Delaware Wildland Fire Crew are once again heading out across the country to assist with a massive ...

There's been no shortage of wildfires in Arizona in summer 2025, with the Billy Fire prompting the most recent evacuations.

Gila County Emergency Management upgraded the advisory for residents of the Shadow Rim Ranch Aug. 14. It had an immediate ...

The fire was contained at three acres, and no structures were burned, according to a news release from the Tonto National Forest. Firefighters were still in the area Thursday, improving fire lines ...