Williams News

Should excursion trains still roll into Grand Canyon National Park on the South Rim? Xanterra Parks & Resorts photo.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. -Cool temperatures and cloud cover are slowing activity on the Ruby Fire eight miles southeast of Tusayan, Ariz.

With a new state-of-the-art 12-acre campus complete, Heritage Elementary School is ready to welcome more students in fall 2009.

A body searchers found on Tuesday is presumed to be a missing 69-year-old hiker from Surprise, Grand Canyon National Park officials said.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. - The Ruby and Rain fires on the Tusayan Ranger District continue to grow despite daily rainstorms across the forest.

The following is a relese from the National Parks Service: 3TV / NPS Grand Canyon National Park search and rescue personnel are currently searching for a man last seen outside of the park's Backcountry Information Center on Saturday, May 23, 2009.

Mountain man Bill Williams, rancher Marion Perkins and investor Eugene Jerome never met, but theya TMre connected by two things.

Celebrate Christmas in May next weekend with a trip to Williams. In advance of the Nov.

Eating disorder experts are seeing an alarming rise in the number of women suffering from a condition known as Pregorexia.

University High freshman Sam Williams, left, a member of The Fletcher Henderson Band, talks with jazz sax player Brice Winston before the 7th annual Mother's Day Big Band Concert at the Temple of Music and Art.

The first train arrived at Grand Canyon on Sept. 17, 1901. The train, pulled by a steam engine, began its journey at Williams, Ariz.

Desert Christian High School students recently returned from a unforgettable outdoor adventure exploring the historic southwest, which included a breathtaking trek through the iconic Grand Canyon.

The Chiricahua National Monument is to southern Arizona what the Grand Canyon is to northern Arizona.

It's possible to span millions of years in northern Arizona, from the Grand Canyon's ancient rocks to more recent times on Route 66.

There's a big blank space on the Web site of the Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board right now.

There are changes coming in downtown Williams, Ariz., that bear watching. From the Williams-Grand Canyon News : Officials in the city of Williams voted to extend the diagonal parking along Route 66, from Safeway to the Mountainside Inn, during their April 9 regular meeting.

It's that rare vacation moment when everyone is happy at the same time. And all it took was an old-fashioned train in a remote Arizona town and a singing cowboy leading the kids in a spirited rendition of "Old MacDonald Had a Farm." The railway runs between Williams, Arizona, and the South Rim of the Grand Canyon.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. - The Williams Ranger District of the Kaibab National Forest has lifted the temporary travel restrictions that had been implemented because of muddy and hazardous road conditions.

Maricopa County deputies are still searching for the driver who killed a woman in a hit-and-run collision near a Laveen casino Sunday night.

Illusions Gallery Affirmation, an exhibit of mixed media by Susan Grijalva and Diana Davis, continues through Thursday, April 30.