Gila County News

The Flu bug has hit the Hayden-Winkelman School District which has resulted in unprecedented absences over the past week, said Jeff Gregorich, Superintendent of HWUSD.

Some federal stimulus workers are being overpaid in Gila County, and now the U.S. Labor Department says it will take action to correct the problem.

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Authorities say a man wanted on felony warrants out of Texas was arrested Tuesday in the northern Arizona city of Young.

The Pinal County Sheriff's Office has cited Apache Junction Vice Mayor R.E. Eck with having no proof of insurance on top of recommending charges of aggravated assault related to an Oct.

Historic buildings are an important part any downtown area. But as CBS 5 investigative reporter Morgan Loew discovered, when those buildings aren't taken care of it can have disastrous results.

Having already secured $350 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to improve the states transportation system, the Arizona Department of Transportation is making a run for even more federal funds.

According to state law, there are two methods by which police may arrest suspected offenders.

It likely will be several months before investigators determine whether Asarco LLC will be fined in the Sunday death of a haul-truck driver at its Ray open-pit mine complex - the state's first mining fatality this year.Robert Christopher Stewart, 29, was killed when the haul truck he drove went onto a safety ledge and tipped over onto its right ...

Patrick Cunningham, holding his Ben's Bell, with his wife, Amy, and their daughter, Molly.

This weekend's fair showcases a replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall in Washington, D.C. Veterans will be on hand to help you find the name you're looking for, and sheets of paper that you can use to rub the name on will be available.

Doris French of Glendale thought she was in good hands when she hired a longtime friend from church to finish building her vacation home.

Storms from the north are touching off isolated showers over the East Valley, according to the National Weather Service.

Are you tired of suffering with the summer heat, typical to the desert environs in the Phoenix, Arizona metropolitan area and you want a change of pace? Well, why not take a drive about 115 miles North of the Valley to Pine, Arizona located in Gila County in what is known as the Rim Country.

Heavy rain, lightning and 50 mph winds near the Mogollon Rim and South Gila County were expected to move toward Phoenix Friday night.

The Water Wheel Fire near Payson was 90 percent contained Thursday, and full containment was expected by Saturday, officials said.

The Red Cross is working with the Town of Payson and Gila County officials to open a shelter at Payson High School following an evacuation due to the Water Wheel Fire burning in the area.

Homes and campsites near Payson are being evacuated as a wildfire threatens the safety of residents.

A federal grand jury in Phoenix has indicted a Tucson man on five counts, including first-degree murder, in a slaying last month on the Gila River Indian Reservation.

A federal grand jury in Phoenix has indicted a Tucson man on five counts, including first-degree murder, in a slaying last month on the Gila River Indian Reservation.