The Watch Fire was initially reported around 8 p.m. on Wednesday, July 10th. By Thursday morning, people were “aware of the fire in the river bottom”, but it seemed no more than a brush fire and one that seemed to move “east into the hills across the river,” so few …
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Kris Mayes leads Abe Hamadeh for attorney general by less than 4,200 votes BY: CAITLIN SIEVERS – NOVEMBER 14, 2022 7:52 PM Democrat Katie Hobbs has been projected as the winner of the Arizona race for governor after six days of vote counting in a tight race that left Arizonans and others across …
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Signs went up at the Old Dominion Mine Park (ODMP) on September 1 stating the park will close from September 12 through January 31 for drilling activity. Residents are asking for more information about what’s going on, why the entire park is impacted, and even if they are in danger. …
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An informational community flood meeting will be happening tonight, Thursday, July 1, at 5 pm at City Hall. At the meeting we will have Cory Helton, the PE who developed these maps in attendance, by zoom, so that people can review the maps and ask questions about the likelihood of …
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SUPERIOR- The Town of Superior will be forever grateful to all of the crews who have worked to extinguish this horrific wildfire near our community. At this time, we continue to support our neighboring communities of Globe/Miami as the fire still rages through our Copper Corridor region. Today, Mayor Mila …
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San Carlos Apache Reservation Chairman Terry Rambler Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that it is directing the Tonto Nation Forest to rescind the Final Environmental impact Statement and draft Record of Decision for the proposed Resolution Copper Mine. This action stops the transfer of Oak Flat, land that …
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Griffin Fire Grows, Communities Remain in “Set” and “Go” Ko’ Ba Nagoni i’ Fire crews worked throughout the night to build and burn out along existing roads southeast of the Griffin Fire to protect homes along the Highway 60 corridor and keep the fire from moving toward Cutter. Crews today …
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Griffin Fire Continues to Progress into the Sevenmile Drainage Ko’ Ba Nagoni i’ Salt Fire Location: 11 miles north of Globe, AZ near the junction of Hwy. 188 and SR 288 Cause: Lightning Size: 20,809 acres Percent containment: 57% Vegetation: Sonoran Desert Grass and Brush Fire Strategy: Full Suppression Griffin Fire Location: 5 …
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Some lakes, forest roads will remain accessible PHOENIX, June 30, 2020 — For Immediate Release. Wildfires have burned more than 224,500 acres this year on the Tonto National Forest. Ongoing extreme fire danger due to dry conditions and hot temperatures following a wet winter that produced an abundance of dry …
Read More »PHOENIX, June 14, 2020 — The Bush Fire on the Tonto National Forest increased in size to 14,371 and remains at 0% containment. The fire growth is being driven by hot, dry and windy conditions and an excess of grass and brush growth. Due to the fire’s growth and movement, the …
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