Phoenix had seen almost no rain since August, so Friday's storm was a welcome sight. It just isn't enough to end the drought.

Evacuations were ordered Monday for the St. John’s community in eastern Arizona. A brush fire that started in the morning prompted the orders.

Brenda Duncan Cusick moved to Arizona from wildfire-prone California, citing lower wildfire risks and retirement costs.

Phoenix's fire, water and emergency response departments say their prevention plans and water infrastructure redundancies position the city well.

The National Weather Service issued dust storm warnings for Maricopa, Pima and Pinal counties on March 1. Red-flag warnings continue through March 1 as well.

The National Weather Service issued red flag warnings on Feb. 28 for Maricopa, Pima, Pinal, Graham, Greenlee, Santa Cruz and Cochise counties.

Fire managers with the Flagstaff Ranger District of Coconino National Forest planned to conduct pile burns on March 5 and March 6 in several areas around

Gusty wind will combine with low humidity to create higher wildfire risk as we go into the end of the week, the weekend and even early next week

PHOENIX — A citizen of the San Carlos Apache tribe was arrested Friday for allegedly starting a wildfire that destroyed 21 homes and forced hundreds of people on the southeastern Arizona reservation to evacuate, federal prosecutors said.

The Arizona House on Feb. 25 approved a slightly watered-down measure backed by power companies that will give them major new protections from lawsuits they face for wildfires

As more homes get built near wildland, homeowners and prospective homebuyers in fire-prone areas are finding it hard to get insured.

The bill faced challenges gathering enough votes as it previously barred homeowners of their ability to file class-action lawsuits.