Key legislators from Arizona wrote to President Barack Obama, asking him to reconsider the state’s request for federal emergency funds to help with recovery from the Yarnell Fire. Dear Mr. President: ...

PHOENIX — Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer issued a declaration of emergency Monday after a wildfire killed 19 firefighters and forced the evacuation of Yarnell, Ariz. The declaration frees $200,000 from ...

YARNELL, Ariz. (AP) — Nineteen firefighters who died battling an Arizona wildfire became trapped by a wall of fast-moving flames as erratic winds whipped the blaze in all directions, pushing them back ...

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The Crest Way Fire is 100% contained after residents from 14 homes were told to evacuate in Yarnell on Monday evening. The fire, which burned near the Yarnell area, initially threatened some ...

One year after Emily Pike was murdered, her killer still walks free. The 14-year-old from the San Carlos Apache Tribe was last seen alive in Mesa. One year ago today, her remains were found in trash ...

PRESCOTT, AZ - Efforts to rebuild the more 100 Yarnell homes destroyed June 30 during a deadly wildfire have recorded an initial milestone. The Daily Courier reports that Yarnell Chamber of Commerce ...

YARNELL, AZ — Evacuations have been lifted for residents in the Yarnell area due to a brush fire. The Yavapai County Sheriff's Office scaled back evacuations Monday evening after a brush fire ...

A fast-moving wildfire 85 miles north of Phoenix has killed 19 of the firefighters who were sent to stop it, according to the Prescott Fire Department and the U.S. Wildland Fire Aviation Service.