Both the Phoenix and Maricopa County Parks and Recreation Departments will begin an annual fire ban for parks and mountain preserves.

With triple-digit temperatures back in the forecast, it’s a reminder to prepare ahead when planning a hike and to think about ...

As a new animal habitat sprung up at Phoenix Zoo, two California condors watched closely. Then they learned who was moving in.

PHOENIX — It’s a scene that plays out far too often in the Valley: Hikers stranded, dehydrated and injured, needing a rescue. A common belief among Valley residents is that most mountain ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The city of Phoenix is one step closer to implementing new rules for closing hiking trails at South Mountain Park /Preserve during extreme heat. The Phoenix Parks and Recreation ...

A select group of trails, which prove difficult for rescue crews to reach hikers, will remain closed during extreme heat, but only for a few hours a day. Trump signs executive order to end ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily ... the city expanded its trail closure program to include all trails at South Mountain Park and Preserve. “I was extremely surprised by the (original) announcement ...

The Phoenix Parks and Recreation Board could vote Thursday on new heat restrictions for mountain and preserve trails, but ...

An Arizona home that’s at eye level with Camelback Mountain is selling for nearly $8 million. The mountaintop house is located in Paradise Valley, a town just north of Scottsdale and about 15 ...

Hikers might have noticed less dog waste on two popular trails in South Mountain Park Preserve in Ahwatukee Foothills this winter, but it wasn’t because of a mysterious and benevolent poop fairy.

The City of Tempe officially designated Hayden Butte Preserve, better known around campus as "A" Mountain, as a preserve in 2002. In 2018, Papago Park was voted to become a preserve by Tempe residents ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A body found Friday in a Pinellas County nature preserve has been identified as missing teen Allister Nasr. The 17-year-old was last seen alive on March 1 when he left his ...