TONTO NATIONAL FOREST, AZ (AZFamily) — Rangers in the Tonto National Forest are warning visitors to stay out of Apache Lake. An algae bloom was detected in Apache Lake recently when Arizona Game and ...

Forest officials said the Peralta Trailhead was closed until further notice as wildlife officials investigate reports of an ...

Mesa man Don Pike won an award for Weed Manager of the Year for his work in the Tonto National Forest. Almost every morning, Pike sneaks out of his backyard fence to pull invasive weeds like buffel, ...

PHOENIX (AP) — Maricopa County authorities say a dead body has been found at the Central Arizona Project pumping station in the Tonto National Forest. Sheriff’s Office Lake Patrol Deputies were called ...

TUCSON, Ariz.— The Center for Biological Diversity and Maricopa Bird Alliance today filed a notice of intent to sue the U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to end years of illegal ...

Crews are responding to a new wildfire in the Tonto National Forest. Forest officials said the fire is one mile northwest of Washington Park in Payson Ranger District. >> Download the 12News app for ...

A popular hiking hub east of the Valley has shut down after three hikers were attacked by a full-grown bobcat.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from Apaches who are fighting to halt a massive copper mining project on federal land in Arizona that they hold sacred. The justices ...

Scottsdale Mayor Lisa Borowsky is exploring the possible relocation of 50 to 60 Salt River wild horses from the Tonto National Forest to a newly proposed sanctuary in the McDowell Sonoran Preserve.