Chandler is working to address future water needs. City officials want to be prepared in case of long-term shortages.

Central Arizona is preparing for more intense droughts and floods through major water projects with federal support.

TONTO NATIONAL FOREST, AZ (AZFamily)—The Wildcat Fire burning on the Tonto National Forest, northeast of the Phoenix metro, has grown to nearly 14,402 acres, fire officials said Tuesday evening.

And nothing brings the earth closer to us than a ride that takes us north on Pima Road, where we head east on Cave Creek Road and then out to Bartlett Dam. Sometimes we see mule deer, bald eagles ...