A 22-year-old Tempe man attempting to cross the Verde River has drowned after losing his footing.

Three years of human abuse and general degradation to the riparian habitat along Fossil Creek has forced the Forest Service to implement a list of restrictions and closures.

Many Pine/Strawberry residents do not own a computer. Some of them are shut-ins while others are without a vehicle.

US 60 in both directions from Globe to ShowlowSR 260 East: in both directions in-between Payson and Heber.

US 60 - Chains/4x4 required in Salt River Canyon SR260 - Chains required between Heber and Payson SR 87 closed from Winslow south to Pine-Strawberry Driving conditions have been hazardous.

The day after a major storm pounded Arizona, thousands are still without power. APS reports 3,000 Valley home remain blacked out, but says service should be restored to most of them soon.

Several roads in northern Arizona were closed or restricted Monday because of heavy snowfall and limited visibility, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety.

The Arizona Department of Public Safety and Department of Transportation are urging residents and travelers in high country to avoid travel for the next 48 hours.

Thanks to New Times Web Editor Jonathan McNamara, you can now watch Phoenix muralist Francisco Garcia creating the Blue Boy image that so freaked out the little town of Pine-Strawberry, Arizona, that he was ordered to take it down and replace it with the image of a cabin .

Pack up the kids and head north to Strawberry, where you'll find the Fossil Creek Creamery.

A 64-mile stretch of Arizona 87 north of Payson takes you from high-country pine forest to Painted Desert views.

Get your spinning gear and fly rods ready for the Oct. 3 grand opening of the first-ever seasonal, one-of-a-kind "Verde trout" fishery on Fossil Creek - one of the state's most distinct waterways.