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Two areas in the vicinity of a new wildfire northeast of Payson were placed under evacuation orders on Wednesday night, ...

The wildfire broke out Wednesday afternoon one mile northwest of Washington Park in the Payson Ranger District. Initially, ...

Several other fires were largely uncontained in the central and eastern parts of the state, including the Billy Fire, Bronco ...

Some Gila County residents have been ordered to evacuate their homes due to a wildfire that is burning north of Payson.

GILA COUNTY, AZ (AZFamily) — People in an area just north of Payson are being told to evacuate due to the Washington Fire.

The Payson Unified School District board Monday approved plans to build a $2 million artificial turf playing field for ...