Drive about 45 minutes southwest of the Phoenix Valley, and you will reach an expanse of the Sonoran desert with a long, rich history. The Gila River runs through this area, which was once lush with ...

PHOENIX — One person died and thirteen more were injured after a van crashed and rolled over near Gila Bend on Sunday morning, according to authorities. The 14 people were occupants of the van, which ...

Deep in the Sonoran Desert near Gila Bend lies Painted Rock, a basalt mound covered with over 800 intricate petroglyphs left by Indigenous peoples more than a thousand years ago. The site became a ...

GiLA BEND, AZ (AZFamily) — The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) is thanking its maintenance workers for helping save a woman who became trapped in a Gila Bend canal earlier this week. A ...

GILA BEND, AZ — It was an afternoon in late February, and a fire engine at the Gila Bend Fire Station wouldn’t start. Paramedic Cody Jordan and another worker were inside the garage bay, trying to get ...

Gila Bend, a small Arizona town, has faced economic stagnation since the 2008 crisis stalled development. Despite a lack of amenities, a few longtime restaurants have become community landmarks for ...

GILA BEND, AZ (AZFamily) — Arizona Public Service (APS) announced that a new natural gas facility will be built outside of the Valley, partially funded by large-energy companies. On Thursday, APS ...

The Glenwood Ranger District in the Gila National Forest is planning prescribed fire operations beginning Dec. 1, pending all ...

GILA BEND, AZ — Arizona Public Service (APS) intends to build a new natural gas power plant west of Gila Bend. The utility provider made the announcement Thursday. The new plant would be capable of ...