The boy was airlifted from South Mountain in critical condition after suffering a heat-related emergency during a Phoenix hike. He later died.

who lives in Tempe. Fire crews said that since implementing the current rules, which include closing Camelback Mountain, Piestewa Peak and all South Mountain trails, rescues have gone down.

The South Mountain decision is a compromise that came ... you can actually influence the decision-making process," Tempe resident Marcel Vanderstroom said. The Arizona Republic calculated in ...

Whatever floats your boat is cool at Tempe Town Lake. Every manner of water-borne recreation happens here: kayaking, pedal-boating, stand-up paddle boarding, rowing, and electric cruise boating ...

Now, the City of Phoenix has expanded that list to include the Hau'Pai Trail, the Holbert Trail, and the Mormon Trail at South Mountain. ”The real ‘why’ is saving lives. People do ...

The city’s Parks and Recreation Board will discuss two options for South Mountain Park on Thursday evening. Option A would only close the Holbert, Mormon and Hau’pal Loop trails and the Pima ...

Tempe's "A" Mountain is not the city's only painted butte. Head west on Broadway Road, and look south just before you hit the I-10 freeway, to check out the side of Double Butte -- about halfway up.