For nearly four decades, Gila County residents have been asking for a bridge that would allow them to cross the Tonto Basin Creek safely during times of high flooding. Next month, their wishes will be ...

GILA COUNTY, Ariz. - We typically see most of our water rescues during monsoon season when the skies open up and the Arizona ground simply can't soak it up immediately. However, the Gila County ...

TONTO BASIN, AZ — The Tonto Creek bridge in Gila County is officially open after years of construction and debate. ABC15 has been covering the flooding issues in the Tonto Creek area in Gila County ...

The Tonto Creek Bridge in Gila County officially opened Monday, June 17, after two years of construction and decades of support. The $25 million bridge opened to traffic at 9 a.m. Monday, Gila County ...

Nearly five years after three young children died in northern Arizona’s Tonto Creek, Gila County is using a $21 million federal grant to build a bridge over part of the stream. County officials ...

A flood warning was in effect for Tonto Creek in Gila County as storms moved through Arizona this week, marking one of the first major weather events since the Tonto Creek Bridge opened in June 2024.

TONTO BASIN, AZ (AZFamily) — Tonto Creek has once again flooded, leaving the community of Tonto Basin split in half by the flood waters. People living there said this is the second time this year this ...

PHOENIX – Thanks to tiny foreign invaders, wildlife lovers won’t be able to visit the Tonto Creek Hatchery any time soon. Non-native New Zealand mudsnails are in Tonto Creek, the Arizona Game and Fish ...

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) - Arizona Department of Safety officials have released the body-worn camera video recorded during the rescue of a driver stranded in Tonto Creek on Jan. 2. Gila County sheriff’s ...

PHOENIX — A driver was cited after he maneuvered around barricades and had to be rescued from a flooded wash, authorities in an Arizona county said. An Arizona Department of Public Safety helicopter ...

A helicopter crew last week rescued a driver whose vehicle was trapped in a flooded Arizona creek, dramatic video shows. The Gila County Sheriff’s Office said the driver found himself in a "precarious ...