Mountain Daily Star continues its Free-Roaming Arizona Horse Series with an upcoming look at the conditions of the Heber herd and the land they depend on. In Episode 2, federal contractor Jackie Hughes shares her firsthand perspective on herd counts, habitat conditions, and the broader challenges facing both the horses and the landscape in northeastern Arizona.

The Apache County Public Health Services District has confirmed a human case of plague in a county resident, the first reported locally since 2015.

A decades-long conflict over free-roaming horses in Heber/Overgaard and surrounding areas in northeastern Arizona is reaching a turning point, as federal officials prepare to begin enforcement actions that could significantly reduce horse populations across the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests. This article examines the question now facing the region: how did we get here?

Incredible stories told by local Veterans | The Navy, Aliens, and Joseph Wood's life.

APACHE COUNTY- Apache County resident abandoned their property along with their dogs. Some of the dogs starved to death, were killed in dog fights, and an Apache County Deputy dispatched seven of the dogs, locals rescued the remaining two.

WASHINGTON-Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema joins fellow Senators in introduction of bills to end pay caps and increase take-home pay for federal wildland firefighters.

Have you ever thought about getting C.P.R. certified? I highly recommend it.