Gila River Police Officer Joshua Briese died from injuries after being shot while responding to a distrubance at a home in Santan, located in District 4 of the Gila River Indian Community.

The Gila River Police Department says a 911 call about a disturbance involving a large crowd at a home in Santan, about 30 minutes south of downtown Phoenix, came in around 2 a.m. on Saturday.

Roberto Jackson, the communications director for Gila River Indian Community, declined to release further details on where the shooting occurred. Authorities, however, closed both lanes of Moffett ...

Once a perennially flowing river, the Gila cuts directly through Hansen’s property, splitting it into two. But years of aridification, groundwater overpumping, decreased precipitation and steady ...

Gila River Indian Community’s three-year offer is to store 125,000 acre-feet a year in Lake Mead, likely at a compensated rate of $400 an acre-foot, and to seek buyers such as cities to take ...

The Gila and its largest tributary, the San Francisco River, both tested positive in recent years for high levels of E. coli, which can impair the ecology of the area, including adverse effects ...

Once a perennially flowing river, the Gila cuts directly through Hansen’s property, splitting it into two. But years of aridification, groundwater overpumping, decreased precipitation and steady ...

The Gila River watershed provides New Mexicans with incredible recreational opportunities, such as fishing, hunting, backpacking, horseback riding, boating and camping.

The revival of this small segment of the 649-mile (1045-kilometer) Gila River, which has served the tribes that make up the Gila River Indian Community — the Akimel O’odham (Pima) and the Pee ...

Restoring the Gila River's flow isn't as easy as getting rid of the dense foliage choking it. It's a matter of money, and the growing southwest Valley suburbs don't have a lot to spare.

The Gila River was previously included on this list in 1995, 1996, 2008 and 2014. Other rivers in the region listed as most endangered in recent years include the Lower Rio Grande (2018), Lower ...

Advocates for a wild Upper Gila River have beaten back numerous proposals to dam it over the last 100 years. Miraculously, this stretch of river still runs as high and fast as snowmelt and ...