Kip Culver doesn’t believe in ghosts. But you’ll rarely find him working alone after dark at the old Gila County Sheriff’s office.

The Gila River Indian Community’s newfound wealth has found its way to a senior meals program in Scottsdale, a fire station in Guadalupe, a crisis negotiations center in Chandler and a day care center in Mesa.

PHOENIX - Gov. Janet Napolitano declared a state of emergency Tuesday in Gila and Navajo counties, freeing up money to help those counties cope with a wildfire that has forced thousands to evacuate their homes.

PHOENIX - Two young sisters swimming with an adult family member drowned in a canal near Gila Bend. The girls, ages 3 and 8, went under about 2:30 p.m. Sunday, said Maricopa County Sheriff's Deputy Doug Matteson.

Four people who jumped into in a canal on the Gila River Indian Reservation south of Hunt Highway on Sunday died after trying to elude authorities.

A planned 10-story, $200 million casino and hotel on the Gila River Indian Community south of Chandler will be a winner for the tribe, surrounding East Valley communities and Arizona, officials pledged Monday.

Samantha Johnson is the only one of a group of eight or nine friends she grew up with who graduated from high school.

The Gila River Indian Community is offering the Arizona Department of Transportation more use of its land to widen Interstate 10 through the reservation.

A private Chandler Catholic school received a $250,000 grant this week from a local Indian community to help build new classrooms.

Meredith Stewart quickly deals out the cards for blackjack, one of the most popular games at the Wild Horse Pass Casino on the Gila River Indian Community.

The Gila River Indian Community intends to relocate one of its successful casinos further away from Interstate 10, but closer to some of its regular customers from the south East Valley.

May 25, 2005

Several Pinal County roads are closed due to flooding, storm damage or construction.

Thunderstorms rolling into the area have caused multiple road closures Tuesday afternoon across Pinal County.

The National Weather Service has issued a small stream flood advisory for south central Maricopa County until 3:45 p.m. Thursday. At 1:43 p.m., radar showed heavy rain west of Gila Bend on Interstate 8, according to the weather service website. Over an inch of rain is expected.

July 24, 2004

San Tan Mountains Regional Park's south finger will not be severed to fund recreation and camping facilities, but it might still be put on ice, a Maricopa County supervisor said Friday.

A Chandler lawmaker has introduced legislation that would prevent counties from making backroom deals to sell park land, a reaction to failed negotiations in June to sell part of San Tan Mountains Regional Park to the Gila River Indian Community.

February 24, 2005

Verizon Wireless will be required to sell Alltel Corp.'s mobile phone operations in Pinal and Gila counties as part of the merger of the two companies.

November 30, 2004

A primitive, 10,000-acre park in the growing south East Valley would become more inviting to people under a plan approved Monday to build trails, restrooms, a campground and other amenities.

The economy has taken its toll on population growth in Arizona.