Valley Metro will offer free rides on all transit services on New Year's Eve starting at 7 p.m. "Just get on board — no need to pay, scan or tap," Valley Metro said in a news release.

The human-caused Horton Fire, burning about 17 miles northeast of Payson, was 928 acres in size and 17%, according to a Friday update from the U.S. Forest Service. Tonto Creek Estates, the Tonto ...