The proximity of the Superstition Mountains to metro Phoenix is one of the key reasons unsuspecting hikers run into trouble there.

For 30 minutes, Tony Anger, owner and founder of the Mesa-based nonprofit Grounded No More, flew Ted Giannone around east Mesa and the Superstition Mountains.

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Authorities in Arizona identified a hiker who died during extreme heat in the Superstition Mountains on Sunday as 33-year-old Noah Farabaugh.

Federal agents rescued two injured hikers who were stranded in remote parts of the Arizona desert, in separate incidents over the weekend.

Two people have been rescued in separate incidents after being stranded in remote areas of the desert in southern Arizona, authorities said.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Southern California was jolted Monday morning by a strong earthquake near San Diego. The earthquake, at 10:08 a.m., had a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 and was near the mountain ...

On Saturday, Tucson Sector BORSTAR agents, alongside the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office, responded to a hiker near the Superstition Mountains who reported a potentially broken ankle.