Authorities in northern Arizona say a Mesa man is dead after an all-terrain vehicle accident in Payson.

Authorities have recovered the body of a Phoenix-area man who apparently drowned while kayaking on a remote stretch of the East Verde River in central Arizona.

Authorities say a box truck rolled over Tuesday morning on State Route 87 near Fountain Hills, slowing down traffic.

Officials have confirmed wreckage found south of Payson Wednesday morning is that of a plane that went missing northeast of Phoenix on Tuesday night.

Authorities say the northbound lanes of State Route 87 have reopened after a semi truck rollover crash just south of Payson.

Officials announced on Wednesday a modification of campground closures after three bear attacks near Payson in May and June.

Officials with the Tonto National Forest say the "Long Fire" burned about 50 acres in the median and west of the Beeline Highway near mile marker 210 on

Wildlife officials say testing shows two of the bears were not involved in the June 24 attack of a man in his tent at Ponderosa Campground near Payson.

Officials now are awaiting DNA analysis to see if any of the bears are linked to the non-fatal attacks in the Payson area.

More than 100 firefighters remain around the perimeter of an eastern Arizona wildfire as they wait for possible scattered thunderstorms.

Two bears that may be linked to three attacks near Payson have been been captured and killed, according to the Arizona Game and Fish Department.

A Gilbert woman came face to face with the bear moments before it attacked the Tempe man. State officials say it's the third attack in a month.

The Arizona Game and Fish Department suspects that the bear was a large adult male, judging by the measurements of the bite marks.

The Poco Fire near Young, Arizona has grown to an estimated 8,100 acres Wednesday and remains to be only 15-percent contained.

Crews are continuing to battle the Poco Fire near Young, Ariz., which has grown to about 3,200 acres of rough terrain.