Painted Sky Park | Drone Zone

Painted Sky Park is a new park in Apache Junction, and it features a one-and-a-half acre lake for catch and release fishing, as well as several walking paths. FOX 10 Drone Pilot Drone Tillman has more, in this week's edition of Drone Zone.

Drone captures Arizona dust devil

Our SkyFOX Drone Zone dream team of Brian Kae and Joe Tillman captured a dust devil in Apache Junction near Ray Avenue and Ironwood Drive. The National Weather Service says dust devils can form anywhere in Arizona. It's due to a combination of our southern latitude, increased solar heating and our dry sandy soil.

Painted Sky Park is now open in Apache Junction

A new interactive park in Apache Junction called Painted Sky Park is now open to the public and has all kinds of features, including a dog park. FOX 10's Desiree Fluellen has the story.

Elks Lodge crash video released; 30 people hurt

Thirty people were injured after a driver crashed into Apache Junction's Elks Lodge on the evening of Sept. 7. Two days later, the Apache Junction Police Department released footage from inside the building that captured the moment the truck barreled through.

Truck plows into Elks Lodge, 30 hurt l FOX 10 Talks

Dozens of people were hurt when a truck plowed into Elks Lodge in Apache Junction. The driver who police say caused the crash was arrested and is accused of driving under the influence of alcohol. Ron Hoon and Syleste Rodriguez discuss this and other local and national headlines.

Genesis Project soup kitchen forced to close

Pinal County's only soup kitchen, Genesis Project in Apache Junction, is being forced to shut its doors after landlords refused to extend their lease. FOX 10's Lindsey Ragas has the story.

Peoria man pleads guilty in deadly wrong-way crash

Authorities say Adam Parker was driving the wrong way near Apache Junction when he hit an SUV that was driven by 28-year-old Elizabeth McAloon, who died rom her injuries. McAloon's 7-year-old daughter was hurt in the crash. Parker pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and aggravated assault. He's scheduled to be sentenced in September.

Apache Junction students head back to school

Thousands of Valley students woke up Wednesday morning to the reality that their summer is over and it's time to return to school. Apache Junction is one of several districts back in class, and students returned to some big changes. FOX 10's Irene Snyder has more.

Gold nugget stolen during Ghost Fire evacuations

The Ghost Fire is completely contained as of Sunday night, but we're learning a gold nugget was nabbed from a ghost town during Friday's evacuations. It's worth about $2,500. The crooks were caught on camera. FOX 10 Photojournalist Jamin Walker shows how it happened.