forcing evacuations and highway closures between the mountain towns of Greer and Springerville. The fire was at 55% containment as of Tuesday morning, but rising temperatures and increasing winds ...

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs was in eastern Arizona for a first-hand look at the Greer Fire, which is in its fifth day burning in Apache County and has torched more than 18,000 acres.

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