For casual travelers, the East Verde River is synonymous with water-play destinations along Houston Mesa Road north of Payson. The Water Wheel, First, Second and Third Crossing recreation sites ...

On July 15, 2017, Sylvia Pérez and her family were driving to Christopher Creek, located at the foot of the Mogollon Rim in Payson ... Phoenix area. Water Wheel, Havasupai Falls, Slide Rock ...

UPDATE: Nine people are dead, five of which are children, and another person is still missing after flood waters swept down Ellison Creek at Water Wheel Falls just north of Payson.

Nine people are dead and one other remains missing after flood waters swept down Ellison Creek at Water Wheel Falls just north of Payson.