Random outsized fire spots vented towering flames through the night. Still, the magnificent Santa Catalina Mountains held fast ... Subscribe to stay connected to Tucson. A subscription helps ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) — One person is in the hospital with non-life threatening injuries after a fire broke out this morning in the area of Butterfly Lane and Highway 79. That's near N.

Large wildfires in the desert were once rare. Now experts worry that invasive plants and a changing fire cycle are putting our saguaros and our homes in danger.