PHOENIX — Lake Pleasant will turn into a country-music mecca with the return of the Peoria Country Fest this October. The festival is set for Oct. 8 from 2 p.m.- 10 p.m. at Pleasant Harbor, the marina ...

Every year, 1.2 million people flock to Lake Pleasant in Peoria for a dose of nature and outdoor recreation activities without straying far from metro Phoenix. Some might assume Lake Pleasant's name ...

At a plant nursery near Lake Pleasant last June, farming supplies started to go missing. One day it would be a watering hose. The next day it was a shade cloth and then tree stakes. For the employees ...

PEORIA, AZ — Two people are dead after an incident at Lake Pleasant Saturday morning. Emergency crews were called to the Pleasant Harbor Marina/Waddell Dam area on the south end of the lake after ...

PHOENIX — The Maricopa County Parks Department is announcing new weekend changes at Lake Pleasant and other parks to allow for physical distancing. “This has been a learning experience for all of us, ...

There is no winter like a desert winter. It’s a great time to be outside, and after being cooped up for so long we’re yearning for a little adventure. Yet many of us don’t want to leave town now.

PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say two people who died from hypothermia after their canoe rolled over in Lake Pleasant were brothers. The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office identified 22-year-old ...