Senior quarterback Phillip Aholt threw for three touchdowns and ran for another, and senior running back Eric Gorriaz had 148 yards and two touchdowns Friday to lead Cave Creek Cactus Shadows (4-0) to a 42-6 rout over visiting Phoenix Cortez (0-4).

Last summer, as the flames of the Cave Creek Complex wildfire crept closer to Cave Creek, town officials were faced with the threat of evacuation. But the only method they had to warn residents was to go to each house individually.

Last summer, as the flames of the Cave Creek Complex wildfire crept closer to Cave Creek, town officials were faced with the threat of evacuation. But the only method they had to warn residents was to go to each house individually.

When Berenice Martinez was 8, she used to stand on Cave Creek Road and wait for the school bus.

When Berenice Martinez was 8, she used to stand on Cave Creek Road and wait for the school bus.

Finding a place to hitch your horse was harder than getting a place to park in Cave Creek on Saturday as thousands gathered to celebrate the town’s Western heritage.

An elderly Cave Creek man was mauled by a buffalo Monday as he was attempting to ride it.

The lone blemish on Scottsdale Chaparral’s region record was put there six weeks ago by No. 5 Cave Creek Cactus Shadows.

CAVE CREEK - He is the buffalo stuntman who rides a 2,800-pound beast through rings of fire. He’s the mounted shooter with the arena behind the Roadhouse saloon.

Cave Creek officials have approved plans for what would be the town’s largest residential development. Gold Canyon-based Pyramid Community Developers will build 230 single-family custom homes on a 945-acre area known as Cahava Springs.

Cave Creek officials have approved plans for what would be the town’s largest residential development. Gold Canyon-based Pyramid Community Developers will build 230 single-family custom homes on a 945-acre area known as Cahava Springs.

The Cave Creek Unified School District is ready to welcome students from nearby unorganized areas if voters decide to join the district this November.