The Cortaro Fire reached 100% containment after burning through vegetation in the Santa Cruz riverbed in Marana near Tucson, according to the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management.

The Cortaro Fire in Marana was the result of numerous brush fires that merged in the Santa Cruz River bed on May 24.

The Cortaro Fire reached 100% containment after burning through vegetation in the Santa Cruz riverbed in Marana near Tucson, according to the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management.

The Cortaro Fire in Marana burned about 100 acres of brush ... Plumes of dark smoke were sent into the midday air just north of Tucson, but shifted to white about 3 p.m. as crews established ...