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TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Paramedics attend to an elderly driver after he collided with a truck that appeared to pull out in front of him and onto U.S. Highway 70 …
Emergency crews respond to a two-vehicle collision in Pima Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A midnight rendezvous between two teenagers forbidden to see each other led to a 16-year-old boy’s detention by juvenile probation. According to a Safford …
Forbidden love leads juvenile to jail Read More
TweetPinShareFollowing is a listing of bookings from the Graham County Adult Detention Facility from June 10, 2019, through June 16, 2019. All information is gathered from the jail’s booking roster. …
Jail Booking Report for June 10 – 16 Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Dylan Simard/Cronkite News: When hotspots flare up, Danny Mauz and his crew on engine 482 scramble to put them out. FLAGSTAFF – Amidst the sweet-smelling smoke of ponderosa …
Volcanic soil, old artillery shells challenge crews managing the Maroon Fire Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By Melissa Martin Life is challenging — some days more than others. Someone said that we are either getting ready to go into a problem; in the middle of …
Editorial: Cherish the days above ground Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Eliza Day pulls hard in the girls 9-10 butterfly race. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PIMA – The Morenci Manta Rays swam down to Pima to take …
Summer swim season starts Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo: Donna Wright By Edres Barney Members of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) link their direct family lines to patriots who supported the independence of America in …
Stories of Patriots in the American Revolution: Solomon DeLong Sr.’s story, as shared by Donna Wright Read More
TweetPinShareCarlos Floyd “Jake” Colvin, 95, passed away quietly June 10, 2019, with his wife, Nina, and family members at his side in Yuma, Arizona. He was born Nov. 30, 1923, …
Obituary for Carlos Floyd ‘Jake’ Colvin Read More
TweetPinShareRobert “Bob” Earl Wayne Chapman, of Safford, passed away June 13, 2019. He was born Jan. 13, 1932, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Robert John Chapman and Bertha Strand Chapman, joining his …
Obituary for Robert ‘Bob’ Earl Wayne Chapman Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: It took a jury less than an hour to find Manuel Campos guilty of possessing a prohibited weapon in an alleged incident that occurred Jan. 31. Second …
Guilty! Jury finds Manuel Campos guilty of possessing a prohibited deadly weapon in Thatcher shooting Read More