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TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: A woman attempted to smuggle this bundle of heroin by placing it inside herself. The test kit shows a positive for heroin. Contributed …
Border Patrol agents arrest woman at an immigration checkpoint for smuggling heroin internally Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By Melissa Martin October is National Bullying Prevention Month. “Every day thousands of young people experience bullying from their peers while at school, after school in their neighborhoods, and …
Editorial: When adults bully adults, children suffer Read More
TweetPinShareEconomy Inn By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A Thriftee Food & Drug asset protection employee followed a suspected shoplifter back to a motel, where she was later then arrested …
Thriftee’s employee follows shoplifter back to motel Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Lindsay Walker/Cronkite News: Chinle Unified School District Associate Superintendent Doug Clauschee, left, and Arizona Department of Education official Steve Larson told a Washington forum that the state has …
Officials: State making gains on teacher vacancies, still has a way to go Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article VILLAGE OF OAK CREEK—On Saturday, Oct. 19, in response to the ongoing strike at several Asarco copper mines and smelters in southern Arizona, Congressman Tom O’Halleran (AZ-01) released …
O’Halleran responds to strike at Southern Arizona mines Read More
TweetPinShareAn essay contest will choose a winner from each county. However, there are currently no submissions from Greenlee County and the deadline is Oct. 31. Fifth-graders from across the state …
Arizona College Savings Plan ‘AZ529’ launches statewide essay-writing contest Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy SPD: Passenger believed to be UDA, turned over to Border Patrol By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Jesus Morales was placed under arrest for DUI after a Safford …
Man arrested for DUI after allegedly smoking weed while driving in front of an officer Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Greg St. Hilaire has started a new program called Desires Fulfilled, which benefits residents in nursing homes. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GILA VALLEY – Greg St. …
Making a difference, one desire at a time Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A 6-month-old infant was rescued from a locked car with the help of the family’s pooch on Tuesday, Oct. …
Dog saves baby from locked car Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By John Levally/Cronkite News: The Arizona Interscholastic Association, including executive director David Hines (third from left), cleared schools that were named in the scandal involving a former Mountain Pointe …
AIA clears schools named in leaked information scandal, expresses concern about reporting Read More