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TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Salih Abul-Haqq Zaid is escorted into the courtroom for a hearing last year. His appearance was vastly different as he appeared at his murder trial …
Jury shown police interrogation in Zaid murder trial Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo: Women racers will have equal payouts with men racers at the fifth annual Javelina Chase road race in Greenlee County. Contributed Article DUNCAN – The Javelina Chase enters …
Javelina Chase to offer equal payouts to women and men in April bicycle races Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo: An independent movie will shoot scenes in Downtown Safford and out in Klondyke this week. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – The filmmakers behind the independent movie …
Independent movie to be shot in Safford and Graham County Read More
TweetPinShareCouple flown to Tucson hospital and then released By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com THATCHER – It will be a while before Michael and Ronda Spenger, of Safford, hop back on a …
Motorcycle couple in recovery after T-boning truck in Thatcher Read More
TweetPinShareFollowing is a listing of bookings from the Graham County Adult Detention Facility from Feb. 26, 2018, through March 11, 2018. All information is from the jail’s booking roster. While …
Booking Report February 26 – March 11 Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy Gayle Black Orth: The Thomas Fire burned approximately 234 acres of wildland near the Gila River in the Fort Thomas area over the weekend. The fire is believed …
BLM gets a hand from Mother Nature to squelch Thomas Fire Read More
TweetPinShareA man was treated at the emergency room at Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center on Saturday, March 3, after being struck by debris that flew out of a recreational fire. …
Man struck by flying debris from fire Read More
TweetPinShareThe trial of the third of four defendants in the Greenlee County 100-pound cocaine bust ended with a hung jury and will be retried. Jury unable to come to a …
Hung jury in Greenlee 100-pound cocaine bust Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Raymundo Frasquillo: The Duncan tennis girls’ team won their host tournament. By Raymundo Frasquillo: DUNCAN – Duncan slipped past Tombstone 15-11 to win the girls’ 2018 H.T. Clothier Invitational …
Duncan tennis girls earn H.T. Clothier Tournament title Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Raymundo Frasquillo: The Duncan tennis boys’ team took home first place in its host tournament. By Raymundo Frasquillo DUNCAN – Duncan’s tennis boys captured the three-team 2018 H.T. Clothier …
Duncan boys win 11 of 18 matches to capture own tennis tourney title Read More