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TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy ADOT Contributed Article/Courtesy ADOT PHOENIX – Are you ready, Arizona? Monsoon season is back. While the exact moment of when the first massive wall of dust will rise …
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TweetPinShareContributed Photo: The Bylas wildfire forced the closure of U.S. Highway 70 at about 10 a.m. on Monday after heavy winds shifted the blaze toward the Bylas Bridge. San Carlos …
Bylas wildfire closes U.S. Highway 70 near bridge Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Dylan Simard/Cronkite News: This board at the Phoenix VA “command center” shows the goal for the MISSION Act for staff members. The VA in Phoenix is working to …
VA expands veterans’ access to health care from private providers Read More
TweetPinShareNumber of truckers at all-time high By Jennifer Cheeseman Day and Andrew W. Hait/U.S. Census Bureau WASHINGTON D.C. – The trucking industry has bounced back from its decline during the …
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TweetPinShareContributed Photo: The Gila River riverbed burns north of Bylas on Saturday night. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com BYLAS – A wildfire is reportedly burning along the Gila River riverbed on …
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TweetPinShareEAC File Photo: STEM Camp students visit a new artificial turf football field at Camp Tontozona. By Phil McBride THATCHER — Eastern Arizona College, with funding from the Rural Activation …
Area students attend summer STEM Camp at Tonto Creek Read More
TweetPinShareMary Theresa Morse was born Jan. 26, 1952, in Newark, New Jersey. When she was 17, she joined the U.S. Army and was stationed at the Presidio Army Base in San …
Obituary for Mary Morse Read More
TweetPinShareOfficers found the drugs at the Dennis DeConcini Crossing. Contributed Article Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection NOGALES – U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, officers at …
CBP officers seize $324K worth of meth, fentanyl Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald Suspect wasn’t present By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – After months of surveillance, arrests of associates and undercover drug purchases, a multi-agency police force raided …
Multi-agency police force raids suspected heroin and meth dealer’s home Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy EAC: Eastern Arizona College wants to hear from you about how to proceed with its initiatives. By Kris McBride THATCHER — Eastern Arizona College is seeking the public’s …
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