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TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A man was arrested for DUI while parked with his vehicle’s engine running. The incident occurred July 9 in the parking lot of the …
Man arrested for DUI while parked at motel Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By Melissa Martin Water was probably the substance for the first mirrors; reflecting images back to humans. The earliest mirrors were from polished stone and black volcanic glass obsidian. …
Editorial: Who do we see in the mirror on our walls? Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: The Border Patrol seized nearly $500,000 worth of cocaine when a 29-year-old man attempted to smuggle it through the Port of Nogales on …
CBP arrests cocaine smuggler Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A woman with possible mental health issues was arrested for shoplifting July 10, after she allegedly identified herself as a mermaid as she knocked …
‘Mermaid’ accused of shoplifting from Walmart Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Disappointed movie-goers learn that the power was knocked out during the monsoon storm and the theater was blackened and shut down until power could be restored. …
Monsoon storm knocks out power in Safford; darkens movie theater Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A person’s right to protest the government is sound but the desecration of another’s property and sheer stupidity of lighting unattended fires easily reaches …
Vandal steals and burns American flag; sets fire to lawn clippings Read More
TweetPinShareCensus Bureau teams up with tech giants to connect with Millennials and other hard-to-count populations By Zack Schwartz “Alexa, when does the 2020 Census begin?” “Hey Siri, do I need …
‘Hey, Siri, why is the 2020 Census important?’ Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Randy Metcalf/Pima County: On Aug. 6, the Pima County Board of Supervisors will decide whether to lease an unused section of the county’s Juvenile Justice facility to Casa …
Migrant shelter in Tucson may move to former juvenile detention facility Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Juan Rojo, 38, was arrested and booked into the Graham County Adult Detention Facility after passing out in a residential front yard during the middle of the …
Intoxicated interloper tased by police Read More
TweetPinShareFollowing is a listing of bookings from the Graham County Adult Detention Facility from July 8, 2019, through July 13, 2019. All information is gathered from the jail’s booking roster. …
Jail Booking Report for July 8 – 13 Read More