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TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: The city of Safford will build a new police department expansion on the site of the old Graham County Jail. County employees have already begun to …
Safford to save millions on new police department Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Melinda Nelson zips through the water on her way to defending her title as fastest women in the Tri Community Tri. Can Nelson three-peat? Register …
Run, don’t walk, to sign up for the 11th annual Tri Community Tri Read More
TweetPinShareWomen more likely to have multiple jobs By Julia Beckhusen WASHINGTON D.C. – A small but steady number of American workers have more than one job because either they need …
About 13 million U.S. workers have more than one job Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Hibbett Sports: A man who showed signs of driving while impaired on narcotic pills was arrested after pulling into a parking space outside of Hibbett Sports in Thatcher. …
Man who snorted pills arrested for aggravated DUI Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Safford-opoly is exactly what it sounds like, and it’s a hoot. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – So, a while back I received the board game …
Editorial: Safford-opoly; a fun, family-friendly board game with an appealing niche Read More
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