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TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Local police and schools have issued statements regarding a nationwide internet hoax that warned of a school shooting at “SHS.” The Safford Police Department …
School shooter internet threat hoax quashed by local agencies Read More
TweetPinShare Contributed Article THATCHER — Music, health, and science all take place on the campus of Eastern Arizona College this weekend. The Gila Valley Health and STEAM Festival begins in the …
Gila Valley Health & STEAM Festival returns this weekend Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Dyllan Robinson avoids the block attempt and throws one down in the first half. EAC would go on to lose to Chandler-Gilbert, however, 86-74. By Jon …
Monsters cut down by coyotes Read More
TweetPinShareThe city of Safford invites the public to attend its Downtown Plan Vision Update Community Forum on Wednesday, Feb. 21, from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Safford City Annex. Contributed Article …
Safford invites public to its Downtown Vision Plan Update Community Forum Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Safford Police arrested and booked Heather Hancock-Adams, 21, on multiple warrants after she left the scene of a car crash Friday night. Hancock-Adams was also …
Car collision leads to warrant/drug bust Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy Safford Fire Department: Safford Firefighters train for hot environments. It was this type of training that helped them early Tuesday morning as they battled a house fire in …
Fire burns down manufactured home in Solomon Read More TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: An 18-year-old man who is not a student was given a citation for trespassing after repeatedly hanging out at the Safford High School. By Jon …
Man cited for trespassing for hanging out at high school Read More
TweetPinShareJoin the library in celebration of Black History Month with our Book to Movie Night screening of the Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Renée Elise Goldsberry stars as Henrietta Lacks, …
Safford City-Graham County Library movie screening Read More
TweetPinShareFollowing is a listing of bookings from the Graham County Adult Detention Facility from Feb. 12, 2018, through Feb. 19, 2018. All information is from the jail’s booking roster. While …
Booking Report for February 12 – 19 Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: An employee spat got out of control Friday when one of the workers spiked the other’s water cup with pepper spray. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD …
Woman spikes co-worker’s water with pepper spray at Dairy Queen Read More