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TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Safford firefighters extinguish an RV fire east of Safford. The fire was deemed ‘suspicious’ in nature. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – A recreational vehicle …
RV burns in suspicious fire east of Safford Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By Melissa Martin Suicide is the second leading cause of death for young people ages 15 to 34, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. A 2017 study (JAMA …
Suicide contagion and teens Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Africanized bees gather at their hive at a different bee call south of Safford. On Wednesday, a beekeeper was hospitalized after being stung more than …
Beekeeper hospitalized in Africanized ‘Killer’ Bee attack Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Steve and Diane Junion, center, celebrate the groundbreaking of America’s Mattress showroom sleep center at a site on 20th Avenue just south of Carl’s Jr. on …
America’s Mattress breaks ground at Walmart site Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: A couple was arrested and booked into the Graham County Adult Detention Facility on drug-related warrants after police responded to a call regarding a man …
Couple caught at Firth Park restroom . . . again Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Angel Frasquillo: A photograph of the San Francisco River shows it running at flood stage Oct. 1, 1983. The swollen river peaked at 90,000 cubic feet per second …
Remembering the Clifton flood of 1983 Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: A woman had to be forcibly taken out of the McDonald’s restroom after locking herself inside for ‘hours.’ The woman appeared to be under the …
Police called to McDonald’s after woman locks self in restroom for ‘hours’ Read More
TweetPinShareFollowing is a listing of bookings from the Graham County Adult Detention Facility from Sept. 24, 2018, through Sept. 30, 2018. All information is gathered from the jail’s booking roster. While …
Booking Report September 24 – 30 Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article WASHINGTON D.C. – On Sept. 28, the House of Representatives voted unanimously to pass legislation that includes two bills introduced by Congressman Tom O’Halleran (AZ-01) earlier this year …
House unanimously passes opioid measures Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By Melissa Martin My grandmother’s and mother’s generation believed medical doctors were the gods of medicine. Physicians were always right—and not to be challenged on diagnoses or treatment. Medical school …
How to talk so your doctor will listen Read More