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TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: East 8th Street will close at U.S. Highway 70 and will instead loop to 7th Street. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – After more than five …
East 8th Street to end at Highway 70, will loop to 7th Street instead Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy SPD: Safford Police recovered a stolen Nissan car and a stolen Yamaha Banshee ATV after a high-speed chase. Juveniles were the culprits in the chase and thefts. By …
Juveniles flee cops in high-speed chase in stolen car, lead to stolen ATV Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Bryan Pietsch/Cronkite News: Evan Ajin, vice president of operations at Nexus Services, talks to Perla Karlili Alemengor Miranda de Velasquez, a Guatemalan immigrant who was separated from her daughter …
Immigrant mom sues to be reunited with daughter taken at Arizona border Read More
TweetPinShareThe Safford Fire Department will receive a ladder firetruck like the one pictured above. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Come this time next year, the area will have two …
Safford to get $1.2 million ladder firetruck Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Thatcher’s Cole Motes has committed to play football for Utah State. Motes still has his senior season left at Thatcher. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com THATCHER – …
Thatcher’s Motes commits to play football at Utah State Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy AZ Game and Fish: Officials with the Arizona Game and Fish Department euthanized a bobcat that was suspected of attacking a Bisbee man Sunday. They believe the animal …
Officials euthanize bobcat that attacked Bisbee man Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Rodriguez Kindelay was booked into the jail on his warrants after allegedly harassing people for money at Circle K and drinking beer in the park early Tuesday …
Homeless man arrested at Firth Park for warrants Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy SEACAB: A critical component in making green and brown waste into compost is manure. SEACAB received its manure for the experimental compost site from a dairy farm in …
Safford considering creating compost site at landfill Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Raymundo Frasquillo: Morenci Class of 2018 grad Destiny Apodaca listens to South Mountain head coach Christa Pjeninger before signing a letter of intent to accept a scholarship offer. …
Standout infielder Apodaca inks with South Mountain CC Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Simon Castro was booked on multiple domestic violence-related charges after allegedly disobeying a court order and breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s apartment and assaulting her. By Jon Johnson …
Domestic violence suspect kicks out cop car window Read More