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TweetPinSharePhoto Courtesy Mesa Interagency Hotshot Crew: Wildland firefighters battle the Pinnacle Fire on the ground up close. Pinnacle Fire Size: Approximately 4,668 acres Containment: 0% Cause: Under Investigation Location: Santa Teresa Mountains, Graham County, Arizona Start …
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TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy Coronado National Forest: The Pinnacle Fire has burned 2,200 acres as of Saturday morning. Southwest Incident Management Team #3 assumes command, nearby residences placed in “READY” status By …
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TweetPinShareContributed Photo: Congressman Tom O’Halleran (AZ-01) cuts the ribbon with his staff at his new office location in Oro Valley, just north of Tucson. ORO VALLEY – On Thursday, Congressman …
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TweetPinShareRebecca B. De La Cruz, 68, entered into life on May 8, 1953. She was born in Morenci, Arizona, to her parents, Carlos Sr. and Blanche De La Cruz, with …
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TweetPinShareGordon Hille – Sept. 13, 1925 – June 7, 2021 Gordon was born in York, Pennsylvania to Emil Walter Hille and Katherin Jean Ballantyne Hille. Gordon passed away peacefully at …
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TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Smoke billows from the Pinnacle Fire on Friday morning. The fire has burned more than 1,800 acres in the Santa Teresa Mountains. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com …
Pinnacle Fire in Santa Teresa Mountains grows to 1,800 acres Read More
TweetPinShareHealth Department lists 67 current active cases By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – The light can be seen at the end of the tunnel, and while the economic impact …
Graham County has the fewest active COVID-19 cases in nearly a year Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Visitors to the Vietnam Moving Wall can make rubbings of the names. The exhibit is open through Monday, June 14. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com THATCHER – …
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TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Caution tape surrounds a pile of burned wood and metal in the Safford Builders Supply/Ace Hardware lumber yard. A fire consumed various assets late Thursday night. …
Fire damages Ace Hardware lumber yard Read More
TweetPinSharePatricia ̈Patsy ̈ Jean Abalos passed away peacefully on May 26, 2021, in Safford, Arizona at the age of 63 after a courageous battle with Ovarian cancer. Born to Manuel …
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