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TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – A 13-year-old boy was treated at Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center on Friday after accidentally shooting himself in his right leg. According to …
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TweetPinSharePhoto courtesy Arizona State Parks: An 80-year-old man died Saturday morning after falling into Dankworth Pond while fishing. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – An 80-year-old man fell into …
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TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Jose Lagos-Gomez Contributed Article: Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection YUMA – Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended a convicted felon early this morning …
Border Patrol agents apprehend migrant convicted of sexual assault Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto courtesy Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management: Fire officials say fire season is year-round now in many parts of the Southwest. Earlier in May, this brush fire in …
Spur Fire destroys homes in Arizona mining community Read More
TweetPinShareWalter Mares Photo/Gila Herald: Rows of white crosses are placed at Veterans Park in Clifton. They are there to commemorate the 2021 Veterans Day observance ceremony which was held at …
Gone but not forgotten Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo: Joe Biden has a 63% approval rating according to the Associated Press. Column By Mike Bibb According to a recent Associated Press poll, President Joe Biden has a …
Editorial: Suspicious of Biden’s high poll numbers? Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Local Rep. Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ-01) and Rep. Michael Waltz (R-FL-06) re-introduced bipartisan legislation to assist military personnel transition for careers in the solar energy industry. …
O’Halleran, Waltz re-introduce legislation expanding solar job training for veterans Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection SAN DIEGO – U.S. Border Patrol San Diego Sector’s (SDC) Foreign Operations Branch (FOB) coordinated with the Government of Mexico (GOM) to rescue …
USBP helps coordinate rescue of kidnapped child found in Mexico Read More
TweetPinShareFile Photo By Walt Mares: Clifton stonemason and artisan Jose Sigala, left is assisted by Joe Nafarrate on May 18, 2018, as he finishes putting finishing touches on a memorial …
Editorial: ‘Decoration Day’ was the root of Memorial Day Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo: Edward Stewart, 40, was sentenced to 45 years in prison after pleading guilty to three counts of attempted sexual assault of a minor. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com CLIFTON …
Greenlee County child molester sentenced to max term of 45 years in prison Read More