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TweetPinSharePhoto By Freeport McMoRan: Aerial view of Freeport’s Safford Lone Star open-pit mine. Barrick Gold’s chance at merger with Freeport McMoRan dissipates Staff Reports PHOENIX – Copper prices reached a …
Copper prices reach a nine-year high Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo File Photo/Gila Herald: A young girl secures her mask with loops over her ears. By Victoria Hill/Cronkite News PHOENIX – A House committee has passed a Republican-sponsored bill …
Masks off: Bill would allow Arizona businesses to ignore city, county mandates Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Freeport-McMoRan Inc. Contributed Article Child & Family Resources would like to extend the biggest of thank you’s to Freeport-McMoRan Inc. and their employees for ensuring every family and …
Organization thanks Freeport McMoRan for Christmas donation Read More
TweetPinShareGraham County now lists 71 deaths from COVID-19 By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The Graham County Department of Health and Human Services (GCDHHS) announced the death of a Safford …
Another Safford resident’s death attributed to COVID-19 Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Debra Ashlee Peters, 34, was arrested and booked into the Graham County Adult Detention Facility on multiple drug charges. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A traffic …
Alleged fentanyl dealer caught with fentanyl, heroin, and meth Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com MORENCI – It took Greenlee County an entire year to register six deaths from COVID-19 and now it has listed three in less than one week. …
Another Morenci resident’s death attributed to COVID-19 Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Thatcher’s Michael Greer passes the ball to his teammate. Greer had a game-high 18 points but Thatcher’s comeback attempt against Coolidge fell just short, 53-57. By …
Thatcher falls short of a comeback against Coolidge Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo: Pima Students of the Month for February Contributed Article Pima High School is proud to announce senior Justine Penrod, junior Casey Matthews, sophomore Princess Cabrera, and freshman Veronica …
Pima High School honors students of the month, remembers fallen from Gila Valley Strong Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Ashlyn Thompson (32) leads a fast-break in the first half of play. Thatcher defeated Coolidge, 72-35 on Tuesday night. Stay one game ahead of Safford atop …
Eagles soar over Bears Read More TweetPinShareArizona passes 800,000 total cases and 15,000 deaths for the pandemic By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Graham County has registered its first COVID-19 death under the age of 20. …
Safford sees first COVID-19 death of resident under the age of 20 Read More