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TweetPinShareJoe Biden is expected to be sworn in on Jan. 20 as the 46th President of the United States. Column By Mike Bibb Shakespeare penned in his play Hamlet, “Something …
Editorial: Biden’s presidency doesn’t pass the smell test Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Tina Giuliano/Cronkite News: President Trump’s souvenirs are being replaced with souvenirs for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in Washington D.C. gift shops. By Concettina Giuliano/Cronkite News WASHINGTON D.C. …
Presidential souvenirs switching from Trump to Biden/Harris items in Washington D.C. gift shops Read More
TweetPinShare(Photo for illustration purposes) This photo shows how to administer Narcan Nasal Spray. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The quick action of a young man’s parents and a responding …
Quick action of parent and officer help save teen overdose victim Read More
TweetPinShareLyle Tenney Robinson peacefully entered into eternal life Friday, Jan 1, 2021, at Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center, with his beloved wife, Norlene, at his side. Lyle was 88. Lyle …
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TweetPinShareA number of Safford’s new positive tests for COVID-19 have come from the area’s prisons, including ASPC-Safford. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – COVID-19 is on the rise in Graham …
State and federal prisons adding to an increase in Safford COVID-19 cases Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: On Monday, the Graham County Board of Supervisors voted 2-1 to extend its mask regulation through Feb. 4. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Citing a …
Graham County continues mask regulation for 30 days Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Police investigations have cleared officers of any sexual assault in the Jorden Marie Simms case. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – After roughly a year of investigation, …
Safford officer and detention officer absolved of any sexual assault in Jorden Simms case Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By Mike Bibb Reviewing the county Board of Supervisors’ recent COVID-19 “Regulations Requiring Face Coverings In Graham County,” followed by the city of Safford’s refusal to follow suit with …
Editorial: BOS mask regulation lacks teeth Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A man and woman are sought by police for theft of means of transportation after they neglected to return a …
Couple sought for theft of grandmother’s car Read More
TweetPinShareHenry S. Bencomo passed away on Dec. 28, 2020, in Tucson at the age of 81. He was born on Aug. 30, 1939, to Vicente Bencomo and Maria Serra Bencomo, …
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