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TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Jace Austin Sais was taken into custody after the sentencing. He was ordered to 2.5 years in prison for the negligent homicide of Isabel Aparicio in …
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TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Members of the Safford Police Department break ground on their new 6,000-square-foot police department. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The city of Safford officially broke …
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TweetPinShareContributed Photo: Former Safford City Councilor Chris Taylor pleaded guilty to aggravated assault during a video conference with Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Ronee Korbin Steiner on Thursday. By Jon …
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TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: A young girl secures her mask with loops over her ears. On Wednesday night, Greenlee County reported its first positive COVID-19 test in more than a …
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TweetPinShareCarolyn Ann Jones passed away peacefully from a long stretch with Alzheimer’s on Sept. 17, 2020, in Mesa, Arizona at the age of 85. Carolyn led a very happy, active …
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TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A mother is facing multiple possible charges after allegedly using her own son in a scheme to defraud her …
Woman uses son in fraud scheme involving Ace Hardware and LabelMasters Read More
TweetPinShareEleven new positive tests announced Wednesday, seven from testing blitz By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The Graham County Department of Health and Human Services has reported 11 new positive …
Graham County exceeds 800 positive COVID-19 cases Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A mentally disabled man from Baltimore is safe back at home after being taken advantage of a woman in …
Woman takes advantage of mentally disabled man, police intervene Read More
TweetPinShareFollowing is a listing of bookings from the Graham County Adult Detention Facility from September 14, 2020, through September 21, 2020. All information is gathered from the jail’s booking roster. …
Jail Booking Report for September 14 – 21 Read More
TweetPinShareFile Photo By Celisse Jones/Cronkite News: A Border Patrol agent fatally shot a suspect after he stabbed the agent with a knife multiple times during an arrest east of Nogales …
Border Patrol agent stabbed, suspect shot and killed Read More