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TweetPinShareFifteen new positive tests doubles the amount for the week to date By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The Graham County Department of Health and Human Services announced two additional …
Two more Safford COVID-19 deaths push county’s total to 19 for pandemic Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By ep_jhu/Creative Commons: Health officials in Arizona, like other states across the country, said they have seen increases in suicides and overdose deaths in recent months. That has left …
Health officials report increases in drug overdoses, suicides during COVID-19 pandemic Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A 13-year-old boy was referred to Juvenile Probation for assault after reportedly attacking a disabled man near Thriftee Food …
Scooter-wielding juvenile assaults disabled man Read More
TweetPinShareNorma H. Montgomery, of Duncan, passed away on July 23, 2020, in Safford. Norma was born on Dec. 4, 1934, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Donald Hulse and Ivy Mae …
Obituary for Norma Montgomery Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo: The MGRMC has acquired the surgical practice of Dr. Bart Carter for its new Mt. Graham Surgical Associates. Contributed Article SAFFORD – The Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center …
MGRMC acquires surgical clinic Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Discovery Plus Academy will resume in-person instruction Monday, Aug. 17 and the Pima School District looks to follow with the same pending school board approval. …
Pima Schools look to resume in-person instruction August 17 Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: ASU and UA will have to wait until 2021 at the earliest before they meed each other on the field again. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com …
PAC-12 postpones all sports until January 2021 Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com TUCSON – A Border Patrol agent stationed in Ajo was arrested Sunday and charged with multiple counts of conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute controlled …
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agent busted by FBI for smuggling cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Randolph Cornelius Dalzine, 36, was arrested and booked into jail on heroin, meth, and weapons charges. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A man with a history …
Man busted for drug and weapon offenses Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo: Businesses such as movie theaters, gyms, and bars have been given a set of mandatory benchmarks counties must meet prior to reopening. Gyms and movie theaters could possibly …
Mandatory benchmarks released for businesses closed due to COVID-19 Read More