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TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Jesus Vasquez was booked into the jail on charges of failure to comply with a police officer, resisting arrest, driving on a suspended/revoked driver’s license, and aggravated …
Man with suspended driver’s license allegedly swallows heroin to avoid possession charge Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Kara Harris/Cronkite News Dear Editor: Since Sept 17, 1787, the U.S. Constitution has stood strongly on its tripartite system of government. The structure of checks and balances would prevent …
Letter to the Editor: Reader believes President Trump has violated the Constitution Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo File Photo/Gila Herald: A young girl secures her mask with loops over her ears. If schools are allowed to open to in-school learning Aug. 17, with the increase …
Graham County passes 500 total COVID-19 positive tests Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Fans always show up for the Duel in the Desert but will COVID-19 derail fan participation? By José Solís/Cronkite News GILBERT – The most unusual …
It’s Bizzaro World: Pac-12 football schedule has ASU – Arizona opening season Read More
TweetPinShareTwenty seven new positive tests put county at 492 total By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – On Friday, Graham County had the dubious achievement of surpassing La Paz County for …
Graham County surpasses La Paz County for positive COVID-19 tests Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Pima firefighters battle a house fire on Friday. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PIMA – A fire that started near a woodpile quickly spread to a nearby …
Garage burns in Pima Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Dawn Endico/Creative Commons: State health officials caution that numbers are still preliminary, but with more than 3,300 deaths linked to COVID-19 in the six months since the first …
COVID-19 on pace to become the third-leading cause of death in Arizona this year Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo: A Thatcher man who graduated from Safford High School was taken by Border Patrol to begin the deportation process after being pulled over for speeding. By …
Thatcher man faces deportation after briefly escaping from police custody Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto Courtesy Friends of Arizona Joshua Tree Forest: Joshua trees at sunset in the Arizona Joshua Tree Forest in 2017. By Haley Lorenzen/Cronkite News PHOENIX – Named for the biblical …
Proposal to protect Joshua trees from climate change proves divisive Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Jacob Gonzales was arrested and booked into jail for possession of a dangerous drug and possession of drug paraphernalia. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – An officer …
Man arrested after buying meth in motel parking lot Read More