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TweetPinShare10 more possible exposures waiting on test results Raymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Volunteers hand out masks at a recent event in Morenci. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Sunday evening, …
Graham County Health Department reports ninth COVID-19 positive test Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: A young girl secures her mask with loops over her ears. Free fabric masks for girls, boys, men, and women were being handed out at the …
Graham County officially has seventh positive test for COVID-19 Read More
TweetPinShareUFC Photo: Safford native Justin “The Highlight” Gaethje, right, will battle Tony Ferguson for the UFC Interim Lightweight Championship on Saturday, May 9 on pay-per-view. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com JACKSONVILLE, …
Gaethje versus Ferguson back on for UFC 249 on May 9 Read More
TweetPinShareDaniel Burton Gray Sr., of York Valley, passed away on April 17, 2020. Daniel was born on July 5, 1943, in Washington, Pennsylvania to Henry Leslie Gray and Edith Mae …
Obituary for Daniel Burton Gray Sr. Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Nicole Evans Lunt: This residence on Lamonica Way in Safford suffered extensive smoke and water damage after the resident accidentally caught it on fire while burning weeds too …
Resident burning weeds catches house on fire Read More
TweetPinShareDebra Dawn Nelson, loving wife, and mother of four passed away on April 16, 2020, in Springfield, Missouri at the age of 65 due to complications from Polycystic Kidney Disease. …
Obituary for Debra Nelson Read More
TweetPinShareFreeport McMoRan Image: Aerial view of the Lone Star copper leach project adjacent to its Safford Mine. Milling rates in North America to be reduced by 20 percent Lone Star …
Freeport announces revised operating plans in response to COVID-19 pandemic Read More
TweetPinShareSPD Body Cam Still Image: Chad Christensen is shown here yelling at an officer during a traffic stop. He was later arrested and booked into the jail for suspicion of …
Body camera footage released in Christensen DUI and aggravated assault arrest Read More
TweetPinShareGraham County now has had a total of six confirmed cases with two recoveries By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – After a month without any new COVID-19 positive tests, Graham …
Two additional COVID-19 cases in Graham County reported Thursday Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: The seasonal gate on State Route 366 (Swift Trail) on Mount Graham will reopen Friday, April 24. Contributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Forest Service GRAHAM COUNTY – …
Swift Trail gate on Mount Graham to reopen Friday morning Read More