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TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy ADOT Contributed Article/Courtesy ADOT PHOENIX – More than $23 million in emergency federal aid is on its way to Arizona to reimburse the Arizona Department of Transportation for …
Arizona to receive $23 million in federal reimbursement for emergency road and bridge repair Read More
TweetPinShareTwelve cases come from the reservation, while six are from the recent testing blitz By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The Graham County Department of Health and Human Services reported …
Graham County reports 22 new COVID-19 cases in one day Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto Courtesy of UFW/United Farm Workers: California farmworkers have endured heatwaves, wildfires, and a pandemic that continues to spread during peak harvest season for almonds and wine grapes. The race …
Heat, smoke, pandemic: Dangers multiply for farmworkers in 2020 Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo Contributed Article SPRINGERVILLE – The Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests celebrates the 27th annual National Public Lands Day on Saturday, Sept. 26. National Public Lands Day is the nation’s largest, single-day volunteer …
Visit the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests this Saturday for National Public Lands Day Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald Arizona motor vehicle services available at AZ MVD Now and ServiceArizona Contributed Article/Courtesy ADOT PHOENIX – Arizona has a lot of unique features – like …
Avoid scam ‘DMV’ websites 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
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
TweetPinSharePhoto By Olivier Bergeron/Creative Commons: Arizona TikTok users were unfazed by Commerce Department plans to block the app, along with another Chinese-developed app, WeChat, because it said they were used …
Arizona users shrug at U.S. ban on TikTok, WeChat as Chinese spy tools Read More TweetPinShareSecond round scheduled for Saturday, September 26 By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The Graham County Department of Health and Human Services’ tested 170 people at its COVID-19 testing blitz …
Graham County COVID-19 testing blitz serves 170 Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: A CBP canine alert led agents to the discovery of more than 600 pounds of methamphetamine. Contributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection …
CBP discovers $1.4 million meth load in altered work truck Read More