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TweetPinShareWalt Mares File Photo/Gila Herald: Morenci schools were canceled Monday due to an online shooting threat. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com MORENCI – All Morenci schools, including preschool, Metcalf Elementary, Fairbanks …
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TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Officers seized a combination of heroin, fentanyl, meth, and cocaine from throughout a smuggling vehicle. Roughly $1.6 million worth of drugs was seized …
CBP officers seize $1.6 million worth of drugs Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: A Border Patrol officer attends to a Honduran illegal alien. Contributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection AJO – An Air and Marine …
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TweetPinShareGraphic Courtesy ADOT: Artist rendering of the new Pinto Creek bridge. Contributed Article GILA COUNTY – Motorists on U.S. Highway 60 between Miami and Superior should expect daily lane restrictions …
Daily lane restrictions of U.S. Highway 60 near the Pinto Creek Bridge to begin Thursday, Oct. 31 Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Agents discovered 30 illegal aliens in the back of a semitrailer stopped at the I-19 Immigration Checkpoint. Contributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border …
Border Patrol discovers 30 migrants locked in a semitrailer Read More
TweetPinShareLawrence James Halamek, 36, was sentenced to 35 years in prison by a federal judge after he was found guilty of taking a 12-year-old girl across state lines with the …
Halamek sentenced to 35 years by a federal judge for transportation of a minor with intent to engage in sexual activity Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: The haze in the air is reportedly mostly from the smoke from California wildfires. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – Yes, a new wildfire erupted …
Haze in Gila Valley is from California wildfires Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: A woman attempted to smuggle this bundle of heroin by placing it inside herself. The test kit shows a positive for heroin. Contributed …
Border Patrol agents arrest woman at an immigration checkpoint for smuggling heroin internally Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Lindsay Walker/Cronkite News: Chinle Unified School District Associate Superintendent Doug Clauschee, left, and Arizona Department of Education official Steve Larson told a Washington forum that the state has …
Officials: State making gains on teacher vacancies, still has a way to go Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article VILLAGE OF OAK CREEK—On Saturday, Oct. 19, in response to the ongoing strike at several Asarco copper mines and smelters in southern Arizona, Congressman Tom O’Halleran (AZ-01) released …
O’Halleran responds to strike at Southern Arizona mines Read More