Your trusted source for news of the Gila Valley and more.
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Unit located a lost pair of migrants who had been left behind to die. Contributed …
Air and Marine Operations ASTAR finds a pair of migrants abandoned in the west desert Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo: Arizona Water Defenders Chair Ashley Dahlke and Treasurer Rebekah Wilce prepare to turn in a petition with more than the required amount of signatures to put an Active …
Water conservation group petitions Cochise County to create management area for Willcox Groundwater Basin Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES – Over the past week, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases continue to shrink in Graham and Greenlee counties. After having peaks …
COVID-19 cases continue to dip in Graham, Greenlee counties Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy AZDPS: A 26-year-old Rio Rico man was stopped with 36 pounds of fentanyl pills. Contributed Article/Courtesy AZDPS MARANA – On Thursday, March 10, an Arizona Department of Public …
Traffic stop leads to 36-pound fentanyl seizure on I-10 in Marana Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy ADOT: Volunteers returned to help clean the highways in 2021. By Mary Currie/ADOT Communications ARIZONA – Volunteer group leaders and the generous individuals they lead promote a valuable …
Volunteers returned to highway cleanups in 2021 Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto Courtesy Bureau of Engraving and Printing: For every $100 that a man earned in Arizona in 2019, a woman on average was paid $83.10, according to the most recent …
Narrowing of state, U.S. gender wage gaps slow; may widen post-pandemic Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: A Maricopa County Superior Court Judge has struck down Proposition 208, which funding was set to begin next month with the April 15 tax deadline …
Court ruling kills voter-approved education tax Read More
TweetPinShareContributed File Photo/Courtesy ADOT: Interstate 10 will be reduced to a single lane from 9 p.m. to 5 p.m. for about a week in areas between Pinal Air Park in …
Expect overnight lane restrictions on Interstate 10 between Pinal Air Park, Willcox the week of March 13 Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter was utilized to rescue a hiker in Sabino Canyon who suffered from heatstroke. Contributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and …
U.S Customs Air and Marine Operations rescue hiker in Sabino Canyon Read More
TweetPinShareGraphic Courtesy ADOT: Artist rendering of the new Pinto Creek bridge. Contributed Article/Courtesy ADOT GILA COUNTY – Motorists on U.S. Highway 60 between Miami and Superior will encounter lane restrictions …
Expect delays, land restrictions on U.S. Highway 60 near the Pinto Creek Bridge on March 8 Read More