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TweetPinShareFile Photo By Natalie Griffin/News21: Unlike restaurants or stores that could offer carryout or limited service, concert venues were shut down entirely by the COVID-19 pandemic. After months of delay, …
Arizona venues get $45 million in COVID relief, but many still waiting Read More
TweetPinShareFile Photo By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com TONOPAH – A Phoenix woman has been charged in a July 2 fatal three-vehicle collision on Interstate 10 near Tonopah that killed six and …
Woman charged in three-vehicle I-10 crash that killed six and injured five Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald Contributed Article VILLAGE OF OAK CREEK – Today, Congressman Tom O’Halleran (AZ-01) announced the winner of this year’s Congressional Art Competition, an annual event that …
O’Halleran announces winner of 2021 AZ-01 Congressional Art Competition Read More
TweetPinShareFile Photo By Megan Marples/Cronkite News: Arizona lawmakers approved legislation this year that bans public schools and universities from enforcing mask mandates and COVID-19 testing for unvaccinated students. Health experts …
Arizona’s ban on mask mandates in schools criticized by health experts Read More
TweetPinShareGraphic Courtesy ADOT: Artist rendering of the new Pinto Creek bridge. U.S. Highway 60 overnight full closure tentatively scheduled for July 21 Contributed Article/Courtesy ADOT GILA COUNTY – Motorists on …
U.S. Highway 60 overnight lane restrictions near the Pinto Creek Bridge scheduled July 14 Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto Courtesy Greenlee County: Greenlee County Sheriff Tim Sumner’s patrol vehicle log showed he traveled more than 10 mph over the posted speed limit 182 times during an administrative trip …
Sheriff Sumner commits criminal speeding during an administrative trip Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection Contributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection YUMA – A convicted sex offender from Mexico was hoping to catch a train out of …
Yuma agents apprehend sex offender at train station Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto Courtesy ADOT: U.S. Highway 191 south of Willcox is closed due to erosion under the roadway. ADOT crews repairing soil erosion under the roadway Contributed Article/Courtesy ADOT WILLCOX – …
Plan for extended closure, detour on U.S. Highway 191 south of Willcox Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto Courtesy U.S. Census Bureau: Spanish language survey respondents were 50 percent more likely to report someone in their household lost employment income since the pandemic hit than Hispanics who …
Spanish language survey respondents report greater pandemic hardships Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Jacqueline Marshall/Wyoming National Guard: Graham County has only vaccinated 27.4 percent of its residents for COVID-19, which is the second-lowest percentage of any county in the state. By …
Graham County has the second-worst COVID-19 vaccination rate in the state Read More