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TweetPinShareFile Photo By Stan Bonifacio: Jejdrique Chavez posterizes T.J. Reed on a dunk after a steal in the fourth period of Safford’s 63-61 victory over rival Thatcher last year. The …
AIA reverses decision, winter sports to move forward January 18 Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo: Former Freeport-McMoRan Inc. Chairman/CEO Jim Moffett has died at 82. Contributed Article PHOENIX – Freeport-McMoRan Inc. announced with great sadness that James Robert “Jim Bob” Moffett of Austin, …
Freeport-McMoRan mourns the passing of its former chairman, James Robert ‘Jim Bob’ Moffett Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The Graham County Department of Health and Human Services (GCDHHS) has reported the fifth death of a county resident attributed to COVID-19 in the …
Second Pima resident’s death from COVID-19 makes five for Graham County in last week Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Alec Judd makes his way down the court during a basketball game last season. The AIA has canceled all winter sports this season due to …
Winter sports canceled due to statewide hospital capacity concerns Read More
TweetPinShareThe majority of Graham County’s new positive tests for COVID-19 released Friday came from ASPC-Safford and was a cumulative drop that had accrued since Dec. 28, 2020. Previous incarceration cases …
Graham County’s explosion of 365 new COVID-19 cases on Friday due mostly to state correctional facilities Read More
TweetPinShareGraham County recorded its fourth death attributed to COVID-19 in the past three days and increased to 3,601 positive cases since the start of the pandemic. Greenlee County also reported …
Graham County reports fourth COVID-19 death in three days Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy ADOT Will verify operations of used vehicle dealers to protect consumers Contributed Article/Courtesy ADOT PHOENIX – Arizona Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General detectives and analysts have …
ADOT looks to cut down on dealer plate fraud, unauthorized sales Read More
TweetPinShareCongress has officially certified Joe Biden to be the 46th President of the United States, and he will receive the oath of office on Jan. 20. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com …
Vice President Mike Pence officially declares Joe Biden as next president Read More TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The Graham County Department of Health and Human Services listed one new death attributed to COVID-19 on Wednesday; the third death in the last …
Thatcher victim is third county death attributed to COVID-19 this week Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection TUCSON – U.S. Border Patrol agents apprehended a man wanted by Mexican authorities near Douglas, Arizona, on Monday afternoon. Tucson Sector agents encountered and …
Border Patrol arrests fugitive wanted in Mexico for kidnapping and sexual assault Read More