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TweetPinShareDeath rate for known positive cases now at 3.5 percent in Graham County By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The Graham County Department of Health and Human Services (GCDHHS)announced an …
Graham County tops 600 COVID-19 cases, records 21st death Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Census Bureau: The Census Bureau requires that census takers wear a mask while conducting their work. They will follow CDC and local public health guidelines when they …
Census takers have started visiting nonresponding households in Arizona Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo: The auto repair store BRAKEmax assisted a grandmother who was thrust into fostering her two grandchildren by providing a free auto repair. Contributed Article/Courtesy Easterseals Blake Foundation MARANA …
Auto repair store in Marana assists grandmother in need Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo: A woman was caught attempting to smuggle 62 pounds of fentanyl pills through the Nogales’ Dennis Deconcini Port of Entry on Monday. Contributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border …
Nogales CBP officers foil narcotic smuggling attempt Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By ep_jhu/Creative Commons: Health officials in Arizona, like other states across the country, said they have seen increases in suicides and overdose deaths in recent months. That has left …
Health officials report increases in drug overdoses, suicides during COVID-19 pandemic Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com TUCSON – A Border Patrol agent stationed in Ajo was arrested Sunday and charged with multiple counts of conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute controlled …
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agent busted by FBI for smuggling cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo: Businesses such as movie theaters, gyms, and bars have been given a set of mandatory benchmarks counties must meet prior to reopening. Gyms and movie theaters could possibly …
Mandatory benchmarks released for businesses closed due to COVID-19 Read More TweetPinShareDeath rate for known positive cases now at 3 percent in Graham County By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The Graham County Department of Health and Human Services (GCDHHS)announced an …
Graham County records 17th death from COVID-19 Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: To date, the town of Thatcher has the best census self-response rate out of the municipalities in Graham County at 64.1 percent, which is slightly …
Time is running out to respond to the 2020 Census Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Daniel Lobo/Creative Commons: While a federal moratorium on some evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic ended in July and its replacement is up in the air, the state extended …
As feds debate COVID-19 deal, the clock is ticking on state eviction protection Read More