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TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo File Photo/Gila Herald: A young girl secures her mask with loops over her ears. If schools are allowed to open to in-school learning Aug. 17, with the increase …
Graham County passes 500 total COVID-19 positive tests Read More
TweetPinShareTwenty seven new positive tests put county at 492 total By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – On Friday, Graham County had the dubious achievement of surpassing La Paz County for …
Graham County surpasses La Paz County for positive COVID-19 tests Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Dawn Endico/Creative Commons: State health officials caution that numbers are still preliminary, but with more than 3,300 deaths linked to COVID-19 in the six months since the first …
COVID-19 on pace to become the third-leading cause of death in Arizona this year Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto Courtesy Friends of Arizona Joshua Tree Forest: Joshua trees at sunset in the Arizona Joshua Tree Forest in 2017. By Haley Lorenzen/Cronkite News PHOENIX – Named for the biblical …
Proposal to protect Joshua trees from climate change proves divisive Read More TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – For the second day in a row, another Graham County resident has died due to complications from COVID-19. The new death brings Graham County’s …
Graham County records third COVID-19 death in the last two days Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Illegal aliens were crammed into two vehicles that Douglas agents stopped Tuesday evening. Contributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection DOUGLAS – …
Agents seize two vehicles and arrest 34 illegal aliens in failed human smuggling attempt Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article NEW YORK CITY – Three hundred and forty-seven teachers from across North America have been named Mathspace Esteemed Educators for 2020, recognized for their vision and drive to …
Gila County teachers recognized in the 2020 Esteemed Educator Awards Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – On Wednesday evening, the Graham County Department of Health and Human Services reported two additional deaths that have been attributed to COVID-19. The …
Graham County reports two new COVID-19 deaths Read More TweetPinShareEleven new positive tests put county at 442 total By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Graham County has been the second-lowest of Arizona’s counties for COVID-19 transmission for most of …
Graham County positive COVID-19 tests rising faster than other counties’ results Read More TweetPinShareBy Zachary Spiecker/Cronkite News PHOENIX – A research center in east Tucson is one of the 87 clinics in the country chosen to participate in phase 3 of a COVID-19 …
Volunteers wanted for COVID-19 vaccine trials held in Tucson Read More