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TweetPinShareA total of 326 positive cases as of Tuesday morning By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PHOENIX – As testing from the private sector continues to increase, so does the positive number …
Arizona Department of Health Services reporting five dead from COVID-19 Read More TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PHOENIX – According to the Arizona Department of Health Services, there are now 235 positive cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 in Arizona as of Monday …
COVID-19 cases in Arizona increase 55 percent overnight Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto Courtesy Doug Ducey via Twitter: Gov. Doug Ducey on Thursday activated the Arizona National Guard to restock grocery stores and food banks. He also urged Arizonans to volunteer at …
Arizonans react to governor’s latest moves to halt COVID-19 Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman, right, shown here with EAC President Todd Haynie during a 2019 visit, announced with Governor Doug Ducey on …
Schools to remain closed at least until April 10 Read More
TweetPinShareA dirt biker rides through the Hot Well Dunes, which is a nationally-known recreation area. The Bureau of Land Management is temporarily suspending fees on public lands across America. Contributed …
BLM temporarily suspends entrance fees on public lands across America Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Schools statewide have been closed due to Governor Doug Ducey’s mandate to help curb the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19. Contributed Article PHOENIX – …
Republican legislators propose emergency measures to ensure Arizona students can finish the school year Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Agents seized 48 pounds of meth from within a smuggling vehicle stopped at the I-19 immigration checkpoint. Contributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border …
Border Patrol agents arrest methamphetamine smuggler at I-19 checkpoint Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo File Photo/Gila Herald: Desert Vista senior Jacob Bagby, junior Luke Stulus, and senior Parker Navarro finished one (15.54a), four (15.66a), and seven (16.59a), respectively, in the 110 hurdles …
AIA says spring championship games still a go . . . for now Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: CBP narcotics detection canine alerted to 76 pounds of meth, concealed in a false truck bed wall. NOGALES – U.S. Customs and Border …
CBP officers in Arizona safeguard our nation with drug interdiction Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Steve Wilcox/Arizona Commission on the Arts: Sylvia Dale recites her award-winning performance. Contributed Article By Steve Wilcox/Arizona Commission on the Arts Sylvia Dale, a senior at Ganado High …
Apache County high school student will represent Arizona in national poetry recitation competition Read More