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TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy PCC: EAC and Pima Community College will meet on the gridiron for the last time this year as PCC intends to follow the Maricopa schools’ lead and eliminate …
Another one bites the dust: Pima CC to follow Maricopa schools and end football program Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo: A Border Patrol agent was shot Tuesday morning while on duty south of Arivaca. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com ARIVACA – A Border Patrol agent with the Tucson Sector …
Border Patrol agent shot south of Arivaca Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy Office of Sen. Jeff Flake: Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Arizona, took to the Senate floor to decry President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs on steel and aluminum, but the speech …
Flake, on Senate floor, slams Trump on trade, lack of ‘grown-up leadership’ Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy DPS: More than 92 pounds of meth was seized during the traffic stop. Methamphetamine, fentanyl, and heroin seized, with the amount of fentanyl seized capable of killing more …
Border Strike Force seizes more than 100 pounds of narcotics worth roughly $520,000 during traffic stop Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy DPS: Vehicle Theft Task Force detectives arrested four suspects for auto theft-related felonies during multiple search warrants in Phoenix. Contributed Article Phoenix — Arizona’s Border Strike Force (ABSF) Vehicle Theft …
DPS’ Border Strike Force recovers stolen vehicles and dismantles chop shop Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Jennifer Stewart/Courtesy Cronkite News: Cardinals President Michael Bidwill (in black suit) supports the NFL’s new policy on player conduct during the National Anthem. If players are on the …
Stand or stay away: Reaction mixed to NFL’s new anthem policy Read More
TweetPinShareCould hemp replace cotton as the staple agriculture product in the Gila Valley? By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PHOENIX – After 81 years of prohibition, industrial hemp will now be legally …
Hemp in the Gila Valley? Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article PHOENIX – Community Action programs across Arizona connect thousands of children and families to innovative, responsive programs and services that help lift them out of poverty toward self-sufficiency, …
May is community action month Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Jenna Miller/Cronkite News: The Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station is the largest power producer in the nation. If a ballot initiative passes, the plant could be shuttered. By …
Clean Energy ballot initiative could take Palo Verde nuclear plant off the grid Read More
TweetPinShare Jon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Getting to and from Rocky Point will be safer thanks to a binational effort from Arizona and Sonora. By Angel Mendoza/Cronkite News PUERTO PEÑASCO …
Arizona, Mexico officials work to make the road to Rocky Point safer Read More