Your trusted source for news of the Gila Valley and more.
TweetPinSharePhoto By Scott M. Allen/U.S. Department of Labor: A worker demonstrates her skills last month at the Chicago Women in Trades facility. Illinois was one of the top 10 states …
Union membership in Arizona inches up but still trails most of the nation Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: If a bill for California fast-food workers is signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, a new Council of industry and labor representatives could set wages and …
Flip burgers for $22 an hour? California may adopt a labor-management council to set wages Read More
TweetPinShareFile photo by Cassidy McCauley/Cronkite News: Many parents are steering their children toward flag football out of fear of head injuries. From 2014 to 2018, flag football participation at all …
Football’s popularity flags as more parents worry about concussions Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto by Sophie Oppfelt/Cronkite News: Students walk across the Arizona State University campus in Tempe on Aug. 24, 2022. A new Biden administration plan would forgive up to $10,000 in student …
Both sides find something wanting in Biden’s student-debt relief plan Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: An emergency crew works a fatal crash scene in this file photo. New federal data shows that traffic deaths in Arizona fell sharply in the …
Arizona traffic fatalities fell sharply, as deaths nationally spiked Read More
TweetPinShareFile Photo By Nik Wicksman/Cronkite News: Driven in large part by COVID-19, life expectancy in the U.S. fell by 1.8 years in 2020, down from 78.8 years in 2019 to …
Arizona life expectancy fell an ‘extraordinary’ 2.5 years in 2020 Read More
TweetPinShareContributed File Photo/Courtesy ADOT: Commercial truck inspections help keep the roadways safer. Good-working brakes essential to road safety Contributed Article PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Transportation’s Enforcement and Compliance …
ADOT and DPS recognize Brake and Safety Week with a focus on commercial brakes Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo: Sen. Kelly and Jack McCain during today’s dedication ceremony at the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. MESA – Today, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly joined Jack McCain, Mesa Mayor John Giles, …
Sen. Kelly Joins Jack McCain, Local Leaders to Celebrate Naming of New Air Traffic Control Tower After Late Senator John McCain Read More
TweetPinShareArizona senators Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly recently announced new funding for San Carlos Apache Tribe wastewater sanitation. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs law led by Sinema and shaped by Kelly …
Kelly, Sinema announce historic investment in wastewater sanitation for San Carlos Apache Tribe from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Ryan Knappenberger/Cronkite News: Carl and Marsha Mueller speak outside the federal courthouse in Alexandria, Va., where El Shafee Elsheikh was sentenced for his part in the kidnapping and …
Final ISIS kidnapper sentenced to life for role in Kayla Mueller’s death Read More