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San Carlos Apache Tribe welcomes appeals court order temporarily preventing the U.S. Forest Service from giving sacred Oak Flat to China-backed Resolution Copper

August 19, 2025August 19, 2025 - by News Director

TweetPinShareContributed Article “This mine will severely deplete groundwater supplies in the East Salt River Valley and reduce the value of thousands of acres of Arizona State Trust Land by more …

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Motorcyclist arrested for DUI after crashing near Fort Grant Prison

August 18, 2025August 17, 2025 - by News Director

TweetPinShareStaff Reports SAFFORD — A single-vehicle motorcycle accident near the entrance to Fort Grant Prison on S. Fort Grant Rd. on Aug. 3 led to the arrest of Thomas Higginson …

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Pima celebrates new high school with ribbon cutting

August 15, 2025August 15, 2025 - by News Director

TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PIMA – After years of planning and roughly 18 months since its groundbreaking, the Pima School District celebrated the opening of the town’s first new high …

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Safford’s 8th Avenue reopens after utility upgrades, new park construction on horizon

August 14, 2025August 14, 2025 - by News Director

TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD, Ariz. — The southern corridor of 8th Avenue, from 26th Street to Discovery Park Boulevard, has reopened to traffic after a nearly six-month closure for …

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CASA of Arizona Celebrates 40 Years of Statewide Advocacy

August 14, 2025August 14, 2025 - by News Director

TweetPinShareContributed Article PHOENIX – CASA of Arizona is celebrating its 40th year of pairing volunteer advocates with children in foster care. A Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) is a volunteer who advocates …

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Travel trailer burns off Airport Road

August 13, 2025August 13, 2025 - by News Director

TweetPinShareCKC employees spring into action to assist By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – A fifth-wheel trailer and a Dodge Magnum were severely damaged in a house fire on Friday …

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Safford’s proposed new solar program to use hybridized net metering model

August 13, 2025August 13, 2025 - by News Director

TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The city of Safford’s new proposed solar credit program will utilize a hybridized net metering model, with any excess solar generation being calculated on …

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Blowing Dust Advisory issued for Graham and Cochise counties

August 13, 2025August 13, 2025 - by News Director

TweetPinShareStaff Reports GRAHAM AND COCHISE COUNTIES – The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Blowing Dust Advisory for Graham and Cochise counties today from 2 to 11 p.m. According …

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Jail Booking Report for July 29 – August 11

August 12, 2025August 12, 2025 - by News Director

TweetPinShareThe following is a listing of bookings from the Graham County Adult Detention Facility from July 29 – Aug. 11, 2025. All information is gathered from the jail’s booking roster. …

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Wildfires continue to challenge Arizona’s San Carlos and Fort Apache Reservations

August 12, 2025August 12, 2025 - by News Director

TweetPinShareGoodwin Fire shows minimal growth – 20 percent containment Staff Reports SAN CARLOS APACHE RESERVATION – Three lightning-caused wildfires—the Goodwin, Bronco, and Indian Creek fires—are burning across the San Carlos …