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TweetPinShareFile Photo/Courtesy DPS Hope to make an arrest soon By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The little luck a motorcyclist has left after walking away from crashing his bike at …
DPS looking for biker who crashed after fleeing at speeds up to 130 mph Read More
TweetPinShareImage Courtesy Pima Schools: This is the architect’s rendition of how the entrance of the new Pima High School will look. The school is still on schedule for a fall …
New Pima High School still on schedule for fall 2025 opening Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Keenan Polen sits outside his residence where the incident took place. A man possibly inebriated on amphetamines was shot by police just steps away after he …
‘Crazy stuff on a Tuesday’ Local man steps between a wild man with a gun and his victim Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Sebina Nichole Kidwell, 28, of Thatcher, has been arrested in a DUI hit-and-run with an injury case. Victim hospitalized By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A woman …
Hit-and-run DUI driver jailed Read More
TweetPinShareFollowing is a listing of bookings from the Graham County Adult Detention Facility from Aug. 1 – 7, 2023. All information is gathered from the jail’s booking roster. While the …
Jail Booking Report for Aug. 1 – 7 Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: An inmate at the Graham County Adult Detention Facility received extra charges after attempting to smuggle fentanyl into jail. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – …
Inmate caught smuggling fentanyl into jail Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto for illustration purposes: Officers ended up apprehending the suspect and confiscating Legos he had already constructed. Safford man’s stolen Legos confiscated By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A simple …
Shoplifter busted after leading police on a high-speed chase Read More
TweetPinShareA Safford man was sentenced to 30 months in prison after pleading guilty to strangling his girlfriend in 2021. Contributed Article/Courtesy DOJ TUCSON – Thomas Esquivias Ramirez, 31, of Safford, …
Safford man sentenced to 30 months for assault by strangulation Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy Project CENTRL: Pima Town Manager Vernon Batty has been selected to participate as a member in the 32nd class of the Arizona Center for Rural Leadership. Contributed Article …
Pima Town Manager Vernon Batty selected to participate in Class 32 of Project CENTRL Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R, LD-06) and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I) held a roundtable discussion with local leaders at EAC on Thursday. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com THATCHER …
Sinema and Ciscomani host round table at EAC Read More