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TweetPinShareADOT marks Monsoon Awareness Week Contributed Article/Courtesy ADOT PHOENIX – With the official monsoon season starting next week, the Arizona Department of Transportation is reminding Arizona drivers to prepare for …
When dust storms hit: Pull Aside, Stay Alive Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy San Carlos Apache Tribe SAN CARLOS APACHE RESERVATION —The San Carlos Apache Tribe welcomes Friday’s federal court ruling preventing the Trump Administration from trading sacred Oak Flat to Chinese-backed …
San Carlos Apache Tribe welcomes Federal Court ruling delaying trade of sacred Oak Flat to Chinese-backed Resolution Copper Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAN DIEGO – Six people who died in a small plane crash off the coast of San Diego on Sunday are all from the Gila Valley. …
Six deceased in San Diego plane crash are from the Gila Valley Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Nearly four years ago, on Oct. 28, 2021, Kenneth Jay Babcock was strangled to death by Eric Lavon Williams, 37, of Pima, in a …
Williams pleads guilty to murder in love triangle homicide Read More
TweetPinShareTHATCHER — Eastern Arizona College celebrated the accomplishments of its Radiologic Technology (Rad Tech) Class of 2025 during a graduation ceremony held Tuesday, May 7, at the Lee Little Theater. …
EAC honors Rad Tech Class of 2025 Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SCOTTSDALE – The graduating fifth-grade class of the Pima charter school, Discovery Plus Academy, was treated to a memorable end-of-the-year field trip to Scottsdale on May …
DPA fifth-graders go indoor skydiving Read More
TweetPinShareThe following is a listing of bookings from the Graham County Adult Detention Facility from May 28 – June 3, 2025. All information is gathered from the jail’s booking roster. …
Jail Booking Report for May 28 – June 3 Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com RED KNOLLS – A collaborative effort between the Graham County Sheriff’s Office, Search and Rescue, and Thatcher Fire Department resulted in the safe return of two …
Rescue at Red Knolls Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – The Graham County Sheriff’s Office issued an illegal burning citation to Abel Bernal, 41, after a fire he set ignited an abandoned trailer …
Man given citation for illegal burning after torching abandoned trailer Read More
TweetPinShareBy Bonnie Briscoe/Gila Valley DAR In May, the Gila Valley Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution presented the 2025 DAR Good Citizen Award at …
DAR Good Citizen Awards presented to local high school students Read More