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TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald Staff Reports COCHISE COUNTY – An early Friday morning fatal crash closed Interstate 10 in both directions near Highway 191. The crash involved a commercial vehicle …
Fatal crash on I-10 closes freeway at Highway 191 Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – In an all-too-common theme, an elderly woman was a victim of an online scam that ended up costing her $24,500. According to a …
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TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Amber Langley is led to the Justice of the Peace courtroom for a preliminary hearing on fraud charges last Wednesday. Murder charges in the killing of …
Mother charged with first-degree murder in 2020 Safford cold case killing of autistic daughter Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Melanie Foote, 42, was booked on charges of aggravated assault and child abuse. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – Melanie Foote, 42, was arrested and booked …
Woman jailed after beating son with a metal rod Read More
TweetPinShareFollowing is a listing of bookings from the Graham County Adult Detention Facility from Aug. 30 – Sept. 5, 2022. All information is gathered from the jail’s booking roster. While …
Jail Booking Report for August 30 – September 5 Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Steve Carter/Special to the Gila Herald: While most fans were enjoying the high school football game between Thatcher and Pima, some juveniles were behaving like thugs. “They were …
Mom seeks answers after daughter brutally assaulted at football game Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Jesus Duarte was sentenced to 46 months in prison for attempting to smuggle hard drugs into the country from Mexico. He was already incarcerated locally on a …
Pima man sentenced to 46 months for attempting to smuggle hard drugs into the country Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: John Savage was sentenced to 19 years in prison on Wednesday, for the DUI-crash death of El Paso Police Department detective Richard B. Allbee Jr. By Jon …
Man who killed El Paso detective in DUI crash sentenced to 19 years Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Amber Langley, 38, is escorted back to jail from court after a preliminary hearing on Wednesday. Langley is being held on a $200,000 bond on fraud …
Mother of child murdered in 2020 Safford cold case arrested Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Michael William Goodwin, 47, of Safford, was booked into jail on charges of assault and disorderly conduct after allegedly attacking a soccer referee after he called his …
Soccer dad jailed after assaulting referee Read More