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TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Tyler James Goucher, 39, was booked into the Graham County Adult Detention Facility on two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and one count of …
Wanted man arrested after alleged shooting south of Safford Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Edilia Crockett: Palm trees on Main Street in Pima catch fire after being struck by lightning. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PIMA – Just as the heart of a …
Lightning catches group of palm trees on fire in Pima Read More
TweetPinShareThe fate of a possible commercial cannabis cultivation site located in a former NatureSweet greenhouse in Bonita will be decided by voters in November. Group that successfully gained signatures possibly …
Cannabis cultivation at NatureSweet site to be decided by voters Read More
TweetPinShareThe death of Eva Joy Martinez has been ruled accidental and there will be no charges against the driver who struck her. No charges against the driver who struck Eva …
Bylas woman’s death ruled accidental Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: The newly refreshed “Welcome to Pima” billboard on the town’s east side has been updated to honor its back-to-back 2A State Championship Girls Basketball teams. By …
Pima Girls Basketball champs immortalized on billboard Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – After averaging about 40 new cases per week for about 2.5 months, COVID-19 positive tests spiked in Graham County recently, with 132 new …
COVID-19 cases surge in Graham, Greenlee counties Read More
TweetPinShareFollowing is a listing of bookings from the Graham County Adult Detention Facility from July 5 – 19, 2022. All information is gathered from the jail’s booking roster. While the …
Jail Booking Report for July 5 – 19 Read More
TweetPinShareA third-party employee is accused of stealing a “bait” cellphone from Walmart. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A GPS device disguised as an iPhone 13 to nab would-be thieves …
Walmart “bait” cellphone stolen before it even hits the shelf Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Justice of the Peace Courts 1 and 2 will co-locate at the Graham County Courthouse prior to consolidation due to an employee shortage. The courts …
Justice Courts to co-locate in Safford prior to consolidation Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: This house in west Pima sits at 568 square feet – making it slightly larger than the town’s new Tiny Home designation – and is actually …
Pima passes new Tiny Home housing regulation Read More