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TweetPinShareStaff Reports GRAHAM COUNTY – Authorities in Graham County are searching for a woman accused of breaking into her estranged husband’s residence, stealing thousands in cash, and later attempting to …
Ex-wife sought by police after burglary, theft, and vehicle assault Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The 8th annual Give From the Heart hotdog and nacho sale at Safford City Hall obliterated its previous record for fundraising by nearly double …
Safford announces record breaking Give From the Heart proceeds . . . again Read More
TweetPinShareThe following is a list of bookings from the Graham County Adult Detention Facility from Oct. 14 – 20, 2025. All information is gathered from the jail’s booking roster. While …
Jail Booking Report for October 14 – 20 Read More
TweetPinShareStaff Reports FORT GRANT – A brazen attempt to smuggle a cache of drugs and contraband into the Arizona State Department of Corrections’ Fort Grant Unit ended in a fruitless …
Suspected drug smuggler flees into Arizona desert after attempted delivery at Fort Grant Prison Read More
TweetPinShareUPDATE: Highway 70 has reopened Staff Reports BYLAS – U.S. Highway 70 has been closed in both directions near Bylas for a crash with a fatality. The highway has been …
U.S. 70 closed near Bylas due to crash with fatality Read More
TweetPinShareGadsden earns open class superior plus five other awards By Raymundo Frasquillo THATCHER – Pima and Snowflake both earned a Superior rating during the 48th annual Eastern Arizona College Band …
Pima, Snowflake rate superior at EAC Band Day Read More
TweetPinShareBy Bonnie Briscoe, DAR member SAFFORD – This fall, the local Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Gila Valley Chapter offered scholarships, at four different values ($600, $500, $400 and …
DAR 2025 Patriotic Essay Contest winners Read More
TweetPinShareDetour in place during closures from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers to plan for the following closures on U.S. Highway 60 for a …
Closures scheduled on U.S. Highway 60 between Superior and Miami Oct. 21-23 Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PIMA – Authorities in Pima are probing what appears to be a tragic murder-suicide after discovering four people dead from gunshot wounds inside a home. The …
Pima Police probe apparent murder-suicide, leaving four dead Read More
TweetPinShareStaff Reports FORT THOMAS – On Oct. 6, around 2:20 p.m., authorities at Fort Thomas Junior High School discovered prohibited weapons on a 14-year-old student during football practice preparations. A …
Student faces charges after weapons found at junior high school Read More