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TweetPinSharePhoto Courtesy Greenlee County: Greenlee County Sheriff Tim Sumner’s patrol vehicle log showed he traveled more than 10 mph over the posted speed limit 182 times during an administrative trip …
Sheriff Sumner commits criminal speeding during an administrative trip Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: The Graham County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a woman in the desert south of Safford. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – …
Sheriff’s Office investigating woman’s death south of Safford Read More
TweetPinShareFollowing is a listing of bookings from the Graham County Adult Detention Facility from June 30 – July 6, 2021. All information is gathered from the jail’s booking roster. While …
Jail Booking Report for June 29 – July 6 Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Jacqueline Marshall/Wyoming National Guard: Graham County has only vaccinated 27.4 percent of its residents for COVID-19, which is the second-lowest percentage of any county in the state. By …
Graham County has the second-worst COVID-19 vaccination rate in the state Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Smoke rises from a new wildfire near Bylas by the Gila River. The fire has prompted the closure of U.S. Highway 70. Update: The highway was …
Highway 70 closed due to wildfire near Bylas Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A Safford man was arrested on June 19 after allegedly leaving the scene of a collision at about 2:38 …
Man arrested for DUI after leaving the scene of a collision Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto Courtesy InciWeb: A rainbow is seen through the smoke of the Bottom Fire on Saturday. The fire was listed at 94 percent containment as of Monday. By Jon Johnson …
Bottom Fire command transfers back to the local unit with fire at near-total containment Read More
TweetPinShareA woman was given a written warning for driving erratically after racing to a residence where her child was injured after biting into a Tide Pod. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com …
Officer warns mother for erratic driving after Tide Pod incident with a child Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto Courtesy InciWeb: The Bottom Fire near Bylas has burned 4,489 acres along the Gila River. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com BYLAS – The Bottom Fire burning west of Bylas has …
Type 2 Incident Management Team has success against Bottom Fire near Bylas Read More TweetPinShareFollowing is a listing of bookings from the Graham County Adult Detention Facility from June 21 – 28, 2021. All information is gathered from the jail’s booking roster. While the …
Jail Booking Report for June 21 – 28 Read More