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TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Ronald Chans Bateman, 33, of Pima, has been charged with three counts of aggravated assault and one count of tampering with physical evidence regarding …
Man charged with running over Thatcher Middle School Principal while she jogged Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy ADOT PHOENIX – With another winter behind us, three White Mountains-area state highways leading to lakes are scheduled to reopen on Tuesday, April 15, according to the Arizona …
State Route 366 ‘Swift Trail’ and White Mountain routes to reopen Tuesday, April 15 Read More
TweetPinShareBy Callie Walters/EAC THATCHER — More than 600 students and teachers from area schools attended an exceptional matinee performance of Anastasia at Eastern Arizona College on April 3, 2025, gaining firsthand insight into …
EAC Fine Arts hosts 600 area students for a special matinee performance of Anastasia Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A man already on sexual offender probation after previously pleading guilty to four counts of sexual exploitation of a minor is back in jail …
Man on probation for sexual exploitation of a minor jailed on new sex charges Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy City of Safford SAFFORD — You may have noticed our City of Safford Streets Department out and about during winter, applying a tar-like material to cracks on city …
Safford fog sealing has begun Read More
TweetPinShareStaff Reports GRAHAM COUNTY – To help protect animals from rabies, the Graham County Health Department has announced a drive-through rabies clinic on Saturday, May 3. The clinic, sponsored by …
Graham County drive-through rabies clinic Saturday, May 3 Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A “person of interest” in the June 2024 shooting death of Adam Christopher Avalos, 31, at the Copper Springs RV Park has been sent …
‘Person of interest’ in ongoing murder investigation sent to prison on probation violation Read More
TweetPinShareApproval before the school board on Thursday By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Out with the old and in with the MacNeil. The Safford School District is set to announce …
Safford set to hire Ishmael MacNeil as new football coach Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com EDEN—Late Tuesday afternoon, multiple local and state fire agencies collaborated to battle a quick-moving wildfire in the Hot Springs area, north of Pima and east of …
Firefighters battle wildfire in Hot Springs Read More
TweetPinShareThe following is a listing of bookings from the Graham County Adult Detention Facility from April 1 – 7, 2025. All information is gathered from the jail’s booking roster. While …
Jail Booking Report for April 1 – 7 Read More