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TweetPinShare45-day comment period began June 3 Contributed Photo/Courtesy BLM Contributed Article/Courtesy BLM SAFFORD – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has released proposed Wilderness and Ecosystem Plan Amendments to supplement the Safford Field Office (SFO) Vegetation Management …
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TweetPinShareContributed Photo: The Mescal Fire has grown to nearly 8,000 acres. Smoke closes Highway 70 By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAN CARLOS APACHE RESERVATION – The Mescal Fire grew to 7,903 …
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TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Detectives with the Safford Police Department and Arizona Department of Public Safety located fentanyl pills like these shown on a wanted felon after …
Wanted felon caught with more than 700 fentanyl pills in Safford Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com BONITA – Bayacan, LLC, has refiled a rezoning application to change a greenhouse (Site 6) at NatureSweet’s tomato-growing facility from General Land Use Certification to Unlimited …
Bayacan refiles rezoning application to grow cannabis in NatureSweet greenhouse Read More
TweetPinShareInciweb File Photo: A DC-10 VLAT drops retardant while battling the Bighorn Fire last year. Aerial resources such as this are being utilized to help suppress the Mescal Fire currently …
Mescal Fire grows to 5,500 acres with zero containment Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto Courtesy Greenlee County Sheriff’s Office: The Greenlee County Sheriff’s Office seized 22 grams of meth during a DUI traffic stop Thursday night. The driver was booked into jail. Staff …
Greenlee County seizes 22 grams of meth in DUI stop, books driver into jail Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: A GCSO deputy rescued a motorist stranded in the mountains northeast of Eden and pulled his stuck Chevy Avalanche free. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM …
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TweetPinShareThe Miami Police department is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred Monday night. One suspect has been arrested and jailed on a charge of murder in the first degree. Police …
One arrested in Miami fatal shooting Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – A 13-year-old boy was treated at Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center on Friday after accidentally shooting himself in his right leg. According to …
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TweetPinSharePhoto courtesy Arizona State Parks: An 80-year-old man died Saturday morning after falling into Dankworth Pond while fishing. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – An 80-year-old man fell into …
80-year-old man dies while fishing at Dankworth Pond Read More