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TweetPinShare(Photo for illustration purposes) This photo shows how to administer Narcan Nasal Spray. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The quick action of a young man’s parents and a responding …
Quick action of parent and officer help save teen overdose victim Read More
TweetPinShareA number of Safford’s new positive tests for COVID-19 have come from the area’s prisons, including ASPC-Safford. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – COVID-19 is on the rise in Graham …
State and federal prisons adding to an increase in Safford COVID-19 cases Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: On Monday, the Graham County Board of Supervisors voted 2-1 to extend its mask regulation through Feb. 4. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Citing a …
Graham County continues mask regulation for 30 days Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Police investigations have cleared officers of any sexual assault in the Jorden Marie Simms case. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – After roughly a year of investigation, …
Safford officer and detention officer absolved of any sexual assault in Jorden Simms case Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A man and woman are sought by police for theft of means of transportation after they neglected to return a …
Couple sought for theft of grandmother’s car Read More
TweetPinShareThatcher resident is area’s 51st death due to COVID-19 By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Graham County noticed a surge of COVID-19 cases and deaths in the weeks following the …
Graham County has highest COVID-19 positive test rate, third-highest infection rate per capita out of Arizona’s 15 counties Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A man was trespassed from the Little Caesars Pizza on Dec. 22, after reportedly lighting some boxes on fire. Officers were dispatched at about …
Man trespassed from Little Caesars Pizza after lighting box on fire Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – On Wednesday, the Graham County Department of Health and Human Services (GCDHHS) announced that 2,140 cases of COVID-19 out of a total of 3,180 …
Graham County drops back below 1,000 active COVID-19 cases Read More
TweetPinShareFace minimum sentence of probation up to a maximum sentence of five years in prison By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PHOENIX – The owner of Aston Homes, Austin VanScoyk, and its …
Aston Homes owner, accountant plead guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud Read More
TweetPinShareContributed File Photo/Courtesy DPS: The driver of this car collided with a semi-truck on U.S. Highway 191 North after crossing into oncoming traffic. He was later found guilty of possession …
Sheriff’s Office receives DUI grant money Read More