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TweetPinShareUFC Photo: The UFC has officially announced the title fight between Safford’s own Justin Gaethje and Khabib Nurmagomedov will be held at UFC 254 on Saturday, Oct. 24. By Jon …
Gaethje title shot against Nurmagomedov set for October Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – On Wednesday evening, the Graham County Department of Health and Human Services reported two additional deaths that have been attributed to COVID-19. The …
Graham County reports two new COVID-19 deaths Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: An officer performed chest compressions on an overdose victim until paramedics arrived with Narcan. Woman overdoses on heroin with young child in back seat By …
Quick-acting officer helps save the life of overdose victim Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Rickey Chacon, 30, was sentenced to two years in prison for violating the terms of his probation. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Rickey Louie Chacon, 30, …
Man given two-year prison term for violating probation Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: An intoxicated man who brought his own whiskey into C&C’s Hideaway was hospitalized after receiving the losing end of a bar fight he reportedly started …
Man starts a fight at a bar, gets knocked out cold Read More
TweetPinShareEleven new positive tests put county at 442 total By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Graham County has been the second-lowest of Arizona’s counties for COVID-19 transmission for most of …
Graham County positive COVID-19 tests rising faster than other counties’ results Read More
TweetPinShareFollowing is a listing of bookings from the Graham County Adult Detention Facility from July 22, 2020, through July 27, 2020. All information is gathered from the jail’s booking roster. …
Jail Booking Report for July 22 – 27 Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Kristina Sandoval was sentenced to four years in prison on Tuesday for attempted transfer of a narcotic drug. Failure on pretrial services results in prison sentence By …
Sandoval sentenced to four years in prison in heroin case Read More TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – After spending months with very little cases, Graham County has added more COVID-19 positive tests in the last two days than it did during …
Graham County records another 35 cases of COVID-19 Read More TweetPinShareGraham County’s cases have quadrupled for the month of July; however statewide lists no deaths for Sunday By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The total number of COVID-19 cases in …
Thirty new COVID-19 cases put Graham County near 400 Read More