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TweetPinShareHides at the airport By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – A woman reported a man attempted to kidnap her on Sunday as she was jogging in the area of …
Jogger reports kidnapping attempt near Airport Road Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy SPD SAFFORD – On Thursday, Aug. 21, at approximately 8:30 a.m., the Safford Police Department responded to a report of a student on the Safford High School campus …
False report of weapon at Safford High School quickly resolved Read More
TweetPinShareStaff Reports PIMA, AZ — On July 21, at approximately 3:46 p.m., local authorities were alerted to a juvenile problem after two teenagers, a 15-year-old boy and his 14-year-old female …
Two juveniles found after running away from workplace in Pima Read More
TweetPinShareLoses 131 pounds in 7 months of incarceration By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Appearing in front of Graham County Superior Court Judge Pro Tem Travis W. Ragland on Tuesday, …
Man who says jail saved his life given 5-year prison sentence for drugs Read More
TweetPinShareStaff Reports BYLAS – The Goodwin Fire, which has been burning 12 miles southwest of Bylas since Aug. 6, is now 45% contained, with management transitioning back to the San …
Final Goodwin Fire update and Bronco Fire progress report: San Carlos Apache Tribe takes over management Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A Thatcher man faces a minimum of 69.5 years and an aggravated maximum of 140 years in prison if convicted on all the charges …
Man faces 69 to 140 years in prison for horse, house, and car shooting Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy City of Safford SAFFORD – The City of Safford is now accepting applications from local charitable and nonprofit organizations for donation funding as part of the FY2026 budget …
City of Safford opens FY2026 donation requests for local nonprofits Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article “This mine will severely deplete groundwater supplies in the East Salt River Valley and reduce the value of thousands of acres of Arizona State Trust Land by more …
San Carlos Apache Tribe welcomes appeals court order temporarily preventing the U.S. Forest Service from giving sacred Oak Flat to China-backed Resolution Copper Read More
TweetPinShareStaff Reports SAFFORD — A single-vehicle motorcycle accident near the entrance to Fort Grant Prison on S. Fort Grant Rd. on Aug. 3 led to the arrest of Thomas Higginson …
Motorcyclist arrested for DUI after crashing near Fort Grant Prison Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PIMA – After years of planning and roughly 18 months since its groundbreaking, the Pima School District celebrated the opening of the town’s first new high …
Pima celebrates new high school with ribbon cutting Read More