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TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PIMA – With everything going on in the world right now, who couldn’t use an uplifting fireworks show on July 4? Well, the town of Pima …
Pima Independence Day fireworks show to be biggest in Graham County Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Christopher Montoya,42, reportedly attempted to hide meth in his rectum when he was booked into the jail on a warrant. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – An …
Man with warrant hides meth in his rectum when booked into jail Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – On Thursday night, the Graham County Department of Health and Human Services has reported a third death related to COVID-19 in Graham County. The …
Graham County records third COVID-19 death; eight new cases bring total to 125 Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A man who threatened suicide in front of his girlfriend by pointing a loaded handgun to his own head …
Officers talk down suicidal man with handgun Read More TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – On the day of Vice President Mike Pence’s visit to Arizona, the state reported a new record number of daily positive COVID-19 tests, …
Graham County reports nine new COVID-19 cases to bring the pandemic total to 117 Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Forest Service: A small wisp of smoke from the Shake Fire on Mount Graham can be seen through the trees. The fire was stopped at 1.6 acres …
Shake Fire on Mount Graham quickly suppressed by Forest Service Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto Courtesy Kelly Presnell/Arizona Daily Star: This was the scene as the Bighorn Fire broke onto the southern slopes of the Santa Catalina Mountains and burned above a pair of …
Bighorn Fire near Tucson continues to rage and send smoke to the Gila Valley Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Charlotte Simmons was arrested and booked into the jail on a charge of criminal damage after allegedly crashing into her boyfriend’s truck intentionally. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com …
Woman allegedly intentionally crashes into boyfriend’s truck after an incident at a bar Read More
TweetPinShareA GMC Yukon similar to the one pictured above was taken out for a joyride by a 14-year-old boy in the early morning hours of June 26 and ended up …
14-year-old’s early morning joy ride ends after crashing through a barbed-wire fence Read More TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – With 12 new reported cases Wednesday, Graham County has leaped into the triple digits with 108 total COVID-19 positive tests for the course …
Graham County surpasses triple digits in COVID-19 cases, now totals 108 for the pandemic Read More