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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
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Safford’s Kjierstyn Goodman dives at the start of a race last year. EAC’s pool will remain open during the newest closure mandated by the governor …
EAC swimming pool remains open, Wellness Center temporarily closes Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Salih Abdul-Haqq Zaid stares ahead blankly after being sentenced to 15 years in prison. The Arizona Court of Appeals has overturned his conviction and has …
Bull Pen shooter Zaid wins appeal Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: People are head over heels about being able to still use the Pima Pool for the next month despite Governor Doug Ducey’s latest Executive Order. …
Pima Pool to remain open while following Governor Ducey’s latest Executive Order Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto Courtesy of Governor’s Office: On Monday, Governor Doug Ducey issued a new Executive Order that shutters businesses and prohibits large gatherings in response to Arizona’s climbing COVID-19 positive tests. …
Governor Ducey takes further action to reverse COVID-19 spread in Arizona Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Mathew Pierce, 35, was arrested and booked into the jail on charges of aggravated assault, endangerment, and disorderly conduct after a domestic dispute that was followed up …
Thatcher man’s armed standoff with police ends without incident Read More