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TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Several wildfires may be contributing to the hazy conditions in the Gila Valley. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GILA VALLEY – Multiple fires, including the Bringham Fire …
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TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy city of Safford: This aerial shows the overview of the airport. The plane went down short of the runway into a mesa in the desert. Man was flying …
Tucson pilot loses life in plane crash near Safford Regional Airport Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: The Safford Police Department is investigating a UTV driver who was badly injured in a crash at the intersection of U.S. Highway 70 and U.S. …
UTV driver flown to Tucson hospital after collision at highway intersection Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – With the reopening of the state, the positive tests for COVID-19 has increased exponentially, including in Graham County. On Tuesday, the Arizona Department …
COVID-19 continues to rise in Graham County and throughout the state Read More
TweetPinShareJon Jonson File Photo/Gila Herald: A Tucson couple were booked into the jail after allegedly assaulting a man at his residence with a shovel. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY …
Tucson couple jailed after beating man with a shovel Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo: John Cassella, left, poses with outgoing Safford City Manager Horatio Skeete, center, and Safford City Councilor Michael Andazola Sr. at the League of Arizona Cities and Towns in …
Cassella named new Safford City Manager Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A man who reached out to help a woman in need discovered she was using heroin in his apartment …
Man videos tenant injecting heroin with acquaintance Read More TweetPinShareGraham County now at 40 total cases By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Want to get tested for COVID-19? Canyonlands Healthcare, in conjunction with the Graham County Department of Health …
Canyonlands Healthcare hosting COVID-19 testing blitz Read More
TweetPinShareContributed File Photo: A child found a dollar bill with meth inside of it on the floor of Walmart recently. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A dangerous situation was …
Child finds meth at Walmart Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo File Photo/Gila Herald: Thatcher’s second ranked boy’s tennis team went 5-0 to finish first in its own tourney during 2019. Members of the team, from left, were head …
Thatcher tennis boys denied 2020 championship run Read More