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TweetPinSharePhoto Courtesy Blain Brown: The seasonal gate closure on Mount Graham at milepost 136 of State Route 366 has been extended due to heavy precipitation damage during the winter and …
Coronado National Forest gate on Mount Graham to remain closed for snow removal and road maintenance Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: William Nicholson By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A routine patrol turned into a high-speed chase through the mountain area of Stockton Pass south of the city …
Man in stolen vehicle leads police on a high-speed chase through Stockton Pass Read More
TweetPinShareFollowing is a listing of bookings from the Graham County Adult Detention Facility from April 8, 2020, through April 13, 2020. All information is gathered from the jail’s booking roster. …
Jail Booking Report for April 8 – 13 Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Richie Pablo Garcia was apprehended after fleeing from the scene of a vehicular crash. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Richard “Richie” Pablo Garcia, 30, was arrested …
Man wanted for aggravated assault caught after fleeing vehicular crash Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Ryan Johnson, right, owner and operator of Thee Window Ninjas, is helping keep play areas clean for children. (Also pictured is former employee Trey Thompson) …
Former Pima business Thee Window Ninjas helping to keep playgrounds clean in the East Valley Read More
TweetPinShareOnly four total patients between both counties with no hospitalizations By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES – While numbers of positive tests for the novel coronavirus COVID-19 continue …
Graham and Greenlee continue to have fewest positive COVID-19 tests in the state Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Steven Mabus was booked into the jail on drug charges and a warrant after being found with 20 grams of heroin. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – …
Alleged heroin dealer busted after family disturbance Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: The Graham County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a possible arson of an abandoned mobile home in the Little Hollywood area. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM …
Landowner and mobile home dealer investigated for arson Read More
TweetPinShareNew patient is household family member of initial case By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GREENLEE COUNTY – While Greenlee County’s initial novel coronavirus COVID-19 case has reportedly recovered, a household family …
Greenlee County reports second positive COVID-19 test Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Graham and Greenlee counties currently do not have any reported positive active COVID-19 cases. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES – While cases of …
Continued vigilance helps keep Graham and Greenlee counties COVID-19 – free Read More