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TweetPinShareMan was found with more than two pounds of meth and an ounce of heroin By Walt Mares CLIFTON – It is not at all uncommon for a motorist to …
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TweetPinShareContributed Photo: The Aravaipa Veterans Fire Crew is now the Aravaipa Veterans Interagency Hotshot Crew. Contributed Article TUCSON – The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Gila District announced today that the Aravaipa Veterans …
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TweetPinShareOn Sept. 17, a customer at the Safford Walmart alluded to returning to the store with his AK-47. On Aug. 3, a man killed 22 people and injured 24 others …
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TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – A prison inmate on work duty reportedly has fled from his detail in the area near the Graham County Fairgrounds. According to a …
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TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – Four juveniles were thrown from a truck during a rollover on Stockton Road on Friday, Sept. 13, but …
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TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Two-time People’s Choice champion Deanna Best barely missed a three-peat last year and ended up in second place. Will she prevail again this year? By …
SalsaFest 2019 ready to set Downtown ablaze Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: A detention officer reported being accosted while on her way to work at the Graham County Adult Detention Facility. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – …
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TweetPinShareStaff Reports BLACK HILLS – The Arizona Department of Transportation’s (ADOT) pavement preservation project between Safford and Clifton restarted Sept. 19 and up to 15 minutes delays have been reported. …
U.S. 191 North paving project through the Black Hills causing delays Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy George Stasiak: Safford resident George Stasiak holds up his $100,000 lottery check awarded to him Tuesday in Phoenix. Man learned of win through Gila Herald post “I honestly …
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TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A man was arrested and given a citation for DUI on Tuesday, Sept. 17, while he was reportedly on …
Man arrested for DUI while on way to AA Read More