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TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com FORT THOMAS – A man apparently succumbed to a self-inflicted gunshot wound after pulling over onto the shoulder of U.S. Highway 70 Saturday afternoon. The incident …
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TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: The Boys & Girls Club of the Gila Valley’s new shuttle buses stand out from the crowd. Vehicles made possible by $130,000 grant from Freeport-McMoRan Foundation …
Boys & Girls Club of the Gila Valley unveil new shuttle buses Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Denise Fry was caught attempting to smuggle methamphetamine into a Safford prison by utilizing inmates on work detail. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – Authorities from …
Authorities team up to take down prison drug smuggling ring Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy of GCSO: David Paul Brumley, 20, previously pleaded guilty to attempted child molestation and is set to be sentenced on a second charge at the end of August. …
Brumley facing 5 to 15 years in prison for attempted child molestation Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Defense attorney Daisy Flores accused Graham County Clerk of the Superior Court Cindy Woodman of giving false statements during her testimony in Wednesday’s evidentiary hearing …
Defense attorney accuses Clerk of the Superior Court of lying while under oath Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Despite ruling that the Graham County Superior Court Clerk acted inappropriately by having evidence removed from the court, Graham County Superior Court Judge Michael D. …
Judge finds Superior Court Clerk committed a violation regarding evidence in Campos trial; case still moving forward Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo By Paul Schulz: Local photographer Paul Schulz took this picture that captured both the beauty of the lightning and the danger of the oncoming storm Tuesday night. By …
Powerful monsoon storm knocks out power throughout Graham County Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A 24-year-old woman with three young children all still in diapers claimed that the two males she was with …
Woman claims males she was with made her steal alcohol from Walmart Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Like always, this year’s Gila Valley Pioneer Days celebration ended with a bang. Jon Johnson Video/Gila Herald By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com Handcarts, wagons, and a plethora …
All pioneers honored during 2019 Gila Valley Pioneer Days Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Safford Fire Chief Clark Bingham, left, will receive a letter of reprimand and Safford Assistant Fire Chief Patrick Anderson, right, will be demoted and will …
Safford Assistant Fire Chief demoted in the fallout from July 4 incident Read More