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TweetPinShareContributed Photo: This semi-truck hauling a Bulk Transportation trailer full of sulphuric acid was engulfed in flames after a Pontiac sedan crossed the center line and collided head-on with the …
Three dead in head-on collision between acid truck and passenger car Read More
TweetPinShareMichael Lindel Acosta was sentenced to one year in jail and 10 years of probation on a single charge of sexual conduct with a minor. Also given one year in …
Duncan thrift store owner sentenced to 10 years probation for sexual conduct with a minor Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A Safford man reported to police on Saturday that he believed his grandparents stole his medical marijuana. An officer was dispatched at about 1:35 …
Man accuses grandparents of stealing his medical marijuana Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy SPD: A man was given a citation for driving on a suspended license after striking a blind bicyclist and her acquaintance who were on a tandem bike. By …
Vehicle slightly strikes blind bicyclist Read More
TweetPinShareA Harbor Freight Tools like this one pictured will be opening this spring at the Mt. Graham Shopping Center in Safford. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Harbor Freight is …
Harbor Freight Tools to open Safford location Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: A car enters the intersection at the construction area of the 8th Avenue roundabout. Construction is slated to last through May. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM …
Construction of 8th Avenue roundabout moving forward Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Gila Herald: Mckenzie Sanders was already booked in on charges of possession of a narcotic drug and possession of drug paraphernalia when she was also found to have meth …
Jail inmate receives additional drug charges after meth is located in her personal property Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: A woman who was bucked off a mule was flown to a Tucson hospital on board a LifeNet helicopter like the one pictured here. By …
Woman flown to Tucson hospital after being bucked off mule Read More
TweetPinShareA Thatcher man is facing the possibility of multiple charges after allegedly fleeing from pursuing law enforcement in a Polaris Razor similar to the one pictured above. By Jon Johnson …
Man flees from police in UTV Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Robert Lee Sandoval, 29, of Safford, was booked on a warrant for failure to appear in court on a theft charge after fleeing from officers Jan. 21. …
Man runs into highway traffic while attempting to flee police Read More