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TweetPinShareStaff Reports GRAHAM COUNTY – The Gila Valley is as patriotic as it gets and the red, white, and blue colors especially come out when we celebrate Independence Day. The …
Schedule of events for Fourth of July in the Gila Valley Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By U.S. Forest Service Coronado National Forest: The Van Valer Fire on Mount Graham showed no activity Monday. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com MOUNT GRAHAM – The lightning-caused Van Valer …
Firefighters quench Van Valer Fire on Mount Graham Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo By Breck McClaine: A lightning-caused wildfire is burning in the West Peak area of Mount Graham. This is a view of the fire from the Bonita area. By …
Mount Graham is on fire . . . again Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Jesse Smith was booked into the jail on charges of theft of a credit card, theft, and criminal damage. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – Jesse …
Man booked into jail after allegedly stealing from mother during domestic dispute Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy City of Safford Per city of Safford Resolution 19-013, adopted by Safford City Council on May 13, 2019, the following fees are eligible for waiver effective July 1, …
Safford to waive new home construction fees for next fiscal year Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Steve DeCosta: This was the view of the Woodbury Fire from the Roosevelt Lake area. Gap Fire on San Carlos Apache Reservation explodes to 13,000 acres on its …
Unmanned aircraft assist suppression efforts as Woodbury Fire grows to 123,263 acres and new Gap Fire ignites Read More
TweetPinShareA Canadian tourist reported his video recording equipment burglarized from his hotel room yet video surveillance didn’t show anything out of the ordinary. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A …
Canadian man reports hotel room burglary Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald Contributed Article For more than 15 years, the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety has supported efforts of the Safford Police Department in their ongoing …
Governor’s Office of Highway Safety releases additional funding to Safford for DUI enforcement Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PIMA – Fire crews from Pima, Thatcher, and the Bureau of Land Management made sure a wildfire along the Gila River …
BLM knocks down brush fire along Gila River near Pima Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Safford Animal Control rescued two dogs from the heat Thursday. The dogs owner began the retrieval process from the Graham County Animal Shelter the following …
Officers rescue unattended dogs Read More