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TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy ADOT Contributed Article/Courtesy ADOT PHOENIX – Are you ready, Arizona? Monsoon season is back. While the exact moment of when the first massive wall of dust will rise …
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TweetPinShareContributed Photo: The Bylas wildfire forced the closure of U.S. Highway 70 at about 10 a.m. on Monday after heavy winds shifted the blaze toward the Bylas Bridge. San Carlos …
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TweetPinShareContributed Photo: The Gila River riverbed burns north of Bylas on Saturday night. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com BYLAS – A wildfire is reportedly burning along the Gila River riverbed on …
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TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald Suspect wasn’t present By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – After months of surveillance, arrests of associates and undercover drug purchases, a multi-agency police force raided …
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TweetPinSharePolice removed a man from the Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center after he insisted on bringing his dog into the Emergency Room and caused a disturbance. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com …
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TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: The fire season started late in the Gila Valley but it has ramped up the past two weeks with multiple wildfires and structure fires. Second …
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TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Jeremy Hooke was arrested and booked into the Graham County Adult Detention Facility on charges of assault and disorderly conduct. 8-year-old son defends mother from attack By …
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TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: EAC President Todd Haynie, left, welcomes Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman to campus. Kathy Hoffman addresses teachers and administrators from Graham and Greenlee counties …
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TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Anthony Garcia, 30, was arrested for possession of a narcotic drug (heroin) for sale after being pointed out as having been involved in a previous assault with …
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TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Former Thatcher champion football coach Sean Hinton was arrested for DUI-drug after being pulled over for a moving violation. Drug paraphernalia consistent with heroin use …
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