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TweetPinShareContributed Photo: Mary Corbell, left, pictured here with her boyfriend Clifton Police Sgt. Jason Mingura, is fighting breast cancer and her family is asking for the community’s help. Staff Reports …
Family seeks assistance for breast cancer patient Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo: Pinewood Derby racers from the Boys & Girls Club entrants are readied for the event. Staff Reports SAFFORD – The time-honored tradition of Pinewood Derby was alive and …
Racers turn out for Community and Cub Scout Pinewood Derby Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Manuel Campos has been given a slew of charges regarding two separate shooting cases more than a year apart. Also had pretrial conference on recent burglary and …
Campos arraigned on Hess shooting case Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article THATCHER – The ASEAC Ribbon Club has changed the Superhero Mayhem event to Julie’s Superhero Mayhem in honor of Julie Hancock. We felt like we needed to provide …
Julie’s Superhero Mayhem is Saturday Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – An incident that escalated into a man being pepper sprayed with a law-enforcement grade product Sunday has police requesting prosecutors charge the alleged attacker …
Police seek assault charge against man who pepper-sprayed victim Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Daden Villalba portrays a deceased passenger during the mock DUI event. Jon Johnson Video/Gila Herald By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com THATCHER – First responders from throughout Graham …
Mock DUI crash event displays dangers to high school students Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By CiCi McAllister/Cronkite News: “No parent should have to bury their child,” said Jason Kouts (left). Kouts, and his wife, Maria, spoke emotionally about the loss of their son …
Using pain to help others: Opioid crisis is personal for Safford mayor Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Top, Willie Yazzie; bottom, from left, Eunice Yazzie, and Martin Delgado were all booked into the jail on drug charges. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – …
Sheriff’s Office busts alleged heroin and meth dealers Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Joggers share the road with heavy machinery on Church Street. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com THATCHER – While the road currently resembles what one would expect to …
Thatcher to utilize HURF swap; could save half a million on Church Street renewal project Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com HOT WELL DUNES – It has been legal to grow and possess cannabis for recreational use in Oregon since July 1, 2015, but an Oregon man …
Oregon man has various cannabis products seized at Hot Well Dunes Read More