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TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Nathaniel Sanchez, left, and Tyree Coleman pleaded guilty Nov. 7 to three counts of aggravated assault in the Sunrise Mobile Home & RV Park shooting Aug. 27 …
Sunrise shooters sentenced to five years in prison Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy Beau Pender: A black bear walks near residences Wednesday. Beau Pender walked the bear off his property and toward the Stockton Wash area. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM …
Black bear spotted near residences south of Safford Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A man allegedly assaulted the mother of his child for hours after he became enraged after seeing something he didn’t like on her cell …
Man assaults woman for hours; disseminates picture of her performing a sexual act Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy Arizona Western College: Yuma’s Arizona Western College announced Wednesday that it has opted to cut football, following the lead of the Maricopa County Community College District and Pima …
Arizona Western eliminates football, leaving only EAC in state with sport, for now Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo: The murder of former Pima resident Cassy Marie (Brooks) Farrington at the hands of her estranged husband, Bradley Scott Farrington, will be the focus of a ‘Dateline NBC’ …
Former Pima resident’s murder to be profiled on NBC television show Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo: Hannah Blake, 15, lies in her bed in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Banner-University Medical Center Tucson. Hannah suffered a traumatic brain injury in an automobile crash …
Teen car crash victim to become organ donor Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Walter Nelee Jr., 48, was arrested and booked into the Graham County Adult Detention Facility after allegedly propositioning a 15-year-old girl inside the female restroom …
Homeless man arrested for assault after propositioning 15-year-old girl in female restroom at Firth Park Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: The $25 million Graham County Adult Detention Facility is the crown jewel for the county’s law enforcement, yet it is not able to house severely …
Homeless woman assaulted; assailant cited and released due to being too drunk for jail Read More
TweetPinShareArizona Meat producer JBS Tolleson expanded its previous beef recall to now encompass 12 million pounds of beef products. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com TOLLESON – Last month it was the …
Arizona meat producer JBS Tolleson expands recalled beef to now more than 12 million pounds due to Salmonella outbreak Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A woman was taken to Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center (MGRMC) for treatment of psychological issues Thursday after she continued to harm herself while …
Woman hospitalized after cutting self while in police custody during theft investigation Read More