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TweetPinShareGraham County Superior Court Judge D. Corey Sanders will officially retire March 30. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – After nearly two decades as a magistrate and the last 15 …
Judge Sanders bids the bench adieu Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – He came to eat a cheeseburger, drink beer and kick some butt. And he was all finished eating and drinking when a man …
Trio trespassed from bar after fight and car crash Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Salih Abdul-Haqq Zaid makes his way into the courtroom flanked by detention officers on his left and his attorney, Dennis McCarthy, on his right. Zaid …
Zaid murder trial set to begin jury selection Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Walt Mares: Clouds hang over mountain peaks around Clifton on Friday, Feb. 16. Rain began falling Feb. 14 and continued long enough to saturate the very dry terrain …
First rain falls in Greenlee County since July 2017 Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Kaliska Price was found with meth and marijuana after officers were called to a trespassing call that she was involved. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A …
Woman in trespassing call caught with drugs Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Ruth Powell sixth-graders, from left, Hazel Green and Davin Steiner check out the bobsled. Students from area schools were treated to an inspirational talk by bobsledder …
Bobsledder inspires students Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Jenna Miller/Cronkite News: Despite a 20-year-long program to reintroduce the Mexican gray wolf to the wild, their numbers have only slightly increased. By Jenna Miller/Cronkite News ALPINE – …
Leaving tracks: Adrenaline-fueled count shows scant growth in Mexican gray wolf population Read More
TweetPinShareA 14-year-old boy was rescued by a DPS Ranger helicopter like this one after falling off a 40-foot cliff and breaking his leg. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com POINT OF PINES …
Youth rescued by DPS Ranger after falling 40 feet and breaking leg Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Adam Flores was booked into the jail on a probation violation after a search of his residence turned up a small amount of drugs, paraphernalia and a …
Probationer caught with narcotic pills and counterfeit money Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Safford Police found the body of a man in a farm field early Saturday morning. The body appeared to have been deceased for days. By …
Body found in farm field Read More