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TweetPinSharePhoto By Walt Mares: A huge crane prepares to lower its boom to place two gondola cars back on track after they derailed in Clifton on Friday morning. Does history …
‘Minor’ derailment occurs in Clifton Railroad switching yard Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Jordan Leonard goes up for two in the 2A East Regional semifinal. Morenci came back to beat Thatcher, 77-67. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PIMA – After …
Wildcats get comeback win over Eagles Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy EAC: EAC’s third annual Girls Only Science Day-Camp hosted 30 seventh- through ninth-grade girls. By Paul Anger THATCHER — Eastern Arizona College (EAC) and the Eastern Arizona Science …
EAC Discovery Park Campus hosts girls-only science camp Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy Rebecca Johnson: Safford utility employees work on replacing the primary underground power feed to the courthouse. The power outage caused Graham County Superior Court to close for the …
Power outage halts business at Graham County Courthouse Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Smoke rises from the Frye Fire on Mount Graham during the sunset in June 2017. The Safford Ranger District is warning of smoke being seen …
Expect smoke from prescribed fire on Galiuro Mountain Range Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Jesse Stawnyczy/Cronkite News: Union mine workers, tribal members, and families gather at the Capitol in Phoenix on Tuesday to raise awareness of the potential costs of closing the …
200 protesters march at Arizona Capitol to oppose shutdown of Navajo Generating Station Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: A woman dispatched a home invader early Tuesday morning after advising the suspect she was armed. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – A would-be burglar …
Woman dispatches prowler by packing heat Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Matalyah Bretz, center, shown with sisters, Charissa, left, and Kaeleah Bretz, is a past top finisher. The Jim Brinkerhoff Varsity Scout Triathlon returns Saturday, April …
The 28th annual Jim Brinkerhoff Varsity Scout Triathlon is a go Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy SPD: A Safford officer arrested Crystal Renee Sierra for theft after Sierra allegedly stole a swing set from her neighbor and put it up in her own yard. …
Woman arrested for theft after taking neighbor’s swing set Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PIMA – Authorities responded to the area of Matthew’s Wash just west of the Pima town limits early Sunday afternoon after it was reported that someone …
Cow shot and killed west of Pima Read More