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TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: The Graham County Courthouse received a bomb threat this afternoon and has been evacuated. Threat deemed a hoax and no incendiary device was located By …
Graham County Courthouse evacuated due to bomb threat Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy Brandi Morris: Bandit, left, and Bear were two of the three dogs who perished in the bee attack. One dog managed to escape the area and survived By …
Three dogs killed in Africanized bee attack Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: It looks like the blue bins are going to stay around for a while as Safford has recommitted to its recycling program. Overall, program still …
Safford City Manager affirms recycling program will continue Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Derrick Raymond Austin, 18, was reportedly flown to a Tucson hospital for medical treatment after being involved in a fight early Wednesday morning. Austin, …
Teen flown to Tucson hospital after drunken fight at party Read More
TweetPinShareFollowing is a listing of bookings from the Graham County Adult Detention Facility from Aug. 6, 2018, through Aug. 12, 2018. All information is gathered from the jail’s booking roster. While …
Booking Report August 6 – 12 Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A woman reportedly saved an overdose victim by administering the nasal spray version of Narcan, which is a form of naloxone that is given …
Woman saves overdose victim by administering Narcan nasal spray Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Brett Innes, 6, of Pima, plays with his pizza floaty at the second annual Big Splash Bash. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PIMA – The community came …
Second annual Big Splash Bash a soaking success Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Luis Carlos Lopez Jr., 21, was apprehended and charged with selling methamphetamine. Man said he delivers meth every few days By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The …
Keen-eyed cop catches meth dealer Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Jared Wayne Decker, 37, was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in prison for attempted second-degree murder of a detention officer. Decker sentenced to the maximum for attempted …
Inmate who tried to take detention officer’s gun sentenced to 20 years Read More
TweetPinShare(Photo for illustration purposes) By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – An elderly Safford woman was defrauded by nearly $1,200 after thieves in Mexico convinced her to send cash via MoneyGram. …
Elderly woman with dementia scammed by Mexican fraud Read More